Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
Apr 30, 2010
CFM International said development on its next-generation LEAP-X1C engine, selected late last year to power Commercial Aircraft Corp. of China's 150-seat C919 slated to enter service in 2016, is progressing well with second-phase core testing underway and scheduled to conclude by mid-May.
Apr 30, 2010
El Al said yesterday that it is cancelling an order for four 777-200s placed two years ago. "Since the agreement with Boeing was signed in 2008 and the global crisis occurred in world markets, there have been substantial changes in the aviation sector," El Al CEO Eliezer Shkedi said, according to Reuters.
Apr 30, 2010
this week took delivery of its first A330-200, the first of 10 slated to join its fleet to replace 767s on flights between Hawaiiand the continental US. The aircraft is leased to the carrier through CITAerospace. HA will take delivery of two more leased A330-200s this year and begin taking delivery next year of seven of the type it has on firm order. The aircraft will seat 294 passengers in a two-class configuration.
Feb 11, 2020
Flight testing of the COMAC C919 has exceeded the designed cruise speed of the narrowbody airliner and reached its intended ceiling, with the fleet of six prototypes now complete.
Feb 11, 2020
Production of the composite blade set for Rolls-Royce’s UltraFan future large civil engine family demonstrator is getting underway at the company’s Bristol facility, representing the official start of parts manufacturing for the first test engine.
Feb 11, 2020
Sessions are expected to focus on the MCAS and manual-trim operation.
Feb 11, 2020
With the first Boeing 787-8 expected to return from lease soon, Boeing is forecasting an influx of refurbishment orders as the aircraft enters its second life.
Feb 11, 2020
As it becomes clearer that disruptive new airliner configurations will be one of the few ways of meeting the reduced emissions targets of the future, Airbus has revealed it is flight-testing a scaled blended wing body (BWB) technology demonstrator.
Feb 10, 2020
Eurocontrol, the organization in charge of air traffic management (ATM) in Europe, wants to be prepared for the integration of hybrid electric aircraft—potentially with different needs and performance—in the continent’s airspace.
Feb 10, 2020
NASA has substantially increased funding requested for aeronautics research in fiscal 2021 over the spending level envisioned a year ago.
Feb 10, 2020
ST Engineering told reporters at the Singapore Airshow that its newest converted Airbus freighter is expected to receive certification “either this month or next month.”