Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
Jul 01, 2013
When the A350 XWB first flight test aircraft took off from Toulouse Airport June 14, there was genuine excitement and a palpable sense of achievement among the crowds of Airbus and supplier employees gathered to watch the event. There was also a feeling that the real work had begun to get the aircraft into service by its promised date and to ramp up production in a way that both meets commitments but does not jeopardize progress.
Jun 28, 2013
Norwegian Air Shuttle has taken delivery of its first leased Boeing 787 from International Lease Finance Corp. (ILFC).
Jun 28, 2013
Qatar Airways CEO Akbar Al Baker has hinted he may be poised to make an order announcement in Dubai, with the Boeing 777X and Bombardier CSeries on his wish list.
Jun 28, 2013
Libyan Airlines has taken delivery of its first Airbus A330-200, becoming a new operator for the type.
Dec 12, 2017
Safran’s CROR concept has to be evaluated long before a commercial program is launched.
Dec 11, 2017
North Sea offshore helicopter operators have completed simulator trials of Honeywell’s Mark XXII enhanced ground proximity warning system for helicopters.
Dec 11, 2017
Rolls-Royce has secured the authorizations it needs to acquire the remaining 53.1% of Industria de Turbo Propulsores (ITP) from Spanish engineering and construction firm Sener Grupo de Ingeniería.
Dec 11, 2017
Air New Zealand has secured aircraft on short-term leases to cover for Boeing 787s grounded because of engine issues and reduced some operating parameters for the rest of its 787 fleet.
Dec 08, 2017
Germany-based regional carrier LGW has begun wet-lease Airbus A320 operations for Lufthansa LCC subsidiary Eurowings as part of Lufthansa Group’s €210 million ($247 million) bid to take over a large part of bankrupt airberlin assets, which includes Austria’s NIKI and LGW.
Dec 08, 2017
Kazakhstan’s Air Astana said it is destined to become one of the largest Airbus A320neo family operators in Central Asia and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) over the next three years.
Dec 08, 2017
New information indicates there was significant damage to a Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 engine on an Air New Zealand Boeing 787-9 that recently was forced to turn back soon after takeoff.