Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion

Nov 29, 2016
UK regional carrier Eastern Airways has taken delivery of two Embraer E170-100LRs as it seeks to expand its charter activities.
Nov 29, 2016
Aircalin, a full-service airline based on the French Pacific island of New Caledonia, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to acquire two Airbus A320neos and two A330-900s.
Nov 28, 2016
French carrier Air Calédonie has taken delivery of the first of four ATR 72-600 aircraft in Toulouse, France.
Nov 28, 2016
Bombardier delivered the first CS300 aircraft to launch operator airBaltic Nov. 28. The Latvian flag carrier will launch its first CS300 flight Dec…
Nov 28, 2016
The World Trade Organization (WTO) has weighed in on a long-running subsidy dispute relating to Boeing aircraft, saying that a Washington state tax incentive on the 777X program contravenes WTO subsidy rules, but dismissing six other complaints made by the European Union (EU).
Jun 10, 2022
Building on its involvement in a UK project that set a speed record for electric aircraft, energy storage specialist Electroflight has introduced a battery system designed to be available off the shelf for use in the early development of electric aircraft.
Jun 10, 2022
A prominent aircraft lessor explains why his company’s order book has swung so far in Airbus’ favor.
Jun 10, 2022
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Jun 09, 2022
“Several airframers in commercial aviation are ready to go ahead with single-pilot operations,” says a Toulouse-based professor in an aerospace engineering course. “And they are waiting for one another to go first.”
Jun 09, 2022
European sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) manufacturers could produce 1.83 million tons of e-kerosene in 2030, saving about 5 million tons of CO2, but it must be of the right type, according to European campaign group Transport & Environment (T&E). 
Jun 08, 2022
Canada’s first private-equity fund dedicated to the aerospace supply chain is targeting $100 million and already has garnered commitments for $77 million, officials said.
Jun 08, 2022
Turboprop manufacturer ATR believes that Japan will be home to a 100-strong fleet of the type “in a few years,” CEO Stefano Bortoli said.
Jun 08, 2022
Regional turboprop lessor Monte Aircraft Leasing has agreed to purchase up to 100 hydrogen-electric powertrains from zero-emission propulsion startup ZeroAvia for installation on new and existing Cessna Caravans and De Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otters as well as Dornier 228s and HAL-228s.