Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
Sep 25, 2018
Dublin and Fort Lauderdale-based Zephyrus Aviation Capital has hired two ex-CIT Aerospace executives to its top management roles and is acquiring 21 aircraft, with plans for further expansion.
Sep 25, 2018
Florida-based ultra-LCC Spirit Airlines plans to take delivery of two more Airbus A320neos this year and to resume regular deliveries next year after problems with its Pratt & Whitney PW1100G-powered airliners caused the carrier to stop accepting them.
Sep 25, 2018
Indian Ocean-based Air Mauritius has delayed a decision on new narrowbody aircraft to replace two Airbus A319s and expand its fleet as competition and high fuel prices create pressure on the company, CEO Somaskaran Appavou told ATW on the sidelines of last week’s IATA Aviation Day in Mauritius.
Sep 24, 2018
La Réunion-based Air Austral and Air Madagascar are looking at updating their respective fleets, 10 months into a partnership aimed at making the two small airlines more resistant to competition that they say has been “positive overall” so far.
Sep 24, 2018
Singapore Airlines (SIA) has taken delivery of the first of seven Airbus A350-900 ultra-long range (ULR) aircraft, which will be placed in service Oct. 11 on a nonstop service between Singapore and New York Newark Liberty International Airport—the world’s longest route with an average flying time of 18 hr. and 45 min.
Dec 06, 2022
With supplier and internal issues continuing longer than expected, Airbus no longer believes 700 commercial aircraft deliveries can be achieved in 2022.
Dec 05, 2022
Embraer has focused its studies of sustainable aircraft on hybrid-electric and hydrogen fuel cell 19- and 30-seat regional airliners.
Dec 05, 2022
JetBlue has signed an MOU to purchase at least 92 million gal. of blended SAF over five years from Fildelis New Energy.
Dec 05, 2022
Air India is ramping up its ambitious fleet expansion plans for 2023 by reaching deals to lease another 12 aircraft.
Dec 02, 2022
KinectAir has seen initial success in the Pacific Northwest with a consistent, repeat customer base of local businesses so has added corporate accounts.
Dec 02, 2022
The formula for a net-zero aviation fuel that would pull carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere when burned has been developed by researchers.
Dec 02, 2022
Airbus Summit attendees were urged to focus on the emerging problems of hydrogen leakage and a lack of standards, applicable also to sustainable aviation fuels.
Dec 01, 2022
As a further step in studying the use of superconductors in an electric-propulsion architecture, Airbus has signed a partnership agreement with CERN.