Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
Nov 04, 2010
Qantas has grounded its six-strong A380 fleet after one of the aircraft suffered an uncontained engine failure just after takeoff from Singapore yesterday.
Nov 03, 2010
Lufthansa subsidiary Austrian Airlines said it expects to turn a profit on its long-haul flights for business travel in 2011 for the first time since they were established in 1988 owing to the relaunch of five-times-weekly Vienna–Mumbai flights Oct. 31 (ATW Daily News, May 25).
Nov 03, 2010
Singapore-based BOC Aviation announced it has ordered 30 Airbus A320 family aircraft with deliveries scheduled over three years from 2012. This order follows Tuesday's announcement of an order for eight Boeing 777-300ERs for long-term lease to Thai Airways International (ATW Daily News, Nov. 3).
Nov 03, 2010
Singapore-based BOC Aviation announced it has ordered 30 Airbus A320 family aircraft with deliveries scheduled over three years from 2012. This order follows Tuesday's announcement of an order for eight Boeing 777-300ERs for long-term lease to Thai Airways International (ATW Daily News, Nov. 3).
Nov 02, 2010
Citing China’s rapid economic development and steadily increasing personal wealth, Boeing predicts the country will become the world’s No. 2 aircraft market over the next 20 years, requiring 4,330 new commercial aircraft valued at $480 billion and tripling its fleet size. “China is one of the world’s fastest growing and dynamic aviation markets,” Boeing VP-Marketing Randy Tinseth said. “We expect domestic passenger traffic for China to grow at a rate of 7.9% on average,” he told reporters in Beijing on Tuesday.
May 12, 2020
Turboprop manufacturer ATR enjoyed a significant increase in orders in 2019 and believes that the regional market will be one of the first to recover from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.
May 12, 2020
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) has suspended development of the M100 version of the SpaceJet regional jet as one measure in stanching the cash bleed from the program.
May 11, 2020
Avianca Holdings, one of Latin America‘s largest airlines, has filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy in New York after failing to secure a government bailout before the deadline for a $66 million bond repayment due this month.
May 11, 2020
SALZBURG—As part of its new program that reconfigures passenger aircraft for cargo operations in the age of COVID-19, Lufthansa Technik has signed its first agreement to convert an Airbus A380.
May 08, 2020
Boeing formally has decoupled restarting production of the 737 MAX from the recertification effort for the grounded narrowbody, and the OEM and leading supplier
May 08, 2020
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May 08, 2020
Ask the Editors: Airline cabins are already quite safe, and many airlines now require face coverings throughout flight and in airports.
May 08, 2020
In damage-control effort, French aerospace industry outlines plans for supply chain support.