Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
Mar 23, 2018
The BelugaXL is the successor of the current generation of Beluga, the BelugaST. The program was launched in November 2014 to address the transport capacity requirements in view of the A350 XWB ramp-up and other aircraft production rate increases. Airbus decided to expand its existing BelugaST fleet with the development and production of five new BelugaXL aircraft, derived from the company’s versatile A330 widebody product line.
Mar 23, 2018
FAA is projecting significant rises in US air passenger and air cargo traffic, as well as a doubling of the hobbyist unmanned aircraft vehicle (UAV) fleet in the next five years, according to its annual Aerospace Forecast for fiscal years 2018-2038.
Mar 23, 2018
Lufthansa Group subsidiary Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS) has established an entry-into-service process for its future Airbus A320/321neo fleet.
Mar 23, 2018
Ryanair—which agreed to take a 24.9% stake in Niki Lauda’s new Austrian carrier LaudaMotion—also sees the new airline as a test to see if the Airbus A320 would make sense one day for the all-Boeing Irish LCC.
Mar 23, 2018
Boeing has not appealed the US International Trade Commission’s (ITC) rejection of its CSeries price-dumping claims against Bombardier. Boeing confirmed the March 22 deadline to appeal the Jan. 26 vote passed without it filing an appeal.
Jun 29, 2023
With nearly 1,000 A320 and 737 MAX family aircraft ordered at Paris Air Show, this week’s #FlightFriday looks at the A320ceo, A320neo, 737-800 and the 737-8 MAX
Jun 29, 2023
Six Boeing 737-8s will join the fleet of Turkish Airlines' low-cost subsidiary AnadoluJet.
Jun 29, 2023
What was once a 50-50 single-aisle/twin-aisle market is now a 70-30 market, with no signs of changing.
Jun 28, 2023
Visitors observed an accurate picture of the industry, circa 2023.
Jun 28, 2023
The Kazakhstan flag-carrier is evaluating whether to increase the range of its Airbus A321LR by adding an additional center tank to the aircraft.
Jun 28, 2023
The aircraft has received FAA special airworthiness certification for flight testing.
Jun 28, 2023
Boeing had a quiet Paris Air Show in terms of new orders, but it continues to make progress on two key commercial programs bogged down in regulatory scrutiny.
Jun 27, 2023
Union leaders say the agreement offers substantial wage increases, maintains healthcare plan benefits the membership insisted on, and no mandatory overtime.