Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion

Sep 11, 2015
Newly reconstituted Malaysian flag carrier Malaysia Airlines Berhad (MAB) will add four new Airbus A350-900 XWB aircraft to its fleet, to begin services from late 2017.
Sep 11, 2015
Gulf Air is in talks with Airbus over a potential major fleet replacement order.
Sep 10, 2015
The left GE90 engine on the British Airways Boeing 777 that caught fire on a Las Vegas runway has “multiple breaches of the engine case,” investigators said.
Sep 10, 2015
A hypersonic plane that could carry 100 passengers between Europe and Australia in 90 minutes could be a reality by 2050, according to the German Aerospace Center (DLR).
Sep 10, 2015
The CSeries is 85% through certification tests and about to enter “the final flight testing phase,” according to Bombardier.
Sep 10, 2015
Jakarta’s Soekarno-Hatta International Airport will dispose at least 10 aircraft mothballed on the airport’s apron.
Sep 10, 2015
Boeing has again projected the Asia-Pacific region will have the greatest demand for commercial airline pilots and maintenance technicians with 40% of the global need, according to its 2015 Boeing Pilot & Technician Outlook.
Sep 09, 2015
Airbus’ year-to-date order book for commercial aircraft soared to a gross total of 748 as of Aug. 31; Boeing has booked orders for 462.