Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
Mar 31, 2017
Boeing’s 787-10, the third and largest Dreamliner variant, took off on its first flight March 31 from North Charleston, South Carolina. ATW Americas editor Mark Nensel was onsite to bring you exclusive video footage.
Mar 31, 2017
The first Boeing 787-10, BOE1, completed its first flight from the Boeing facility in North Charleston, South Carolina, on March 31.
Mar 30, 2017
The Embraer E195-E2, the largest next-generation E-Jet variant, has completed its first flight from São José dos Campos, Brazil. All photos courtesy of Embraer.
Mar 30, 2017
Latin American airlines will take delivery of 2,570 new passenger and freighter aircraft worth $350 billion over the 2016-2035 period, according to Airbus, which has slightly increased its forecast for 20-year demand in the region from 2,540 aircraft a year ago.
Mar 30, 2017
Luxembourg flag carrier Luxair will delay making a decision on new regional aircraft until 2018, a senior official said March 30.
Jul 29, 2021
Airbus is insisting that its planned production rate increases are strongly supported by customer demand and needs more buy-in from a supply chain reluctant to come in fully behind the expansion.
Jul 29, 2021
The aircraft is to enter service in 2025, though no launch order has been signed to date.
Jul 28, 2021
Demand for more than 60 Airbus A320neo family aircraft per month is doubtful and the supply chain has yet to prove it could accommodate a production ramp-up beyond that level, according to Safran CEO Olivier Andries.
Jul 28, 2021
An uptick in commercial activity helped Boeing Global Services (BGS) boost revenues 10% sequentially last quarter and has the company bullish on short-term aftermarket prospects as travel demand continues to rise in key markets.
Jul 28, 2021
Boeing could accept more risk with its supply chain as it seeks to ramp up 737 MAX narrowbody production quickly in 2022, and it will hold its own workforce at roughly 140,000 employees, company leaders said.
Jul 28, 2021
Boeing’s plan to double 737 MAX production by early 2022 hinges on China’s approval to unground the model—a move the company expects to happen by year-end despite trade tensions that are threatening to overshadow safety issues, company executives said.
Jul 28, 2021
Despite continuing to defer strategic decisions on successor models for the 737 and 757 market sectors, Boeing President and CEO Dave Calhoun insists the manufacturer is adequately funding both near-term product development and longer-term overall research and development (R&D).
Jul 28, 2021
Airbus is in the middle of a deepening conflict with its largest union and the German works council over the future of its aerostructures subsidiary Premium Aerotec (PAG) that may delay a key part of the manufacturer’s plans to change the industrial setup.