Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion

Jun 10, 2014
Turkish Airlines has confirmed to ATW it plans to convert options for 15 Boeing 737-8 MAX aircraft for delivery in 2020.
Jun 10, 2014
A Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-700 pushing back from the gate struck a parked JetBlue Airways Airbus A320 Tuesday morning at Boston Logan International Airport.
Jun 09, 2014
American Airlines Group has taken delivery of the first of 30 enhanced Bombardier CRJ900 NextGen aircraft, which will be operated by subsidiary PSA Airlines under the American Eagle brand.
Jun 09, 2014
Phoenix-based Mesa Air Group has received FAA to add the Embraer E-175 to its operating certificate, which it called a “critical accomplishment” in its goal of having the aircraft “on line on time.”
Jun 06, 2014
The Pratt & Whitney PW1500G geared turbofan (GTF) engine that malfunctioned on Bombardier CSeries flight test aircraft FTV1 had been having problems and was repaired just before the low-pressure turbine failed during ground tests, Bombardier executives have told analysts from UBS.
Oct 18, 2018
Detail design of the MA700 is complete, and work has begun on most of the structure at Avic’s civil-aircraft factories.
Oct 17, 2018
Scottish regional carrier Loganair plans to increase the use of jets in coming years, as existing turboprop aircraft are retired.
Oct 17, 2018
Boeing has pushed back an announcement over pursuing the New Midsize Aircraft (NMA) until sometime in 2019, but increasingly, financial analysts are seeing the new aircraft as a fait accompli.
Oct 16, 2018
TAP Express CEO Valter Fernandes used the podium at MRO Europe in Amsterdam to call for action on long aviation lead times, saying the industry has lost its edge because innovation is too slow and expensive.
Oct 16, 2018
New Chinese regional carrier Genghis Khan Airlines has formally signed a contract with the Commercial Aircraft Corp. of China (COMAC) for ARJ21 regional jets, confirming plans to begin flying early next year.
Oct 16, 2018
China’s Juneyao Airlines has taken delivery of the first of five Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners.
Oct 15, 2018
Aircraft Briefs-Oct. 15, 2018
Oct 15, 2018
Russia’s S7 Airlines has taken delivery of its first Boeing 737 MAX on lease from Air Lease Corp., becoming the first Russian airline to fly the type.