Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion

Feb 14, 2017
Airbus is working on a redesign of its A320 Sharklet wingtips as a result of developing a new design manufacturing process for the foil of a high-speed yacht competing in this year’s America’s Cup race.
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.
Sep 27, 2024
The 2025 Osaka World Expo has been promoted as an early opportunity for paying passengers to fly on electric air taxis, but this is now in doubt.
Sep 27, 2024
Rolls-Royce has elected to shut down its electrical propulsion unit, Rolls-Royce Electrical, having failed to find a buyer for the business.
Sep 27, 2024
The walkout at Boeing halted much-needed progress on quality-focused changes and will make regaining momentum even more challenging.
Sep 26, 2024
Negotiators representing Boeing and the International Association of Machinists (IAM) will resume mediated talks Sept. 27.
Sep 26, 2024
AirAsia airplanes will fill most of the 14 lines of maintenance.
Sep 26, 2024
South Korean carrier T’Way is advancing its long-haul plans by securing a deal to lease Airbus A330neos from Avolon.
Sep 26, 2024
Airlines and lessors have at least one thing in common these days: unheard-of disruption as manufacturers fail to meet their delivery commitments.
Sep 26, 2024
Wizz Air Abu Dhabi will not launch Airbus A321XLR operations until 2026, when crucial upgrades should have been made to the aircraft's Pratt & Whitney GTF engine.