Aerospace Aircraft & Propulsion
Jul 08, 2016
Airbus has chosen Inmarsat’s SwiftBroadband-Safety (SB-S) service as a cockpit communications solution for the A320 and A330 aircraft families.
Jul 07, 2016
Airbus and Boeing commercial aircraft deliveries for 2016 year-to-date, sorted by most-recent delivery date.
Jul 07, 2016
Airbus and Boeing commercial aircraft gross orders for 2016 year-to-date, sorted by most-recent date of order placement with manufacturer.
Jul 07, 2016
A May 2014 Bombardier CSeries flight test aircraft fire, which grounded CSeries flight testing for more than three months, was caused by the failure of the seal on an engine oil feed tube, Canada’s Transportation Safety Board (TSB) has concluded.
Jul 05, 2016
US industry chiefs lauded former JetBlue Airways CEO Dave Barger in June when he was presented with the 2016 L. Welch Pogue Lifetime Achievement Award, awarded by the International Aviation Club (IAC) of Washington DC and Aviation Week & Space Technology. Barger joined a long line of preeminent Welch Pogue Award recipients who have helped shape modern commercial air transportation. This year’s award was presented at a dinner in Washington DC by Aviation Week Network president Greg Hamilton and IAC president Tulinda Larsen. During the ceremonies, video tributes were played from multiple US airline CEOs and industry organizations. You can view those here.
Jun 03, 2015
Airbus has shipped the first A320 large aircraft components from Hamburg, Germany to its Final Assembly Line (FAL) in Mobile, Alabama, as its first US-produced A320 is on scheduled begin this summer.
May 28, 2015
Taking in the Toulouse sunshine, and clearly not going anywhere soon, is this pair of Airbus A380s which were originally bound for Japan and Tokyo-based low-cost carrier Skymark Airlines, which defaulted on its payments for six A380s early this year and filed for bankruptcy protection.
May 08, 2015
Tier 1 aerostructures specialist GKN Aerospace plans to substantially increase its presence in Asia in the next few years, a company executive said.
May 04, 2015
Boeing is working on a software fix for 787 generator control units (GCUs), but in the meantime FAA has ordered 787 operators to power off Dreamliners at least once every 120 days to avoid the potential loss of electrical power in flight.
Apr 14, 2015
US airlines expect that FAA will allow a five-year “grace period” for full compliance with the agency’s 2010 mandate that carriers’ aircraft be Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) Out capable by Jan. 1, 2020.
Apr 14, 2015
Aircraft Interiors Expo Briefs from Hamburg-April 14, 2015
Apr 09, 2015
Airbus, aiming to become a “major” player in A350 aftermarket support, is poised to announce its first long-term agreement with an A350 customer and is in talks with several more, a company executive said.