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.”
Jan 17, 2025
With Boeing delivering the final 777-300ER at the end of 2024, this week’s Flight Friday looks back at how 777 cycles have been since the beginning of 2019.
Jan 16, 2025
Moscow has signed off an investment of RUB283.8 billion ($2.8 billion) to facilitate the domestic production of 600 commercial airliners by 2030.
Jan 16, 2025
Bruno Stoufflet, Dassault Aviation’s former CTO and director of innovation, has taken office as president of the Toulouse-based Air and Space Academy.
Jan 16, 2025
SAESL is eyeing “tactical solutions,” such as parts swapping, to overcome supply chain constraints.
Jan 15, 2025
GOL plans to exit Chapter 11 bankruptcy in May and pledges an improving financial performance as more aircraft return to service after engine maintenance.
Jan 15, 2025
While the performance of Airbus and Boeing in terms of deliveries has been in the spotlight, dramatic falls in order numbers for both OEMs have gone under the radar.
Jan 14, 2025
The nine 787 handovers were the highest monthly total for the widebodies since December 2023’s 11.
Jan 14, 2025
Boeing closed 2024 with some notable cleaning up of its orderbook and a few positive delivery-related developments, including a solid month of 787 hand-overs.