Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
May 23, 2014
Airbus has completed test flights of two A350 XWB aircraft on the same day, flying them side by side at one point, as the French manufacturer heads towards the entry-into-service date for launch customer Qatar Airways at the end of this year.
May 23, 2014
Irish low-cost carrier Ryanair will lease extra capacity over the summer season to accommodate increasing passenger numbers before its new Boeing aircraft arrive in September.
May 22, 2014
The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has called on FAA to “reevaluate” the risk of an “internal short circuit” in lithium ion batteries currently operating on in-service Boeing 787s.
May 22, 2014
Honeywell is moving ahead with development of its Electric Green Taxiing System (EGTS) for narrowbody aircraft and is talking to COMAC about potentially making the system an option on the C919.
May 21, 2014
Bangkok-based low-cost carrier (LCC) Nok Air has finalized an order for eight Boeing 737-800s and seven 737 MAX 8s.
May 21, 2014
SriLankan Airlines’ low-cost subsidiary Mihin Lanka will take two Boeing 737-800s from Air Lease Corp. to test a potential switch from Airbus to Boeing.
May 21, 2014
Emirates Airline would consider ordering more A380s if Airbus revamps its existing A380-800 with improved fuel efficiency and newer engines, much like the A320neo.