Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion

Aug 18, 2017
UK aero engine manufacturer Rolls-Royce has been granted full-flight certification by the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) for its Boeing 787 Trent 1000 TEN engine.
Aug 18, 2017
Boeing’s Helena, Montana, manufacturing site is set to install new machinery for manufacturing critical titanium parts for 777X production, the US manufacturer said Aug. 17.
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.”
Nov 05, 2024
The two OEMs’ key challenges are the extensive interdependencies across their shared supply chain.
Nov 05, 2024
Front-line workers represented by the International Association of Machinists (IAM) voted Nov. 4 to accept Boeing's latest contract proposal
Nov 05, 2024
The new HPT stage 1 blades help address hot-section durability issues that have led to lower-than-expected time-on-wing durations in harsh environments.
Nov 04, 2024
As the CFM Leap engine fleet grows, Safran is creating capacity for parts repair.
Nov 04, 2024
JetZero has marked a key step toward development of its full-scale blended wing body demonstrator.
Nov 04, 2024
Ryanair plans to cut its 2026 financial year traffic outlook to reflect ongoing delivery delays for its Boeing aircraft.
Nov 04, 2024
Dassault Falcon Jet has delivered its first Falcon 6X long-range business jet to a U.S. customer, according to Aviation Week Network’s Fleet Database.
Nov 04, 2024
Sustainable flight will require businesses that might otherwise have specialized in discrete aerospace tasks to also get involved in nontraditional areas.