Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
Sep 06, 2018
Norwegian intends to stick to its strategy to sell up to 140 aircraft, the airline wrote in an investor presentation Sept. 4, confirming plans for large-scale asset disposals.
Sep 04, 2018
Bombardier has gained a second customer for its 90-seat Q400, as the Canadian manufacturer revealed that China’s Industrial Bank Financial Leasing Co. (CIB Leasing) has converted half of its standing order for 10 CRJ900 jets to five of the recently certified 90-seat version of the Q400 turboprop.
Aug 31, 2018
A new report released by the Australian Transport Safety Board (ATSB) reveals an inflight diversion of an Etihad Airways Boeing 777-300ER on Oct. 14, 2017 caused by chafing and arcing of incorrectly installed wire bundles led Boeing to subsequently introduce new production-line inspections and issue maintenance recommendations to operators.
Aug 30, 2018
On Aug. 22, 2018 ATW 's Americas editor Mark Nensel flew on Embraer’s E190-E2 demonstration aircraft out of Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport. The Brazilian manufacturer secured firm orders and commitments for 46 E190-E2s at the Farnborough Air Show in July, an orderbook Embraer Commercial Aviation VP-Marketing Rodrigo Silva E Souza told ATW will be completely firmed by year-end.
Aug 30, 2018
Airbus has rolled out the first A380 for All Nippon Airways (ANA) from the final assembly line (FAL) in Toulouse.
Nov 18, 2022
Ampaire has flown the first Cessna Caravan converted to hybrid-electric propulsion.
Nov 18, 2022
Airbus and Air Canada have invested in Canada’s Carbon Engineering, a pioneer in direct air capture of atmospheric carbon dioxide for permanent underground storage or use in production of sustainable aviation fuel.
Nov 18, 2022
As composite materials gain ground in commercial aircraft construction, recycling specialists face the challenge of salvaging those materials instead of more straightforward metals.
Nov 18, 2022
Low-carbon aviation fuels can help industry buy time to develop sustainable aviation fuel that is affordable enough for wide adoption.
Nov 18, 2022
Steven F. Udvar-Hazy is the founding father of a leasing sector that today owns more than half of the global commercial aircraft fleet.
Nov 18, 2022
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Nov 17, 2022
A digital registry underpinning a global book-and-claim system for sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) is expected to go live in mid-2023.
Nov 17, 2022
Start-up hypersonic aircraft developer Hermeus has demonstrated mode transition of the company’s in-house designed Chimera turbine-based combined-cycle engine.