Aerospace Aircraft & Propulsion
Mar 26, 2013
Abu Dhabi-based Etihad Airways has extended its relationship with Sanad Aero Solutions with a 10-year agreement for the sale and lease-back of key component spares
Mar 25, 2013
The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) will hold the first of two Boeing 787-related public events April 11-12, focusing generally on lithium ion batteries in transportation.
Mar 25, 2013
Boeing conducted a functional check flight Monday on Line number 86, a Boeing-owned production aircraft built for LOT Polish Airlines.
Mar 22, 2013
Boeing was out of bounds when it provided conclusions about the Japan Airlines 787 fire during a recent press briefing in Tokyo, the US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has charged.
Mar 21, 2013
American Airlines will equip its Airbus A320 fleet with Airbus’ Runway Overrun Prevention System (ROPS).
Mar 07, 2013
The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) will hold both a public “forum” and “investigative hearing” next month to explore issues surrounding the Boeing 787’s lithium ion batteries.
Mar 07, 2013
The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) provided a detailed description of the Jan. 7 Boeing 787 fire in Boston, but offered no conclusion regarding the incident’s root cause.
Mar 05, 2013
UK-based aircraft components-to-energy conglomerate Meggitt has confirmed that the Boeing 787’s battery charger has passed a series of tests by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB).
Mar 05, 2013
Boeing Commercial Airplanes president and CEO Ray Conner said the 787 could be flying again “very fast” if FAA approves Boeing’s proposed fix for the grounded aircraft.
Mar 04, 2013
The share of United Aircraft Corp.’s (UAC) revenue generated from civil aircraft sales grew from 3.6% in 2011 to 10.5% in 2012. UAC’s civil aircraft revenue rose 10% to $5.87 billion in 2012, UAC said in a statement. Sales of played a big part in the rise. By 2015, UAC plans to increase civil aircraft revenue’s share to 20% of its total.
Sep 19, 2012
Southwest Airlines (SWA) has purchased up to 268 additional sets of Blended Winglets for its Boeing 737-700 and 737-800 NextGen aircraft from Aviation Partners Boeing (APB), its largest single order.
Sep 04, 2012
Airbus has delivered the first wing for the A350 XWB to the final assembly line in Toulouse, France, from its Broughton, UK, site.
Aug 17, 2012
Rockwell Collins, which announced a retrofit update to the Boeing 757/767 flight deck at the Farnborough Airshow in July, has revealed that it is planning to add synthetic vision capability by around 2016.