Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
Feb 02, 2011
Engine reliability continues to improve, catastrophic one-off events notwithstanding.
Feb 02, 2011
When Donald Douglas Sr. said in 1958 at the first flight of the DC-8 that every major advance in aviation had been due to the development of the engine, he couldn’t possibly have imagined the GE90.
Feb 01, 2011
Republic Airways Holdings said Monday it will transfer eight Embraer E-170s from Frontier Airlines to contract flying for Delta Air Lines. The aircraft are expected to be placed into Delta Connection service between May and September and will have a term of six years from the in-service date for DL, RAH said. After the addition of these aircraft, the company and its subsidiaries will operate a total of 48 aircraft on behalf of DL: 16 E-175s, eight E-170s, and 24 E-145s.
Feb 01, 2011
Qatar Airways CEO Akbar Al Baker is still "happy" with the airline's relationship with Boeing despite the seventh delay of the Dreamliner program announced last month (ATW Daily News, Jan. 19).
Feb 01, 2011
ATR announced that Caribbean Airlines finalized an agreement to order nine ATR 72-600s valued at $200 million at list prices.
Jul 07, 2020
German aerospace center DLR is founding four new research institutes focused on synthetic fuels, low-emission propulsion and electric aviation.
Jul 07, 2020
Most airlines in the region want to defer deliveries due this year, and early widebody retirements are also planned.
Jul 06, 2020
Inmarsat is developing a “smart pipe” satellite communications (satcom) infrastructure for the Boeing 777X that independently allocates bandwidth for multiple, disparate applications.
Jul 03, 2020
Niel Golightly resigned on July 2 as Boeing’s chief communications officer after an employee complained about his 1987 article in the Naval Institute’s Proceedings journal that argued against allowing women to serve in combat.
Jul 03, 2020
Boeing declines to confirm reports that it is preparing to end the five-decade long production run of the 747, but Aviation Week understands key…
Jul 02, 2020
Regional turboprop manufacturer ATR plans to cut around 200 staff from its 1,400-strong workforce—the latest company to shrink its operations as a…
Jul 02, 2020
A system developed by German aerospace center DLR to help pilots fly more energy-efficient, lower-noise approaches is to be prepared for production by Swiss International Air Lines and Thales Avionics in a joint program.
Jul 01, 2020
Annual airshows in Farnborough or Paris have been a staple of the aerospace industry for generations.