Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
Sep 27, 2016
Airbus has begun the final assembly of its first A330neo, an A330-900, at the final assembly line in Toulouse.
Sep 27, 2016
Mitsubishi Aircraft Corp.’s first MRJ90 test aircraft is expected to land in the US within a week, after an earlier attempt was aborted because of a technical fault.
Sep 23, 2016
The second Airbus A350-1000 flight test aircraft—the first to be equipped with a full passenger cabin—was displayed Sept. 23 in a new carbon fiber-themed livery outside the manufacturer’s paint shop in Toulouse, France.
Sep 23, 2016
Spanish low-cost carrier Volotea plans to increase the pace of its re-fleeting plans, which include switching from Boeing 717s to Airbus A319s in 2017, as it moves toward an all-European fleet over the next few years.
Feb 02, 2021
Finally, it is no longer crazy to dream of owning a flying car.
Feb 02, 2021
Boeing is taking the first tentative steps towards an all-new airliner designed to compete with the Airbus A321XLR and, despite the current cost and market headwinds, has begun sounding out suppliers for provisional requests for information.
Feb 02, 2021
GKN Aerospace is to lead the study of a “park-and-ride” concept for urban air transport under the UK’s Future Flight Challenge to develop a next-generation integrated aviation system.
Feb 02, 2021
Air cargo has rebounded, but also has stress points.
Feb 01, 2021
The Singapore Airlines Engineering Company (SIAEC) is taking the downturn of the MRO market to push ahead with the second phase of digitalization transformation efforts that began in 2017.
Feb 01, 2021
Ask the editors: The share of leased versus owned aircaft is rising, causing carriers to change course—a trend that may stay for a while.
Jan 29, 2021
In a bid to accelerate the commercial availability of carbon-neutral synthetic fuels, the German government has commissioned aerospace research agency DLR to plan a pilot plant for the production of electricity-based fuels on an industrial scale.
Jan 29, 2021
Aviation Week analyses suggest more contracts are being extended and altered due to the COVID-19 crisis.