Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
Aug 04, 2017
SriLankan Airlines plans to use upcoming Airbus A321neo deliveries to boost key routes, and is also considering further fleet additions.
Aug 03, 2017
CommutAir, the Ohio-based regional airline that last year became 40%-owned by United Airlines, has reached agreement with United to accelerate the retirement of its turboprop fleet and add more regional jets.
Aug 03, 2017
Lufthansa subsidiary Austrian Airlines has confirmed a design limit extension for its aging Airbus A320/321 fleet, CEO Kay Kratky told ATW.
Aug 03, 2017
BOC Aviation has confirmed its planned order for 10 Boeing 737 MAX 10 aircraft. This follows the signing of an MOU for the aircraft at June’s Paris Air Show.
Aug 02, 2017
Rolls-Royce Holdings reported an underlying net profit of £206 million ($267 million) for the first six months of 2017, more than doubled from the year-ago figure of £77 million.
Nov 24, 2021
A steady increase in global air transport demand has some big-picture aftermarket metrics approaching pre-pandemic territory, while a projected jump in engine maintenance will help total commercial MRO revenues surpass 2019 levels in 2023, a Naveo analysis shows.
Nov 24, 2021
The regional airliner concept uses distributed hybrid-electric propulsion to reduce energy consumption.
Nov 24, 2021
Rolls-Royce says it has generated more than a megawatt of power in ground runs of a hybrid-electric engine on a testbed which is designed to pave the way for future development of a hybrid-electric regional propulsion system.
Nov 24, 2021
Jetliner manufacturing is bedeviled by shortages of skilled labor and microchips as well as reduced parts-manufacturing capacity.
Nov 24, 2021
ATR moves to upgraded powerplant as Embraer turboprop talks continue.
Nov 24, 2021
American and United airlines have bet on startups promising aviation fuels with low to negative carbon intensity.
Nov 23, 2021
Deliveries from Boeing’s 737 MAX stored inventory slowed in the last two months, providing early evidence that supports Boeing’s latest projections of deliveries from the parked backlog lasting into 2023, an Aviation Week Fleet Discovery analysis shows.
Nov 22, 2021
The two companies will work together on choosing the optimum routes and altitudes for Etihad aircraft to fly at with the aim of inhibiting contrails—a phenomenon that significantly contributes to global warming.