Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
May 22, 2015
Lufthansa Group’s passenger airlines operated more efficiently in 2014, using an average of 3.84 liters of kerosene in 2014, to carry a passenger 100 km, a 1.6% improvement over the previous year (2013: 3.91 l/100pkm).
May 22, 2015
Korea’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, and Transport (MLIT) is urging all Korean aircraft operators to replace or mothball all aircraft that are more than two decades old.
May 22, 2015
Airbus has launched a long-term partnership programme designed to help airlines reduce their environmental footprint.
May 21, 2015
Azul Brazilian Airlines has finalized an order with Embraer for 30 firm orders for the E-195 E2 jet, previously announced at the 2014 Farnborough Airshow where Azul was announced as the launch customer for the type.
Aug 16, 2019
LOT Polish Airlines is closing in on decisions about major aircraft orders to expand and simplify its widebody and short-haul fleets.
Aug 16, 2019
A Swedish startup is planning an aggressive program to develop an all-electric 19-passenger regional aircraft, backed initially by a government-supported research program looking at the technologies and infrastructure required to introduce electric aviation in Sweden.
Aug 16, 2019
Airbus A350-900 operators will be ordered to inspect Rolls-Royce XWB front engine mount components after revised analysis by Rolls revealed that high stress in certain conditions could significantly reduce the parts’ service life.
Aug 16, 2019
Slow market uptake and stretched resources are factors behind Boeing’s decision to halt 777-8 work for now.
Aug 16, 2019
50 years after its founding, and in spite of many successes, Embraer is about to enter a new era, giving up control of its commercial jets to Boeing.
Aug 16, 2019
Design from the ground up around battery-electric propulsion drove the unconventional appearance of Eviation’s Alice.
Aug 16, 2019
Design teams refine technology for high-power electric motors and generators that can be competitive with gas turbines.
Aug 15, 2019
The inevitable spike in capacity when the Boeing 737 MAX returns to service will be absorbed by a combination of demand and more retirements, analysts at Canaccord Genuity conclude.