Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
Jan 26, 2018
Following a massive injection of new aircraft in the four years following its December 2013 emergence from Chapter 11 and merger with US Airways, American Airlines is slowing the pace of its fleet renewal and dialing back spending on aircraft.
Jan 26, 2018
The acquisition of US carrier Eastern Air Lines by charter operator Swift Air in 2017 has resulted in Mitsubishi Aircraft losing an order for 20 MRJ regional jets.
Jan 26, 2018
The A350-1000 has begun a three-week demonstration tour to the Middle-East and Asia-Pacific region, following the completion of a flight test campaign that lasted less than one year and culminated in joint EASA and FAA type certification in November 2017.
Jan 26, 2018
With almost 14,300 LEAP engines on order and CFM56s continuing to be produced in larger numbers than forecast, CFM International said it aims to close a 4-5-week gap between planned and actual engine deliveries to Airbus and Boeing by the end of 2018.
Nov 20, 2024
The ACC roadmap calls for airlines to trigger demand by including circular material requirements in requests for proposals and material purchase orders.
Nov 20, 2024
The company touts its two-seat demonstrator’s work to validate concepts that are key to planned larger variant.
Nov 19, 2024
Troubled Tier 1 aerostructures supplier Spirit AeroSystems is selling its Fiber Materials (FMI) business to Tex-Tech Industries for $165 million in cash.
Nov 19, 2024
A GE-led project with Boeing, NASA and the Oak Ridge laboratory is turning to supercomputers to understand the challenges of integrating a future open fan engine.
Nov 19, 2024
The creation of so-called green flight paths could have a snowball effect on the promotion, appropriation and production of SAF, a research paper suggests.
Nov 19, 2024
Ethiopian Airlines is ready to place an order for a “double-digit” number of Embraer E2s or Airbus A220s, but not until the types’ engine issues are resolved.
Nov 19, 2024
Elliott says “the time has come to embrace simplification.”
Nov 18, 2024
New Zealand spaceplane developer Dawn Aerospace has flown its Mk-II Aurora rocket-powered aircraft supersonically for the first time.