Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
Jul 09, 2012
Airbus is stepping up the payload-range of its A330 family, starting with the A330-300, which will be available with a 240 metric tonne maximum take-off weight (MTOW) from mid-2015.
Jul 09, 2012
Rockwell Collins has unveiled flight deck technologies jointly developed with Boeing for retrofit on Boeing 767 and 757 aircraft, technologies it said were “inspired by flight deck improvements offered on the Boeing 787.”
Jul 09, 2012
Boeing will add seven inches of space to its 737NG with an improvement unveiled in 2014, it told journalists at a pre-Farnborough briefing in Seattle, Wash.
Jul 09, 2012
Boeing will open a third production line at its Renton, Wash. factory, adding to the two main lines in operation, for its MAX production.
Jul 09, 2012
Airbus announced on the eve of the Farnborough Airshow it has begun production of the A320neo family, making the first metal cut on the first engine pylon component at its Saint-Eloi pylon and nacelle factory in Toulouse.
Mar 20, 2017
Singapore-headquartered lessor BOC Aviation has placed an order for two more Airbus A320-200s for delivery this year.
Mar 20, 2017
Embraer’s fourth E190-E2 test aircraft flew for the first time March 17, performing an initial two-hour mission.
Mar 17, 2017
Thai Airways International expects to take four more Airbus A350 XWBs this year, increasing the number of deliveries to six.
Mar 17, 2017
South Korean carrier Asiana Airlines is getting ready to take delivery of its first of 22 Airbus A350-900s in April, and recently received an A350 simulator to begin flight crew training.
Mar 17, 2017
The Civil Aviation Administration of China’s (CAAC) Air Traffic Management Bureau signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Boeing in an effort to alleviate increasing air traffic congestion in China.
Mar 17, 2017
Responding to a reported tripling of recreational unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) incidents since 2014, Transport Canada issued new operational rules March 16, effective immediately.
Mar 17, 2017
Boeing’s task is to develop an A300/310 done right, a technologically up-to-date yet affordable 757/767 hybrid. Easily done? Absolutely not. Impossible? Absolutely not.
Mar 16, 2017
Argentine ultra-low-cost carrier (ULCC) startup Flybondi has selected the Boeing 737-800 as its launch aircraft and is ready to begin negotiations for up to 50 737 MAX 200s.