Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
Oct 09, 2014
CFM International’s LEAP engine made its first flight on GE’s Boeing 747 flying testbed at Victorville, California, launching the next phase of testing for the advanced engine program.
Oct 09, 2014
Norwegian Air Shuttle has selected Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 engines for nine additional leased Boeing 787-9 aircraft.
Oct 09, 2014
The TATA/Singapore Airlines joint venture startup Vistara, which is due to launch operations in India later in October, has become the first airline in India to adopt the Amadeus Altéa Suite of technology solutions.
Oct 09, 2014
Bombardier Aerospace’s Belfast facility is working to establish composite repair procedures for the CSeries, testing potential events such as heat exposure and lightning strikes.
Oct 08, 2014
Lufthansa flew its first revenue service with a premium-economy cabin Wednesday, on a Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental from Frankfurt to Washington Dulles.
Feb 26, 2019
As the industry is assigning an increasing importance to manual piloting skills, regional turboprop manufacturer ATR has received a certification for the use of a full flight simulator in stall recovery training.
Feb 26, 2019
Air Vanuatu has become the first carrier in the Pacific region to order Airbus A220s, after announcing a deal for four aircraft.
Feb 25, 2019
Turboprop manufacturer ATR said Feb. 25 it had received certification from EASA to extend the intervals between Type A maintenance checks for all its aircraft from 500 to 750 hours.
Feb 25, 2019
Japan Airlines (JAL) is planning relatively little fleet growth through its next two fiscal years, although the Japanese flag carrier plans to expand capacity at a slightly faster rate.
Feb 25, 2019
Rolls’ composite fan and case evaluation marks the next step toward full-scale UltraFan flight-test demonstration.
Feb 22, 2019
Airbus officially opened its first innovation center in Shenzhen China on Feb. 21.
Feb 21, 2019
United Technologies (UTC) continues to take a conservative approach with its commercial aftermarket-growth projection this year, despite signs of high demand across the board.