Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
Mar 02, 2015
Instead of developing new aircraft, the two major aircraft manufacturers will now turn their attention to putting re-engined versions of already existing aircraft types into the market.
Mar 02, 2015
Today, 3-D printing or additive manufacturing (AM) is rapidly passing from the “gee-whiz” stage to an accepted, if still novel, aspect of the aerospace industry.
Mar 02, 2015
Mexican airline Interjet has firmed 10 Sukhoi Superjet 100 options valued at $350 million.
Mar 02, 2015
The larger version of Bombardier’s CSeries aircraft, the CS300, reached an altitude of 41,000 ft. (12,500 m.) and a speed of 255 knots (470 km/h) during its first flight.
Feb 27, 2015
In a sign of the increasing maturity of Bombardier’s CSeries airliner, the first test aircraft for the stretched, 135-seat CS300 variant flew for about five hours on its maiden flight from Mirabel, near Montreal, Feb. 27.
Jun 17, 2019
UK long-haul specialist Virgin Atlantic will acquire 14 Airbus A330-900s, with an option for six more, in a move CEO Shai Weiss said will position the carrier for future growth.
Jun 17, 2019
Boeing is revising the 777X test plan to maximize ground evaluations as it attempts to compensate for a lengthy delay to first flight following the recent discovery of a durability issue on the aircraft’s General Electric GE9X engines.
Jun 17, 2019
Boeing’s return-to-service plan for the 737 MAX will focus on treating each aircraft as if it had just been delivered
Jun 17, 2019
Boeing is reportedly considering offering the larger of the two proposed new midmarket airplane (NMA) variants first for delivery in 2025 as it nears closing the business case and obtaining board permission for formal authority to offer later this year.
Jun 17, 2019
Airbus launched the long-expected A321XLR on the opening day of the Paris Air Show and expects airlines to operate “hundreds” of the aircraft over time as new secondary long-haul markets are developed.
Jun 16, 2019
As the 53rd Paris Air Show opens, there are signs that Boeing is nearing the next key milestones on its path to getting the grounded fleet back into operational service.
Jun 16, 2019
CFM International is using the grounding of the Boeing 737 MAX to catch up with deliveries of the aircraft’s LEAP-1B engine and develop long-term fixes for to address early in-service issues.
Jun 16, 2019
Emirates Airline is negotiating with Boeing to spread out deliveries of the Boeing 777X over a longer period of time and will likely switch from the larger 787-10 to the smaller 787-9.