Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
Jun 18, 2015
Airbus and Boeing need to increase output of narrowbody jets to burn off massive backlogs, but the high production rates they are talking about probably cannot be sustained over the long run, the head of a key supplier said this week.
Jun 18, 2015
An unidentified Asia-based airline has signed a MOU with Airbus for 60 A320neo family aircraft at the Paris Air Show, Airbus confirmed.
Jun 17, 2015
An inside look at China Airlines' Boeing 777-300ER designer cabin at the Paris Air Show.
Jun 17, 2015
The Commercial Aircraft Corp. of China (COMAC) has won more C919 and ARJ21 orders at the Paris Air Show.
Jun 17, 2015
Boeing has made it a “top priority” to help Garuda Indonesia gain FAA Category 1 status, the company’s head of commercial airplanes said this week.
Sep 24, 2019
Passengers on all Emirates Airline flights to the US will have the option to board using biometric checks by the end of 2019.
Sep 24, 2019
Icelandair has reached an interim compensation agreement with Boeing to cover losses incurred by the Boeing 737 MAX grounding, which has already had a $140 million impact on the airline’s EBIT.
Sep 24, 2019
Thales and the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) have signed an agreement to establish a Joint Aviation Innovation Research (AIR) laboratory in Singapore.
Sep 24, 2019
The Commercial Aircraft Corp. of China (COMAC) forecasts a Chinese market for 6,119 aircraft of approximately 120 to 200 seats over the coming 20 years.
Sep 24, 2019
Poland has designed and produced thousands of indigenous-developed aircraft, could it do the same again?
Sep 23, 2019
Some operators of Engine Alliance GP7000-series powered Airbus A380s face more stringent engine fan hub assembly inspections after examination of the hub that separated during an uncontained failure two years ago pointed to higher risk of cracks.
Sep 23, 2019
The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is looking into the second PW1500G engine failure involving a low-pressure compressor stage 1 rotor in two months—both involving Swiss International Air Lines A220-300s operating the same route.
Sep 23, 2019
Rolls-Royce’s decision to accelerate swaps of older intermediate pressure turbine (IPT) blades is adding pressure to its overhaul shops and will keep the number of Boeing 787s grounded because of Trent 1000 engine issues higher than previously projected well into 2020.