Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion

Jan 26, 2016
Aircraft & Manufacturer News-Jan. 26, 2016
Jan 26, 2016
Ukraine International Airlines (UIA) will replace its Boeing 737 Classic fleet with newer types through the end of 2018.
Jan 26, 2016
Boeing has scheduled the first flight of the 737 MAX for Jan. 29, though it cautions the date is subject to change.
Jan 26, 2016
TAM Airlines’ first Airbus A350 XWB took off Jan. 25 on its first scheduled flight from São Paulo/Guarulhos to Manaus, Brazil.
Jan 26, 2016
Alaska Airlines has unveiled its first major brand change in 25 years on a newly painted Boeing 737-800.
Apr 27, 2020
Norwegian Air Shuttle said it expects to remain grounded until April 2021 as it set out a debt-for-equity conversion plan to avoid running out of cash by mid-May.
Apr 27, 2020
MOSCOW—Irkut Corporation has resumed the flight trials of its new MC-21 narrowbody aircraft in Zhukovsky, near Moscow. The flights were suspended on…
Apr 27, 2020
U.S. Air Force eVTOL event; EHang plans E-port; Zipline fights COVID-19; Pipistrel measures DEP noise; Onera tests airship.
Apr 25, 2020
Embraer and Boeing are entering into a bitter public fight over who is responsible for the end of the proposed commercial aircraft joint venture, Boeing Brasil Commercial.
Apr 24, 2020
Alitalia will relaunch in June with a reduced fleet of around 90 aircraft, Italy’s economic development minister Stefano Patuanelli told a parliamentary hearing April 23. 
Apr 24, 2020
With no end to the COVID-19 crisis in sight, Singapore Airlines (SIA) is flying four of its Airbus A380 and two of LCC subsidiary Scoot’s A320ceo to the Asia Pacific Aircraft Storage (APAS) facility in Alice Springs, Australia for long-term parking.
Apr 23, 2020
Boeing has tapped Mark Jenks to lead a new Airplane Programs organization that the company expects to ensure both consistency and efficiency throughout its core commercial aircraft production efforts—one of several changes announced by the company’s leadership aimed at aligning similar businesses. 
Apr 23, 2020
Gurit, a Swiss-based provider of prepreg composite materials for aerospace, announced April 23 that its longtime CEO Rudolf Hadorn will step down at the end of March 2021 but could eventually become chairman of the board of directors.