Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion

Jul 10, 2012
Delays both technical and commercial have pushed delivery of Irkut’s Pratt & Whitney (P&W) PW1400G engine back three months to the first quarter of 2015.
Jul 10, 2012
GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS) has committed to buying 75 Boeing 737 MAX 8s and 25 737-800s.
Jul 10, 2012
Airbus’s decision last year to modify the A350-1000’s design began to pay dividends Tuesday at the Farnborough Airshow when Cathay Pacific Airways (CX) agreed to order 10 of the type, valued at $3.2 billion, plus convert 16 of its existing -900 orders to -1000 models.
Jul 10, 2012
GA Telesis (GA) has revealed it is in advanced talks with Finnair Engine Services (FES) on a potential purchase of part of the FES business.
Jul 09, 2012
Arkia Israeli Airline has signed a purchase agreement for four Airbus A321neos.
Mar 22, 2017
The timing of the flight almost rules out the possibility of the Chinese state manufacturer meeting its internal target of making the first delivery of the 158-seat airliner in 2019.
Mar 22, 2017
Private investment advances development of a small turbine engine, promising a much-needed increase in propulsion reliability for Class 3-4 tactical unmanned aircraft.
Mar 21, 2017
Aircraft Briefs-March 21, 2017
Mar 21, 2017
Space start-up Rocket Lab is accelerating series production of rocket engines and avionics for its Electron launch vehicle at a newly opened facility in California.
Mar 21, 2017
Australian turboprop operator Regional Express Holdings (Rex) has grounded six of its Saab 340s for checks, in response to the loss of an aircraft’s propeller while inflight.
Mar 21, 2017
Singapore-headquartered lessor BOC Aviation has placed an order for 13 Boeing 737 MAX 8s.
Mar 20, 2017
French authorities have joined a UK investigation into alleged misuse of third-party agents and European export credit by Airbus.