Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
Oct 13, 2016
Mitsubishi Aircraft Corp. is progressing with the build of All Nippon Airlines’ (ANA) first MRJ90 and is considering launch timings for the MRJ100X.
Oct 12, 2016
Embraer Commercial Aviation has predicted Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) will need 1,540 new aircraft in the 70- to 130-seat jet segment, valued at $80 billion at list prices, over the next 20 years.
Oct 12, 2016
The Federal Air Transport Agency of the Russian Federation has validated type certificates for Embraer’s E170 and E175 jets, paving the way for Russian airlines to acquire the two aircraft types.
Oct 12, 2016
China Southern Airlines has ordered 12 Boeing 787-9 aircraft in an effort to facilitate its rapid international expansion.
Oct 12, 2016
ATR CEO Patrick de Castelbajac is to become Airbus corporate secretary and chief of staff after he hands over his current role to Christian Scherer in November.
Apr 27, 2022
Companies throughout the commercial aerospace supply chain are re-examining everything from how they forecast demand to what they can handle in-house as part of broad efforts to mitigate increasing risk as passenger airline activity ramps up.
Apr 27, 2022
Another delay in the 777X program for first deliveries to occur in 2025 is a good indication of the depth and breadth of issues that Boeing Commercial Aircraft as a company is facing.
Apr 26, 2022
SAS Scandinavian Airlines will be the launch customer of a product developed by the Airbus-led Digital Alliance venture that targets predictive maintenance and other data-driven operational efficiency drivers, signing up for the partnership’s Skywise Predictive Maintenance Alliance (SPMA) offering.
Apr 26, 2022
World Energy plans to increase sustainable aviation fuel production at its facility here by 700% to 340 million gal. annually, the company said.
Apr 26, 2022
Boeing is tapping 737 MAX subassembly supplier Spirit AeroSystems to expand its aftermarket support of its newest narrowbody aircraft family, launching spares pools for structural parts that Spirit will support through its repair capabilities.
Apr 26, 2022
Airbus has been forced by its workers to walk away from an earlier plan to sell its plant in Varel, Germany, to Mubea, an automotive supplier aiming at expanding into aerospace.
Apr 25, 2022
Canadian startup Refuel Energy has announced plans to build a 3,000 barrel/day (126,000 gal.) renewable fuels plant in southern Ontario.
Apr 25, 2022
Once again an independent company, Ampaire has begun ground-testing a Cessna Grand Caravan modified to hybrid-electric propulsion.