Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
Apr 11, 2013
GE Aviation has begun assembling the high pressure compressor (HPC) rig that will be tested this summer as part of the GE9X engine study for Boeing’s 777X aircraft.
Apr 11, 2013
Boeing has agreed to invest another $1 billion and add 2,000 new jobs in South Carolina over next eight years in order to qualify for economic development incentives.
Apr 11, 2013
LOT Polish Airlines has signed a wet lease agreement with EuroAtlantic for a Boeing 767-300ER as an interim measure during the Boeing 787 grounding.
Apr 11, 2013
Mexican low-cost carrier Volaris has taken delivery of its first of 44 Airbus A320 with sharklets.
Apr 11, 2013
Kenya Airways has taken delivery of its first fully owned freighter—a new Boeing 737-300—for use in the growing African cargo market.
Sep 27, 2017
Airbus believes its aggressive industrial strategy in China helps with aircraft sales. Others are taking a different approach.
Sep 26, 2017
Airline panelists speaking at World Routes in Barcelona would like to see electric aircraft enter the market and—in the shorter term—to have the ability to reconfigure aircraft during turnarounds.
Sep 26, 2017
The U.S. regional airline industry is “shrinking” because of a pilot shortage that is reducing air service to smaller markets throughout the country, Bryan Bedford Republic Airways Holdings president and CEO, said.
Sep 26, 2017
General Electric’s advanced inverter could be a precursor to viable hybrid-electric aircraft propulsion.
Sep 25, 2017
Qatar Airways announced an order for two Boeing 747-8 freighters and four 777-300ERs, valued at $2.16 billion at list prices.
Sep 25, 2017
China Development Bank Leasing (CDB leasing) has finalized an order for 105 aircraft, comprising 45 Airbus and 60 Boeing aircraft.
Sep 25, 2017
Elon Musk proposed a capsule or pod system encased in a long, airless tube that would be powered by magnets and provide very fast city-to-city transportation.
Sep 25, 2017
Bombardier is pressing to deliver 30 CSeries aircraft this year, but acknowledged it will be difficult to meet the low end of its previously announced target of 30-35 CSeries deliveries in 2017.