Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion

Oct 28, 2016
New runway condition code could avoid overruns like 2005 accident involving Southwest Airlines 737 at Chicago Midway, answering NTSB recommendations.
Oct 27, 2016
Indianapolis-based Republic Airways Holdings, which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in February, has confirmed in an SEC filing that it has reached agreement with Bombardier to defer delivery of CSeries aircraft it ordered in 2010.
Oct 27, 2016
Ridesharing company Uber has unveiled its vision for Uber Elevate, a network of small vertical-lift aircraft that would move passengers across congested cities faster than cars.
Oct 27, 2016
Qantas Airways has unveiled its first livery refresh in nine years, and has also revealed the configuration for its Boeing 787-9s, which will begin arriving in 2017.
Oct 27, 2016
United Parcel Service (UPS) has ordered 14 Boeing 747-8 freighters and placed options on 14 more of the type. The aircraft will be used to support the cargo carrier’s fleet expansion plans.
Oct 27, 2016
Brexit and terrorism-related concerns are prompting several European LCCs to lower their profit outlook, though overall they are still performing strongly.
Oct 26, 2016
Airbus Group recorded a third-quarter net profit of €50 million ($56 million), an 87% drop from the year-ago figure of €376 million.
Oct 26, 2016
Boeing reported a $2.28 billion consolidated net profit for the third quarter of 2016, up 33.7% from the company’s $1.7 billion net profit in 3Q 2015.