Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
May 02, 2013
Boeing has started initial sales efforts on the 777X in advance of an expected launch of the next-generation aircraft.
May 02, 2013
CFM International said it has “completed design freeze” for its LEAP-1B engine that will exclusively power the Boeing 737 MAX.
May 02, 2013
Air Lease Corp. announced long-term lease agreements with Korean Air for two new Boeing 777-300ER aircraft, which are scheduled for delivery in November 2014 and May 2015.
May 01, 2013
Thomson Airways has confirmed it will soon take delivery of its first Boeing 787, which will enter commercial service July 8.
May 01, 2013
Small jet manufacturers are planning to invest heavily in their platforms and increase the size of current aircraft. Superjet International VP business development John Buckley revealed plans at the ISTAT Americas 2013 conference in Orlando in March to stretch the 100-seat Sukhoi SuperJet to 120-130 seats. “As we move forward, we will be stretching the aircraft to 120-130 seats and begin to have a family of aircraft,” he said.
Oct 06, 2017
Airbus announced it has begun A330-800 production in preparation for final assembly in late 2017 and first flight in early 2018.
Oct 06, 2017
Lufthansa subsidiary Brussels Airlines will phase out its last Avro RJ100 with a final scheduled flight from Geneva to Brussels Oct. 28.
Oct 05, 2017
Boeing has delivered 554 commercial aircraft as of Sept. 30, including 202 aircraft during the third quarter alone, the US-based manufacturer said Oct. 5.
Oct 05, 2017
Boeing will acquire Aurora Flight Sciences Corp., a northern Virginia-based advanced aerospace platforms manufacturer, to further the development of autonomous systems technologies behind future robotic aircraft and aerospace vehicles.
Oct 05, 2017
With venture-capital backing from Boeing and JetBlue, startup Zunum takes the wraps off its first product, a 12-seat hybrid-electric regional aircraft for delivery beginning in 2022.
Oct 05, 2017
US startup Zunum Aero plans to launch a 12-passenger regional airliner with hybrid-electric propulsion with venture-capital backing from Boeing and New York-based JetBlue Airways.
Oct 04, 2017
Embraer and Mitsubishi Aircraft Corp. are conceding that the E175-E2 and MRJ90, respectively, will be unable to operate in the U.S. market at service entry.
Oct 04, 2017
UK LCC easyJet is bracing for a busy winter, transitioning aircraft to its Austrian air operator’s certificate (AOC), growing its A320neo fleet and phasing out 30 of its Airbus A319s.