Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
Jun 14, 2018
Air New Zealand is planning to increase the size of its domestic fleet by transferring Airbus A320s from its international operation, and is also considering ordering up to seven additional A321neos to use on domestic routes.
Jun 14, 2018
Airbus believes it has defined the blueprint for future new production lines and developed technology it can also apply to its legacy production systems now that it has opened the fourth A320/A320neo family final assembly line (FAL) in Hamburg.
Jun 14, 2018
Rolls-Royce plans to cut 4,600 jobs over the next two years in a bid to save £400 million ($537 million) a year.
Jun 14, 2018
Airbus is offering a higher maximum takeoff weight (MTOW) version of the A350-1000, adding significant range capabilities.
Jun 13, 2018
Aircraft returning from storage in April reached a four-year high, IATA figures show, suggesting that operators are scrambling to support sustained demand for lift and perhaps offset the effects of delivery delays and in-service issues delays on several key aircraft programs.
Sep 12, 2022
De Havilland Canada is providing engineering support to modify a Dash 8-100, replacing one of its two P&WC PW120-class turboprops with a 2-megawatt parallel hybrid-electric powertrain.
Sep 12, 2022
The company wants to certify its technology for continuous autopilot engagement through all phases of the Cessna 208’s operations, including taxi, takeoff, cruise, landing, braking and rollout.
Sep 12, 2022
Finland has opened the LIFT Future Aerospace Center, which aims to strengthen aviation research, development and innovation in the country through public and private cooperation.
Sep 12, 2022
Alder Fuels has signed a long-term contract with Enviva for the large-scale supply of woody biomass for conversion to a “green crude” that can be processed into SAF.
Sep 12, 2022
Israel’s Urban Aeronautics is looking to complete development, certification and assembly of its CityHawk enclosed-rotor, hydrogen-electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing air taxi in Montreal.
Sep 12, 2022
Already operating a 737-800F in Thailand, the new additions make more operational sense as AirAsia Group is already operating more than 200 Airbus A320 family aircraft in the region.
Sep 12, 2022
Boeing continues to evaluate and develop improvements to the aircraft’s aerodynamics and flight control system ahead of long-delayed certification tests of the 777-9.
Sep 09, 2022
Australasia’s widebody fleet has been slow to rebound from the COVID-19 pandemic, and reduced aircraft numbers are constraining airlines’ ability to meet surging international demand.