Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
Sep 29, 2016
RwandAir took delivery of the first of two long-haul, widebody Airbus A330s—an A330-200—becoming the launch operator of the type in East Africa, on Sept. 28. The Kigali-based carrier also has an A330-300 on order, which will be delivered in November. ATW correspondent was invited to join the delivery flight of RwandAir's first widebody aircraft from Toulouse via Entebbe, Uganda, to Kigali, the capital city of Rwanda.
Sep 28, 2016
Aircraft & Engine News-Sept. 28, 2016
Sep 28, 2016
The US-based Flight Safety Foundation said investigators’ conclusion about the missile that brought down Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 may make this the rare airline crash that calls for a criminal prosecution.
Sep 28, 2016
Air Astana expects to take delivery of its first leased Airbus A320neo in October, six months behind schedule, the Kazakhstan flag carrier’s president and CEO Peter Foster told ATW in Almaty.
Sep 28, 2016
RwandAir has taken delivery of the first of two long-haul, widebody Airbus A330s—an A330-200—becoming the launch operator of the type in East Africa.
Feb 05, 2021
NASA has struck agreements with General Electric and Honeywell to develop technologies for small-core turbine engines that burn less fuel and produce more power than current turbofans powering commercial aircraft.
Feb 05, 2021
737 MAX’s return does not mean work on the cornerstone narrowbody program is done, either.
Feb 05, 2021
UltraFan engine demo remains key to Rolls-Royce’s post-pandemic response strategy.
Feb 05, 2021
Ed Koharik, Air Transport Services Group (ATSG) COO, talks to Lee Ann Shay about its aircraft leasing and cargo businesses, which includes Amazon as…
Feb 04, 2021
Leveraging NMA lessons, Boeing signals industry on firmer development plans for new competitor to the A321XLR.
Feb 03, 2021
Acubed collecting and processing millions of real-world images to train a machine-learning algorithm.
Feb 02, 2021
Former Boeing chief executive Dennis Muilenburg, AirFinance founder Kirsten Touw and other aviation luminaries are joining to launch a new special purpose acquisition company to acquire and take public aerospace and defense businesses.
Feb 02, 2021
Boeing’s updated 737-10 program timeline sees first deliveries in 2023, giving it about two years to develop changes agreed to as part of regulatory reviews of the narrowbody program.