Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
Jul 14, 2010
Qantas Group announced yesterday that it brought forward deliveries of eight of its 50 787s on order to mid-2012, a move it said would allow it to speed the retirement of its 767s, give its low-cost carrier Jetstar a competitive edge and bolster its own domestic fleet.
Jul 13, 2010
Zodiac Aerospace rejected a takeover bid by Safran, which confirmed that it sent a letter to the chairman of the supervisory board of Zodiac proposing that the two companies examine the merits of consolidation. Zodiac directors unanimously decided against considering a merger during a July 9 board meeting.
Jul 13, 2010
COMAC yesterday announced that many of the C919's most critical systems will be developed and produced via joint ventures between Western and Chinese companies, including a GE Aviation Systems/AVIC JV that will be responsible for the aircraft'savionics core processing system, display system and onboard maintenance system.
Jul 10, 2010
Alaska Airlines completed outfitting all 55 of its 737-800s as well as 10 737-900s with Aircell's Gogo inflight Internet service, representing more than half the carrier's fleet. It said the service will be available on its remaining two 737-900s by the end of the month and on its remaining -400s and -700s by year end.
Mar 17, 2020
Industry insiders and analysts are increasingly forecasting a 20% or greater falloff in commercial aftermarket revenue this year for manufacturers and other aerospace and defense companies with stakes in the business due to the COVID-19 coronavirus crisis and the collapse in Western air travel.
Mar 17, 2020
As a consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic, Airbus has decided to “temporarily pause production” at its French and Spanish sites for four days, starting Mar. 17.
Mar 17, 2020
Boeing said late March 16 that Heidi Capozzi, senior vice president of human resources, is leaving in early April “to pursue another opportunity.”
Mar 17, 2020
NASA looks to industry power train demonstrators to advance electrified aircraft propulsion.
Mar 17, 2020
American Airlines, ACSS and the FAA are collecting data on the operational value of flights using ADS-B In.
Mar 16, 2020
Safran powers VoltAero; scaling quantum computers; automating dogfighting; eVTOL in Norway; safer batteries; drone delivery bases.
Mar 13, 2020
NASA is formulating a new, “multi-tech” strategy to pave the way towards a possible next-generation, subsonic, electrified X-plane
Mar 13, 2020
Regional turboprop manufacturer ATR positively contributed to Italian parent company Leonardo’s 2019 results in orders and deliveries, according to Leonardo CEO Alessandro Profumo.