Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
Sep 19, 2017
Four Chinese government lessors have ordered 70 COMAC C919s and taken options on 60 more, the manufacturer and the customers said, indicating strengthened government backing for the project.
Sep 19, 2017
Airbus expects to have 2,000 aircraft operating in China before the end of 2020 as demand continues to rise. In addition, Airbus projects Chinese airlines will need 60-100 A380s over the next five to seven years.
Sep 18, 2017
China Southern subsidiary XiamenAir plans to grow its fleet to more than 200 aircraft—and expand its widebody aircraft to 18—in 2018 to keep up with international market demand.
Sep 18, 2017
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Jan 11, 2022
Airbus is keeping a close eye on the COVID-19 situation in China’s Tianjin, home to the airframer’s only final assembly line in Asia, after authorities ordered a partial lockdown of the city in response to the detection of 40 cases linked to the omicron variant.
Jan 11, 2022
Zero-emissions propulsion developer ZeroAvia has selected Paine Field as the location for a flight research center to support development of a hydrogen-electric powertrain for the De Havilland Canada Dash 8-400 regional turboprop.
Jan 11, 2022
Committing to a large fleet of Boeing 737 MAXs adds some integration and support costs to Allegiant Air’s balance sheet, but the long-term benefits,…
Jan 11, 2022
A U.S. startup that plans to use airships to transport green hydrogen and air cargo has been selected for a business accelerator program run by Dassault Systemes.
Jan 10, 2022
Targeting increased supply of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), specialty chemicals heavyweight Johnson Matthey has introduced a technology to enable the cost-efficient production of synthetic crude oil on scales from small to large.
Jan 10, 2022
Airbus CEO Guillaume Faury opened the new year with strong hints that the Toulouse-based aircraft manufacturer will raise A320neo family production above the current 2023 target of 65 aircraft per month in 2024 and 2025.
Jan 10, 2022
Spanish testing specialist Applus has been funded to develop the means for cryogenic testing of hydrogen tanks for aircraft, in support of Airbus’ initiative to field a zero-emissions airliner by the mid-2030s.
Jan 10, 2022
While Airbus and the European industry are accelerating research and technology work to replace current aviation fuels with hydrogen, experts in atmospheric science and propulsion are debating the contrail potential of the zero-carbon fuel.