Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
Feb 26, 2014
Rolls-Royce has released details of two new engine development programs, Advance and UltraFan, slated for entry into service from 2020 and 2025, respectively.
Feb 26, 2014
The chances of ATR getting approval from both of its shareholders quickly for a new large turboprop are looking remote, judging from comments made by Airbus Group chief strategy officer Marwan Lahoud at the company’s annual press conference in Toulouse.
Feb 26, 2014
The A350 XWB flight test aircraft, MSN2 and MSN4, have both completed their first flights, bringing the total number of A350 XWBs now flying from two to four.
Feb 26, 2014
Aviation Corp. of China (AVIC) subsidiary Xi’an Aircraft Industry Co. plans to apply to the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) to ground MA60 operations as soon as possible for safety inspections following another incident on the Chinese-produced regional aircraft.
Feb 25, 2014
China Southern Airlines has taken delivery of its first of 10 Boeing 777-300ERs.
Jul 11, 2018
JetBlue’s choice of the just-rebranded Airbus A220 gives the airline significant operational flexibility starting next decade, but the New York-based airline insists it intends to keep its focus-city strategy and leverage the new aircraft’s economics to help drive bottom-line improvements without changing its growth plan.
Jul 11, 2018
Thai Airways will reportedly order 23 aircraft this year, in a move the airline has signaled for several months.
Jul 11, 2018
Virgin Galactic has signed a framework agreement to bring commercial space flight to Italy, following two years of business discussions, regulatory analysis, studies on potential operations and market assessment.
Jul 11, 2018
Gear-driven compressor concept could enable path to hybrid “eco” upgrade of current-generation turbofan-powered single-aisle airliners.
Jul 10, 2018
JetBlue Airways, providing an early boost to the newly rebranded Airbus A220 line and delivering a notable blow to Embraer, has placed an order for 60 A220-300s—previously known as Bombardier CS300s—and earmarked them as E190 replacements.
Jul 10, 2018
Airbus and the CSeries Aircraft Limited Partnership presented the first former Bombardier C Series aircraft in its new livery in Toulouse July 10.
Jul 10, 2018
Airbus hopes to secure “several hundreds of additional orders” for the newly renamed A220 this year, according to Airbus CCO Eric Schulz.