Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
Jan 30, 2014
The Commercial Aircraft Corp. of China (COMAC) ARJ21 regional jet project has been delayed again, with the aircraft now due to enter service in April or May 2015, eight years later than scheduled early in the program and 13 years after development began.
Jan 29, 2014
Boeing posted a net profit of $4.59 billion for 2013, up 18% over net income of $3.9 billion in 2012, on a 6% rise in revenue to $86.62 billion.
Jan 29, 2014
TAP Portugal will add two Airbus A330s and four A320 family aircraft in 2014, and is evaluating further fleet growth for 2015 and beyond.
Jan 29, 2014
French air accident authority BEA has launched an investigation after a Saab 2000 operated by Swiss regional Darwin Airline lost its nose wheel on landing at Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport Jan. 28.
Jan 29, 2014
Air France will progressively equip its Airbus A320 family aircraft fleet with noise reduction kits by 2015.
Jun 15, 2018
Deliveries of CFM Leap-1 engines are about to overtake those of the CFM56 for the first time, marking a watershed moment in the 44-year history of CFM International, the GE Aviation-Safran Aircraft Engines joint venture.
Jun 15, 2018
Revised secondary structure and cabin fittings will cut ARJ21 empty weight by more than half a ton. Thrust may be increased.
Jun 14, 2018
LOT Polish Airlines will start services from its Warsaw hub to London City Airport (LCY) and acquire four Embraer E190s specifically for the route.
Jun 14, 2018
Air New Zealand is planning to increase the size of its domestic fleet by transferring Airbus A320s from its international operation, and is also considering ordering up to seven additional A321neos to use on domestic routes.
Jun 14, 2018
Airbus believes it has defined the blueprint for future new production lines and developed technology it can also apply to its legacy production systems now that it has opened the fourth A320/A320neo family final assembly line (FAL) in Hamburg.
Jun 14, 2018
Rolls-Royce plans to cut 4,600 jobs over the next two years in a bid to save £400 million ($537 million) a year.
Jun 14, 2018
Airbus is offering a higher maximum takeoff weight (MTOW) version of the A350-1000, adding significant range capabilities.
Jun 13, 2018
Aircraft returning from storage in April reached a four-year high, IATA figures show, suggesting that operators are scrambling to support sustained demand for lift and perhaps offset the effects of delivery delays and in-service issues delays on several key aircraft programs.