Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
Jun 18, 2014
American Airlines has decided to place 20 Embraer E-175 aircraft with Minneapolis-based regional carrier Compass Airlines, which will fly the 76-seat jets under the American Eagle brand starting in the 2015 first quarter.
Jun 18, 2014
CFM International has begun ground testing of the first LEAP-1B engine—the exclusive powerplant for the Boeing 737 MAX—at Snecma (Safran) facilities in Villaroche, France.
Jun 18, 2014
Airbus has completed hot weather flight and ground testing on the A350 XWB.
Jun 18, 2014
Finnair is wet leasing a Boeing 767 and 787 to temporarily replace one of its Airbus 330 aircraft, which is undergoing extra maintenance.
Jun 18, 2014
Boeing has placed several new full-flight simulators for the 737, 777 and 787.
Oct 26, 2018
Orkney is already famous for the shortest scheduled commercial flights, but could it now pave the way for a revolution in electric aviation?
Oct 25, 2018
French aerospace firm Safran has confirmed CFM International’s target of handing over 1,100 LEAP engines for Airbus and Boeing narrowbodies in 2018, emphasizing it is gradually bringing delivery delays down to zero.
Oct 25, 2018
Certification testing of Boeing’s latest MAX variant, the 737-7, has resumed after flight test crews were temporarily seconded to work on current production models as part of wider company efforts to overcome 737 delivery delays.
Oct 25, 2018
The Russian government will transfer 92.31% of its shares in United Aircraft Corp. (UAC) to Rostec, according to a decree signed by President Vladimir Putin signed Oct. 24.
Oct 25, 2018
Improved safety, noise and efficiency for GA aircraft is the goal of startup VoltAero, led by a former Airbus CTO.
Oct 24, 2018
Mature-aircraft trader and lessor Vallair, which is the launch customer for the first Airbus A321 passenger-to-freight conversion, is actively seeking more A321s to join eight that it already has slated for conversion.
Oct 24, 2018
Boeing Commercial Airplanes (BCA) saw revenues slip slightly to just less than $15.3 billion as delivery volume fell 12 units, to 190.
Oct 24, 2018
Safran has confirmed CFM International’s target of handing over 1,100 Leap engines for Airbus and Boeing narrowbodies in 2018, emphasizing it is gradually bringing delivery delays down to zero.