Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion

Nov 30, 2017
The regulatory clearance gives ATR access to the Canadian market in the 68-78-seat turboprop sector, which is currently dominated by Montreal-based Bombardier’s Q400.
Nov 29, 2017
Memphis-based FedEx Corp. has signed on to be the launch customer for a brand new cargo aircraft, the Cessna SkyCourier 408 turboprop produced by Wichita, Kansas-based Textron Aviation.
Nov 29, 2017
Airbus has begun final assembly of the first A330-800, the second member of the A330neo family.
Nov 29, 2017
Austrian Airlines will phase out its final Fokker aircraft—an F100—in December, marking the end of the Lufthansa subsidiary’s Fokker operations.
Nov 29, 2017
South Africa’s CemAir has finalized an order for two new Bombardier Q400 turboprops, which was announced at the 2017 Paris Air Show.
May 02, 2023
The U.S. lessor is saying it expects to be compensated by airframers for delayed aircraft deliveries, claiming those companies ramped up production too quickly.
May 02, 2023
Dual-use aircraft could serve as a military tanker while ushering Northrop Grumman into the airliner business.
May 02, 2023
The Luxembourg flag carrier will begin MAX operations in summer 2023 with two leased 737-8s.
May 01, 2023
While both PW1000G and CFM Leap customers are seeing issues, the problems are far more widespread in the Pratt fleet.
May 01, 2023
Dubbed an "Explorer" aircraft, the 787-10 is the first of a planned series of additional test platforms which Boeing will use to focus on specific technologies.
Apr 28, 2023
An engine failure aboard a Longtail Aviation Boeing 747-400 spotlights the importance of keeping records on service-bulletin implementations.
Apr 28, 2023
CEO says Airbus is simultaneously pursuing its hydrogen aircraft project and looking at a more conventional propulsion system for entry into service in 2035-40.
Apr 28, 2023
Prices are rising in aerospace and defense, but few are turning away because of it.