Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
Jun 20, 2017
Driven by increased orders for Airbus, Boeing and COMAC aircraft, CFM International plans to add an extra 800 CFM56 and LEAP engines to its already bulging production plan between 2018 and 2020.
Jun 20, 2017
Boeing expects the airliner market to expand solidly in both the passenger and cargo sectors over the next 20 years, but sees the effective demise of the very large aircraft (VLA) sector, the company said at the Paris Air Show June 20.
Jun 19, 2017
When the commercial air travel industry was deregulated in the United States in 1978, new opportunities appeared on the horizon to link hundreds of city pairs that had never received nonstop air service before.
Jun 19, 2017
From the 2017 Paris Air Show, orders and commitments for Monday, June 19, 2017.
Jun 19, 2017
The 2017 Paris Air Show was expected to be focused on narrowbody aircraft, and Day One did not disappoint. The MAX vs. neo battle took center stage.
Sep 24, 2024
Philippine Airlines is prioritizing aircraft retrofits and is setting a 2025 deadline to decide on the fate of other aircraft programs.
Sep 24, 2024
CFM International CEO Gael Meheust joins the podcast to dive into the remarkable story behind the CFM56: Hear how teams on opposite sides of the Atlantic persevered against the odds to propel the industry into a new age.
Sep 24, 2024
Boeing has presented what it terms its best and final offer to striking International Association of Machinists (IAM), the company says.
Sep 23, 2024
It’s still too soon to gauge the ramifications of the strike that has shut down production and deliveries of Boeing 737s, 767s, and 777s.
Sep 23, 2024
Airbus is dealing with “10 times more issues on a daily basis” in its supply chain than in the past, Sinead Cormican, SVP of leasing said.
Sep 23, 2024
Tests of a liquid hydrogen fuel system by MTU Aero Engines validate that a defined mass flow of preconditioned hydrogen can be fed safely into a fuel cell.
Sep 23, 2024
Comac C919 and ARJ21 aircraft are currently stationed at Lhasa Gonggar Airport (LXA) in Tibet to conduct high-altitude testing and R&D for the plateau variant.
Sep 22, 2024
A new Cambridge University report lays out four 2030 sustainable aviation goals that “must be initiated immediately and completed within five years..."