Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
Jun 11, 2015
RwandAir, the flag carrier of the central African state of Rwanda, is preparing to operate its first widebody aircraft on long-haul routes to Asia and Europe.
Jun 11, 2015
Boeing projects a demand for 38,050 new aircraft over the next 20 years, valued at $5.6 trillion, an increase of 3.5% from last year’s forecast, according to its annual Current Market Outlook.
Jun 11, 2015
Proof of concept trials are underway in the UK to evaluate whether standard TV signals could be used as a viable alternative to radar for tracking aircraft.
Jun 11, 2015
Rolls-Royce and Liebherr-Aerospace are to establish a 50:50 power gearbox joint-venture (JV) for Rolls-Royce’s new UltraFan engine.
Sep 03, 2019
Russia’s Polar Airlines has placed an order for 10 L-610 regional aircraft from the Ural Works of Civil Aviation (UWCA), the company said Sept. 2
Sep 03, 2019
Germany’s Volocopter has conducted a test flight at Finland’s Helsinki International Airport with its prototype electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing (eVTOL) air taxi.
Sep 03, 2019
European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) executive director Patrick Ky said there is “still a lot of work to be performed” before it will allow the Boeing 737 MAX to return to service.
Sep 03, 2019
Environmental targets are key, even though “flygskam” has not yet hurt the carrier’s bottom line.
Aug 30, 2019
The conventional wisdom of using widebodies for long-haul flights is being challenged by new-generation narrowbodies and changing market priorities.
Aug 30, 2019
AirAsia X has placed its first order for the new extra-long range A321XLR and is buying more Airbus A330neos
Aug 30, 2019
A coalition of 28 environmental and public-health groups is protesting FAA’s push to provide regulatory relief for the civil supersonic aircraft industry.
Aug 29, 2019
The Irkut MC-21 received 20 new commitments at this week’s MAKS 2019 Air Show, which is taking place this week in Zhukovsky near Moscow.