Aerospace Aircraft & Propulsion
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.
Apr 09, 2015
The growth in low-cost carriers (LCC) and desire to increase revenue from aircraft is driving demand for cabin refurbishments, Airbus said Thursday.
May 09, 2013
EasyJet last week flew back a tonne of volcanic ash from Iceland as part of its contribution to an experiment planned in conjunction Airbus and Nicarnica, a spin-off company of the Norwegian Institute for Air Research, to test Airborne Volcanic Object Identifier and Detector (AVOID) volcanic ash detection technology this summer.
May 09, 2013
Airbus and Dell have struck a deal to use Dell Latitude laptops as electronic flight bags (EFB) on A320 family aircraft.
May 07, 2013
The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has contracted Chesapeake Defense Services to conduct a new round of computed tomography (CT) scans of “aircraft batteries, aircraft battery cells, and other aircraft battery-related components used on Boeing 787 aircraft.”
Apr 29, 2013
Top All Nippon Airways (ANA) and Boeing executives flew aboard the airline’s first 787 proving flight Sunday.
Apr 29, 2013
Ethiopian Airlines resumed Boeing 787 Dreamliner service Saturday with a flight from Addis Ababa to Nairobi, making it the first carrier to relaunch 787 flights since the aircraft was grounded in January.
Apr 26, 2013
All Nippon Airways (ANA), the Boeing 787 launch customer and largest Dreamliner operator with 17 in its fleet, will conduct a 787 proving flight Sunday, an initial step toward resumption of commercial flights with its 787s.
Apr 26, 2013
LOT Polish Airlines plans to resume Boeing 787 operations June 5, initially deploying the type on its Warsaw-Chicago service.