Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion

Feb 14, 2017
Rolls-Royce Holdings reported £915 million ($1.1 billion) in underlying profit before finance charges and tax for the full-year 2016, down 45% year-over-year, on underlying revenues of £13.8 billion, down 2%.
Feb 14, 2017
Boeing plans to roll out the first 787-10, the third and largest variant of the 787, Feb. 17 at its manufacturing facility in North Charleston, South Carolina.
Feb 14, 2017
Korean Air reported a consolidated net loss of KRW642 billion ($565 million) in the fourth quarter of 2016, reversed from a profit of KRW132 billion in the same period a year earlier.
Feb 14, 2017
Norwegian regional airline Widerøe will become the first airline to operate the Embraer E190-E2, when it receives its initial aircraft in the first half of 2018.
Feb 13, 2017
Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS) is the Official Airline of the FIS Alpine Ski World Championships 2017 in St. Moritz and normally operates its Bombardier CS100 aircraft on scheduled flights throughout Europe. The aircraft, which is not built to fly in airshows, delivered three stunning flight displays accompanied by the Patrouille Suisse, the Swiss Air Force’s air display team, above the ski mountain resort of St. Moritz. ATW Correspondent Kurt Hofmann was exclusively invited to join an unusual trip for an civil airliner aircraft and its pilots.
Aug 05, 2022
Embraer plans to decide the engine supplier for its proposed turboprop by year-end, the company said.
Aug 05, 2022
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Aug 05, 2022
FAA okay to re-start deliveries ends a long saga, but now Boeing has a new problem to worry about. Listen in as our specialists break down the situation—and the numbers.
Aug 04, 2022
Proposed new federal legislation would renew the legal authorities already granted to U.S. agencies to protect critical infrastructure and events against rogue drones and empower the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to “proactively” prevent drone incursions at airports.
Aug 04, 2022
Southwest says it does not expect any 737-7 deliveries until next year, raising questions about the model’s certification progress.
Aug 03, 2022
For now, urban air mobility is focused on small two-four-passenger air taxis. But a UK study suggests that larger, 30-50-seat electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft could be competitive with existing modes of public transportation while reducing emissions and congestion.
Aug 03, 2022
The expected restart of Boeing 787 deliveries means attention will soon shift to how quickly the stored backlog will move and new aircraft will roll out. 
Aug 03, 2022
The Airbus A350F has now won 31 firm orders from six customers.