Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
May 19, 2008
Wichita-based Spirit AeroSystems will design and produce the composite center fuselage frame section for the A350 XWB under an agreement with Airbus announced last week. The structure, which will be approximately 64.7 ft. (19.7 m.) long and weigh around 8,990 lb. (4,078 kg.), will be manufactured in a new assembly plant to be built in North Carolina, Spirit said.
May 19, 2008
Regional, a wholly owned subsidiary of Air France, converted two options for E-170s to firm orders. The transaction is valued at $63 million.
May 19, 2008
The new union ostensibly representing US Airways' 5,000 pilots voiced its opposition to a potential merger with United Airlines Friday, stating that unresolved issues relating to the merger of the former US and America West Airlines must be addressed first.
May 19, 2008
Airbus continues to discuss an A350 XWB powerplant with GE, Executive VP-Head of A350 Program Didier Evrard said last week at a briefing in Toulouse. Currently, the only engine available on the long-range aircraft is Rolls-Royce's Trent XWB. The A350 has garnered 362 orders from 22 customers and is scheduled to enter service (the -900) in 2013. Evrard said he had "no forecast" for the discussions and that the manufacturer is "waiting" for GE to design and offer an engine that meets Airbus's requirements.
May 16, 2008
Airbus announced yesterday in Toulouse a partnership with JetBlue Airways, IAE, Honeywell Aerospace and Honeywell's UOP subsidiary "to pursue development of a sustainable second-generation biofuel for use in commercial aircraft." The new venture will endeavor to develop renewal energy technology to convert vegetable- and algae-based oils into jet fuel. UOP already has developed "process technology to convert natural oils and greases to military jet fuel" as a drop-in replacement as part of a project funded by the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency and the technology also wi
Dec 28, 2018
New turboprops, big turbofans and the electrification of aircraft propulsion led the news in 2018 as developments in powerplant technology continued to set the pace for advances in aerospace.
Dec 28, 2018
Vertical flight was a hot topic in 2018 with heightened activity on electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing (eVTOL) aircraft for recreational and air-taxi use.
Dec 26, 2018
All Nippon Airways (ANA) will begin its Airbus A380 flights to Honolulu May 24 with a 3X weekly service, taking them to a daily service from July 1.
Dec 21, 2018
Airbus and Boeing commercial aircraft gross orders for 2018 year-to-date, sorted by most-recent date of order placement with manufacturer.
Dec 21, 2018
Nigerian startup Green Africa Airways has committed to purchasing up to 100 Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft, Boeing said Dec. 21.
Dec 21, 2018
US and European regulators have approved the CFM International-powered Airbus A319neo, clearing the aircraft type’s way for an initial delivery early next year in a corporate configuration.
Dec 21, 2018
Airbus and Boeing commercial aircraft deliveries for 2018 year-to-date, sorted by most-recent delivery date.
Dec 21, 2018
Technical and administrative issues caused a Scoot Boeing 787 Dreamliner flight to be delayed 56 hrs.—the second extended delay for the Singapore LCC’s 787s in less than a month.