Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
Sep 30, 2019
The Aviation Industry Corp. of China (AVIC) began assembling the first airframe in the MA700 turboprop airliner program Sept. 27, aiming for a first flight in 2020 and certification in 2022.
Sep 27, 2019
Airbus started flight tests Sept. 12 of the first of 52 UPS Airlines A300-600 freighters undergoing major flight deck upgrades designed to keep the fleet operating until at least 2030.
Sep 27, 2019
Boeing president and CEO Dennis Muilenburg and two other company representatives, including the 737 chief pilot, will testify before a US House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee hearing on the 737 MAX scheduled for Oct. 30, the committee said Sept. 27.
Sep 27, 2019
Indian LCC SpiceJet will continue a year of rapid growth by adding 46 more domestic one-way flights, and is also reportedly considering another major aircraft order.
Sep 27, 2019
Etihad Airways will delay delivery of five Airbus A350-1000s until an unspecified future date, a move adhering to the Abu-Dhabi-based company’s business transformation plan.
Aug 11, 2023
Carriers in the U.S. affected by accelerated inspections of certain Pratt & Whitney PW1100 engines are preparing to have aircraft on the ground during the fall.
Aug 10, 2023
Copa Holdings’ Colombian subsidiary Wingo has added some domestic flights, but the company has no plans soon to grow the airline’s presence significantly.
Aug 10, 2023
Archer Aviation has raised a $215 million funding round led by automaker Stellantis.
Aug 10, 2023
American Airlines has cooperated with Google Research and Breakthrough Energy to test whether atmospheric zones likely to create contrails can be avoided.
Aug 10, 2023
Mesa Air Group is focused on maximizing block hours, hiring pilots and reducing its inventory of surplus Bombardier CRJ900s.
Aug 10, 2023
Initial operating experience of a recently developed drag-reduction package on a Delta Air Lines Boeing 737-800 indicates cruise fuel-burn savings of up to 2%.
Aug 10, 2023
German aerospace center DLR has flown a subscale demonstrator of the HyBird concept for a small hybrid-electric regional aircraft.
Aug 10, 2023
Interest in the United Aircraft Corporation's Tupolev Tu-214 program was revived in 2022 when Western sanctions banned deliveries of Airbus and Boeing aircraft.