Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
May 26, 2017
Airbus has delivered the first A320neo to Vistara, a Delhi based full service airline and joint venture between Tata Sons Ltd. and Singapore Airlines (SIA).
May 26, 2017
Bombardier is sticking with its target of delivering 30-35 CSeries aircraft in 2017, but most of the deliveries will be back loaded toward the end of the year, Bombardier Commercial Aircraft president Fred Cromer said.
May 26, 2017
Russia’s United Engine Corp. (UEC), a part of state-owned Rostec Corp., has completed the second stage of flight tests for the PD-14 engine that will power the Irkut MC-21.
May 26, 2017
Singapore-based lessor BOC Aviation has ordered four Airbus A320neo family aircraft (including A320 and A321 variants), plus two A330-900 widebodies.
May 25, 2017
Bombardier’s pricing on its sale of 75 firm CSeries aircraft to Delta Air Lines was “normal course” business and not improper, Bombardier Commercial Aircraft president Fred Cromer said.
Sep 14, 2021
Startup Mobius Energy plans to deliver its first electric-propulsion battery module to a customer in October.
Sep 14, 2021
The U.S. Export-Import Bank has renewed a guarantee supporting aircraft-engine sales while Reta Jo Lewis has been nominated to lead the export credit agency.
Sep 13, 2021
The updated Current Market Outlook has not changed much from 2020, signifying that recovery from the historic demand downturn is still gaining steam.
Sep 13, 2021
Business aviation flights in North America were flat in August compared to July, but higher than August 2020 and up 10% from August 2019.
Sep 13, 2021
UK advanced air mobility startup Vertical Aerospace is gearing up to begin assembly of its VA-X4 engineering prototype to fly in 2022.
Sep 13, 2021
Energy giant Chevron and renewable fuel producer Gevo have signed an LOI to build one or more facilities to process inedible corn into sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).
Sep 10, 2021
In support of U.S. plans to boost sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production to at least 3 billion gal. a year by 2030, the U.S. Energy Department (DOE) has awarded $64.7 million in funding for 22 projects to produce cost-effective low-carbon biofuels.
Sep 10, 2021
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