Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
Jun 28, 2017
American Airlines has reached an agreement with technology firm Analogic to buy $6 million worth of computed tomography (CT) airport checkpoint screening machines that the carrier hopes to deploy at US airports later this year following US government certification of the equipment.
Jun 28, 2017
FedEx subsidiary TNT Express’ worldwide operations were “significantly affected” by an information system virus, the Memphis-based express cargo company said June 28.
Jun 28, 2017
The Perlan 2 stratospheric glider, an Airbus-sponsored mission, has arrived in Argentina as the Airbus Perlan Mission II team bids to set a new altitude record for sailplanes.
Jun 28, 2017
A previous IAG order for 20 Airbus A320neos will be placed with Spanish flag carrier Iberia, the airline said June 28.
Jun 27, 2017
Russia’s S7 Airlines expects to take delivery of its first Airbus A320neo is the coming weeks, making S7 the first A320neo family operator in Russia, CEO Anton Eremin told ATW recently on the sidelines of the IATA AGM in Cancun.
Aug 01, 2024
“This model ... did what it was meant to do, which is it proved the aerodynamics of the nose activating take-off gear,” says JetZero CEO Tom O’Leary.
Aug 01, 2024
Transport Canada issued an emergency airworthiness directive requiring detailed visual inspections of Airbus A220-100/300 main landing gear.
Aug 01, 2024
Leonardo Helicopters has begun ground runs of its Next-Generation Civil Tiltrotor Technology Demonstrator ahead of its first flight, planned before year-end,
Aug 01, 2024
Wizz Air posted a dramatic drop in quarterly net profit, citing the airline’s ongoing impact from geared turbofan (GTF) engine-related aircraft groundings.
Aug 01, 2024
Rolls-Royce has begun flight tests of a major upgrade to the Trent 1000 engine powering some Boeing 787s.
Aug 01, 2024
MTU Aero Engines reports that the time in shop to overhaul some PW1000G geared-turbofan engines has fallen below 100 days.
Jul 31, 2024
Boeing is anticipating certification of all three in-development aircraft by the end of 2025 and expressing confidence in near-term production-ramp estimates.
Jul 31, 2024
Boeing CFO Brian West indicated that the troubled airframer and large defense prime will see another year full of red ink when 2024 results are reported.