Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
Nov 01, 2013
Competitive flying in turbulent markets prompts airlines to shift costs from fixed to variable. One way to do that is to outsource not just the repair of, but the ownership and management of expensive assets, from rotable components to engines and even aircraft, sometimes.
Nov 01, 2013
Fresh from its strategic win over Boeing with an order from Japan Airlines for at least 31 Fresh from its strategic win over Boeing with an order from Japan Airlines for at least 31 A350s, Airbus is preparing the ground to challenge its US rival in the future cargo aircraft market.
Oct 31, 2013
Boeing will boost 737 production to 47 aircraft per month in 2017, the latest build-rate increase the manufacturer has announced on its narrowbody line.
Oct 31, 2013
Embraer has reported third-quarter net income of $52.9 million, down 19.1% from a net profit of $65.4 million in the prior-year period, as commercial aircraft deliveries lagged last year’s deliveries.
Mar 23, 2018
Seeking to build on its fleet of Boeing 767-300 freighters, All Nippon Airways (ANA) has finalized an order for two 777Fs, which the carrier plans to fly on international routes, focusing on Asia, China and North America.
Mar 23, 2018
The BelugaXL is the successor of the current generation of Beluga, the BelugaST. The program was launched in November 2014 to address the transport capacity requirements in view of the A350 XWB ramp-up and other aircraft production rate increases. Airbus decided to expand its existing BelugaST fleet with the development and production of five new BelugaXL aircraft, derived from the company’s versatile A330 widebody product line.
Mar 23, 2018
FAA is projecting significant rises in US air passenger and air cargo traffic, as well as a doubling of the hobbyist unmanned aircraft vehicle (UAV) fleet in the next five years, according to its annual Aerospace Forecast for fiscal years 2018-2038.
Mar 23, 2018
Lufthansa Group subsidiary Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS) has established an entry-into-service process for its future Airbus A320/321neo fleet.
Mar 23, 2018
Ryanair—which agreed to take a 24.9% stake in Niki Lauda’s new Austrian carrier LaudaMotion—also sees the new airline as a test to see if the Airbus A320 would make sense one day for the all-Boeing Irish LCC.
Mar 23, 2018
Boeing has not appealed the US International Trade Commission’s (ITC) rejection of its CSeries price-dumping claims against Bombardier. Boeing confirmed the March 22 deadline to appeal the Jan. 26 vote passed without it filing an appeal.
Mar 22, 2018
Engine manufacturer Rolls-Royce has started work on its new testbed facility in Derby, UK. The building was announced in June 2017 as part of a wider £150 million ($211 million) investment in UK aerospace facilities.