Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion

Nov 17, 2016
Three cases of close encounters between unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and airliners heading for London Heathrow Airport were recorded in three consecutive days in July, according to the UK Airprox Board.
Nov 17, 2016
UK-based engine manufacturer Rolls-Royce said it is making “significant progress” in its transformation program to improve the company’s financial outlook, against a background of mixed markets.
Nov 17, 2016
Facilitators of an Asia-Pacific initiative that brings together turboprop aircraft operators in the region to share safety issues and best practices hope to bring in more airline and manufacturer participants in 2017.
Nov 17, 2016
A nice surprise awaited me yesterday as I connected from Hong Kong to a Cathay Pacific flight bound for Manila. At the gate was an Airbus A350.
Nov 16, 2016
Irish flag carrier Aer Lingus plans to add Dublin-Miami service in 2017 and seeks to add seven long-range Airbus A321neos to its fleet.
May 26, 2022
U.S. startup Natilus is conducting wind tunnel tests of the initial regional feeder member of its planned family of blended wing body uncrewed cargo aircraft.
May 26, 2022
To meet growing demands to decarbonize aviation, plans to build sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) plants continue to proliferate, with new projects taking shape from Spain to Sarawak. 
May 26, 2022
Following up on an MOU signed in October 2021, CRJ certificate holder MHI RJ Aviation Group has agreed to provide engineering services and aircraft integration and certification support for the retrofit of CRJ700 regional jets with ZeroAvia’s hydrogen-electric propulsion system.
May 26, 2022
“We’re having 50-to-100-year events every year now,” says Accenture Research Principal Director Jeff Wheless.
May 26, 2022
Safety management system sits at the center of a push to change the company’s direction.
May 26, 2022
A year-end deadline that would force changes to uncertified 737 MAX variants could trigger a showdown with lawmakers.
May 25, 2022
South African energy company Sasol and German research center HZB plan to lead a three-year project to develop next-generation catalysts to improve the production of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) using the Fischer-Tropsch process.
May 24, 2022
Taking a nontraditional approach to the potential development of future sustainable aircraft, Embraer has completed the first startup “pitch day” under its Energia initiative.