Aerospace Aircraft & Propulsion
Jul 31, 2014
Australia’s air navigation services provider, Airservices Australia, will install 13 new Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) ground stations starting next year to enhance its coverage of satellite-based air traffic surveillance in Australian airspace.
Jul 25, 2014
Bahraini flag-carrier Gulf Air has received the first of its retrofitted Airbus A330-200s, part of a plan to revitalize the airline in the face of stiff regional competition.
Jun 23, 2014
Airbus has contracted DHL to transport A319, A320 and A321 aircraft components and general cargo from an Airbus production site in Hamburg to Mobile, Alabama.
Jun 19, 2014
The UK Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) has made a series of recommendations to test lithium metal batteries more strenuously during certification following a fire onboard a parked Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 787 at London Heathrow Airport.
Jun 19, 2014
Russia’s Transaero Airlines is set to launch electronic flight bag (EFB) Class 2, enabling the use of electronic documents on portable devices during all phases of flight.
May 07, 2014
Air France has released details of its new first class “La Premiere” suite, a curtained-off private cabin that will debut on its 19 Boeing 777-300s from September.
May 06, 2014
Emirates Airline is reportedly in the advanced stages of upgrading its top premium classes on its Airbus A380s and Boeing 777s to include bedrooms and room service, as Gulf carriers continue to raise the stakes in luxury.
May 05, 2014
Abu Dhabi-based Etihad Airways will offer an ultra-premium, two-person “Residence” class—at a cost of $20,000 one-way—along with first-class “Apartments” on its Airbus A380s.
Apr 22, 2014
STG Aerospace is hoping to certify its retrofit ambient lighting system for the Airbus A320 family and Boeing 757 by the end of this year, after securing Dutch charter airline Arkefly as its launch customer on the Boeing 737-800.
Apr 22, 2014
Delta Air Lines has finished installing fully lie-flat seats in the business-class sections of its entire widebody international fleet.
Apr 17, 2014
Russia’s Transaero Airlines, which has unveiled the layout of its new fleet of four Airbus A380s, will be equipped with the highest number of seats—652—compared to other operators of the type.
Apr 14, 2014
FAA said it has completed “nationwide installation” of an Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) radio network to support its ongoing transition to the satellite-based NextGen air traffic control (ATC) system.
Apr 11, 2014
Airbus was unable to display its planned design for 11-abreast seating on its A380 at the Aircraft Interiors Expo in Hamburg, despite indicating that a cabin mock-up would be there as recently as last week.