Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
Nov 16, 2010
Bombardier Aerospace delivered the 1,000th Dash 8/Q-Series aircraft, a Q400 NextGen, delivered to Pinnacle Airlines. The Dash 8-100 aircraft was launched in 1980 and entered revenue service in 1984. Skytech-AIC secured an agreement from TUI Aviation GmbH to market three 1993 Corsair-operated 747-400s for sale/leaseback.
Nov 16, 2010
Boeing said Monday that it has not made a decision on when 787 flight testing will resume as it continues to investigate the electrical malfunction that led to a fire onboard aircraft ZA002 last week (ATW Daily News, Dec. 15).
Nov 16, 2010
COMAC announced at the China International Aviation and Aerospace Exhibition in Zhuhai Tuesday that four Chinese airlines and two leasing companies have placed orders and commitments for up to 100 C919s.
Nov 16, 2010
COMAC announced Tuesday that four Chinese airlines—Air China, China Southern Airlines, China Eastern Airlines, Hainan Airlines—as well as GE Capital Aviation Services and China Development Bank Leasing Co. have placed commitments for up to 100 C919s with first deliveries of the 150- to 170-seat jet scheduled for 2016.
Nov 15, 2010
Rolls-Royce has advised airlines that up to 34 Trent 900 engines may have to be replaced, according to airline sources in Sydney, who noted that Singapore Airlines may have to replace up to 20 engines in its fleet of 11 Airbus A380s, and Qantas may have to replace 14 engines.
May 25, 2020
Bombardier officials said a fire at its Belfast, Northern Ireland, facility was contained in one area of the factory and work in other areas of the factory has returned to normal.
May 25, 2020
Mitsubishi Aircraft is mothballing its SpaceJet flight testing operation in the U.S., consolidating operations in Nagoya, Japan, and closing all offices elsewhere, a spokesperson for the company said.
May 25, 2020
NASA’s electric plans; Xwing secures funds; GKN joins Eviation; eVTOL seats; X-59 challenges.
May 22, 2020
A Pakistan International Airlines Airbus A320 aircraft has crashed close to the airport in Karachi on May 22 en route from Lahore to Jinnah International Airport.
May 22, 2020
A group of internal FAA experts is reviewing aspects of the Boeing 777X and providing feedback to the team tasked with day-to-day oversight of Boeing’s certification work, jump-starting an effort the agency plans to integrate into its aircraft-approval process, Aviation Week has learned.
May 22, 2020
Increased connectivity creates new vulnerabilities—from avionics to inflight-entertainment networks and airline back-end operations.
May 22, 2020
Ask the Editors: Airlines will be in cash-preservation mode as long as they can, so this year and 2021 could be tough for maintenance.
May 21, 2020
Bamboo Airways is looking to power its new Boeing 787-9s with General Electric GEnx turbofans, according to the airline’s chairman Trinh Van Quyet.