Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
Jun 30, 2015
Aircraft & Engines News-June 30, 2015
Jun 30, 2015
Embraer is to seek steep-approach certification for its E190-E2, although the other two E2 family members are not currently slated for the approval.
Jun 30, 2015
Boeing will collaborate with Embraer to fly a test bed for environmental technologies in Brazil in 2016, as a follow on the US manufacturer’s series of ecoDemonstrators.
Jun 30, 2015
Airbus has handed over the first Airbus A350-900 XWB to its second customer, Vietnam Airlines.
Jun 29, 2015
Russia’s Aviadvigatel Co. and Perm Engine Co., which are developing a PD-14 engine for the Irkut MC-21 aircraft, plans to start testing the engine in its flying laboratory in the third quarter.
Jun 29, 2015
All Nippon Airways (ANA) is focusing on more destinations and frequencies rather than larger aircraft for domestic operations, president and CEO Osamu Shinobe told ATW on the sidelines of the Star Alliance chief executive board meeting in Warsaw last week.
Jun 26, 2015
Japan Airlines (JAL) is due to begin operating its first Boeing 787-9 next week, as JAL and its rival All Nippon Airways (ANA) continue to build their 787 fleets.