Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
Oct 02, 2018
The Airbus A321neo has won joint approval for long-range operations from the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and the FAA, paving the way for flexible long-range operations for its launch customers.
Oct 02, 2018
Indonesian regional carrier TransNusa Airlines has completed the phaseout of Fokker aircraft from its operational fleet and is preparing to receive more ATR turboprops.
Oct 01, 2018
United Airlines has added nine Boeing 787-9s to its backlog with deliveries slated to start in 2020 and plans to use the aircraft to replace existing widebodies, the Chicago-based carrier said Oct. 1.
Oct 01, 2018
Qatar Airways has upsized an order for five Airbus A350-900s to the bigger A350-1000 version.
Dec 09, 2022
China Eastern is the launch customer of the C919 and expects to begin domestic service with the newly certified narrowbody aircraft in early 2023.
Dec 09, 2022
Commercial aviation goes beyond scheduled airline operations, as these photos show everything from jets to firefighting helicopters.
Dec 09, 2022
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Dec 08, 2022
GKN Aerospace has partnered with UK independent advanced propulsion research center IAAPS to ground test a megawatt-scale electric aircraft powertrain.
Dec 08, 2022
Researchers at the U.S. National Renewable Energy Laboratory are exploring the conversion of sargassum and wood waste into SAF.
Dec 08, 2022
The French supply chain on which Airbus largely relies is being hit simultaneously by slowed-down production in China and skyrocketing energy prices.
Dec 08, 2022
IATA estimates that sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production will reach at least 300 million liters in 2022—a 200% increase on 2021’s 100 million liters.
Dec 08, 2022
Air India has committed more than $400 million to refurbish the cabins on all of its current widebodies, comprising 27 Boeing 787s and 13 777s.