Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
Mar 20, 2019
All Nippon Airways (ANA) received its first of three Airbus A380s March 20, which the carrier plans to use to double capacity between Japan and Hawaii.
Mar 20, 2019
US operators with Boeing 737 MAXs are shuffling aircraft assignments and canceling flights to address gaps created by grounded MAXs, and may have enough flexibility to keep the ramifications of a short-term grounding minimal.
Mar 20, 2019
US Department of Transportation (DOT) secretary Elaine Chao on March 19 requested the Department’s Office of Inspector General (OIG) initiate a probe to review the process FAA used to certify the Boeing 737 MAX as safe prior to the two fatal crashes in Ethiopia and Indonesia.
Mar 20, 2019
The new majority shareholder of French long-haul focused airline Corsair, Intro Aviation, plans to revamp the carrier’s fleet, switching to an all-Airbus formation and increasing the fleet to 13 aircraft by 2023 to reduce costs and drive growth.
Mar 20, 2019
Airbus and Boeing commercial aircraft deliveries for 2019 year-to-date, sorted by most-recent delivery date.
Apr 11, 2023
Airbus reported deliveries of 127 aircraft in the first quarter of 2023, down 9% on the number of aircraft handed over to customers in Q1 last year.
Apr 10, 2023
Prolonged certification programs for the last two 737 MAX variants are not helping Boeing's 737 production ramp-up plans.
Apr 07, 2023
The Akureyri-based carrier has canceled all flights due to a dispute over lease payments between wet-lease specialist Hi Fly and lessor Avolon.
Apr 07, 2023
The financing comes as SkyDrive works to certify its aircraft in time to launch commercial air taxi service for the 2025 World Expo being hosted in Osaka.
Apr 07, 2023
NASA is funding further work on a near-silent propulsion system for urban drones—and potentially air taxis.
Apr 07, 2023
Universal Hydrogen is making progress in the development of its hydrogen conversion kit for the ATR 72-600 regional turboprop.
Apr 07, 2023
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Apr 06, 2023
Airbus is doubling capacity at its Chinese plant by adding a second final assembly line as it aims to produce 75 A320neo family aircraft a month in 2026.