Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
Jul 23, 2019
Russia’s United Aircraft Corp. (UAC) will need a RUB300 billion ($4.8 billion) capital injection “to complete the financial restructuring,” Rostec Corp. CEO Sergey Chemezov said in a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin July 22.
Jul 22, 2019
Airbus has urged A321neo operators to implement a temporary center-of-gravity (CG) limitation to eliminate an already-remote risk of an excessive pitch-up condition while it finalizes a software update that addresses the issue.
Jul 19, 2019
Lufthansa subsidiary Austrian Airlines is set to renew its narrowbody fleet by replacing 18 Bombardier Dash 8 Q400s with 10 Airbus A320s.
Jul 19, 2019
Icelandair will keep the Boeing 737 MAX off its flight schedule through the end of October as uncertainty about when the grounded aircraft will return to service drags on.
Jul 19, 2019
Asia has the most in-service aircraft with LEAP engines. Numbers are set to grow more in coming years.
Oct 29, 2025
Airbus has revised downwards its production target for the A220 family, a decision based on the poor recent sales performance of the aircraft.
Oct 29, 2025
Hindustan Aeronautics plans to return to production of commercial aircraft for the first time since 1988, building the all-Russian SJ-100 for Indian customers.
Oct 28, 2025
Executives at Volaris believe the number of aircraft on ground (AOG) stemming from issues related to Pratt GTF engines should resolve by the end of 2027.
Oct 28, 2025
Flown by NASA X-59 lead pilot Nils Larson, the much-anticipated first flight of the Lockheed Martin-built aircraft began at 8:14 a.m. PDT Oct. 28.
Oct 28, 2025
Yakovlev flew the second prototype of the so-called import-substituted MC-21-310 narrowbody airliner from its facility in Irkutsk, Russia, on Oct. 28.
Oct 28, 2025
Riyadh Air signed its first aircraft lease agreement with global aircraft lessor AviLease on Oct. 27 for a Boeing 787-9.
Oct 28, 2025
SalamAir has signed a 10-year memorandum of understanding with Mach Aerospace International.
Oct 28, 2025
FTAI Aviation has no plans to enter the new-generation engine maintenance market in the next few years.