Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
Aug 17, 2017
Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS) retired its last Avro RJ100 with a special flight from Geneva to Zurich Aug. 15, after more than 15 years of service. The last of 21 SWISS Avros took off from Geneva and made its last official landing at Zurich airport. SWISS is replacing the Avros with Bombardier CSeries 100/300 aircraft. Exclusive photos by ATW correspondent Kurt Hofmann
Aug 17, 2017
El Al Israel Airlines is preparing to take delivery of its first Boeing 787, which will include ViaSat Wi-Fi, a new premium-economy cabin and lie-flat business-class seats supplied by Recaro.
Aug 16, 2017
An Australian scientific body says it believes it has identified the area in which Malaysia Airlines MH370 crashed into the southern Indian Ocean “with unprecedented precision and certainty.”
Aug 15, 2017
Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS) phased out its last Avro RJ100 with a special flight from Geneva to Zurich Aug. 15.
Feb 07, 2023
The 1-megawatt powertrain demonstrator is installed in a modified nacelle with large air inlets on either side to cool the fuel cells.
Feb 07, 2023
The structure forms the lower half of the Airbus-led Multi-Functional Fuselage Demonstrator (MFFD).
Feb 07, 2023
The project has been devised as a flying testbed for distributed electric propulsion technologies that could be used on future commercial aircraft.
Feb 07, 2023
Bioethanol produced from domestic timber would mainly be used as a feedstock for the production of SAF at Nippon Paper’s mills beginning in 2027.
Feb 07, 2023
Alder’s board announced on Jan. 11 that Sherbacow had left the company on Dec. 27 and named Tim Obitts as acting CEO but did not give a reason.
Feb 07, 2023
The loss to Japanese industry and government is more than just the $7 billion funneled into the ill-fated SpaceJet program.
Feb 07, 2023
Mitsubishi Heavy attributed the failure of the SpaceJet to an insufficient initial understanding of the highly complex certification process for airliners.
Feb 07, 2023
Aviation Week projects that the expanding engine fleet in Latin America will drive an increase in MRO spending over the next decade.