Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
Jun 20, 2017
Boeing will leverage technology from the Boeing 777 and 787 when pulling together the design for its proposed middle of the market aircraft (MMA), Boeing VP and GM-airplane development Mike Delaney said at the Paris Air Show June 20.
Jun 20, 2017
Air Senegal, the new Senegalese national airline, has signed a firm contract for two ATR 72-600s at the Paris Air Show. The order has estimated value of €50 million ($56 million) at list prices.
Jun 20, 2017
Rapidly expanding African carrier Ethiopian Airlines has placed a follow-on order for 10 Rolls-Royce powered Airbus A350-900s, which were previously listed as undisclosed on Airbus’ order book.
Jun 20, 2017
Delta Air Lines announced an order for 10 Airbus A321ceos at the Paris Air Show June 20, adding to 30 A321s ordered by the Atlanta-based carrier in May.
Jun 20, 2017
Boeing’s strong opening act for the new 737 MAX 10, the largest of its re-engined narrowbody family launched this week at the Paris Air Show, continued Tuesday with major orders from United Airlines and Chinese lessor CALC.
Dec 09, 2022
China Eastern is the launch customer of the C919 and expects to begin domestic service with the newly certified narrowbody aircraft in early 2023.
Dec 09, 2022
Commercial aviation goes beyond scheduled airline operations, as these photos show everything from jets to firefighting helicopters.
Dec 09, 2022
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Dec 08, 2022
GKN Aerospace has partnered with UK independent advanced propulsion research center IAAPS to ground test a megawatt-scale electric aircraft powertrain.
Dec 08, 2022
Researchers at the U.S. National Renewable Energy Laboratory are exploring the conversion of sargassum and wood waste into SAF.
Dec 08, 2022
The French supply chain on which Airbus largely relies is being hit simultaneously by slowed-down production in China and skyrocketing energy prices.
Dec 08, 2022
IATA estimates that sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production will reach at least 300 million liters in 2022—a 200% increase on 2021’s 100 million liters.
Dec 08, 2022
Air India has committed more than $400 million to refurbish the cabins on all of its current widebodies, comprising 27 Boeing 787s and 13 777s.