Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion

Sep 13, 2016
Thai Airways International, which took delivery of its first Airbus A350 XWB Aug. 30, will delay launching the first scheduled service to Melbourne Airport because of additional inspections and requirements from Australian authorities.
Sep 12, 2016
The president of Rolls-Royce’s civil aerospace division, Eric Schulz, has met All Nippon Airlines (ANA) executives in Japan in the wake of several incidents involving the Trent 1000 engines installed on the Japanese carrier’s Boeing 787s.
Sep 12, 2016
The uncontained left engine failure on an Aug. 27 Southwest Airlines flight from New Orleans to Orlando was likely initiated by a fan blade that broke off because of metal fatigue, according to a Sept. 12 investigative update by the US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB).
Sep 12, 2016
Latvian carrier airBaltic still plans to launch the Bombardier CS300 into commercial service this year, but it will receive fewer CS300s than planned in 2016.
Jan 10, 2024
Subsidiary of Fokker owner Panta claims 90-seat aircraft is feasible on near-term battery technology.
Jan 10, 2024
GKN Aerospace has announced a £50 million ($64 million) investment to create additive manufacturing capability at its Trollhattan, Sweden, production facility.
Jan 10, 2024
Hyundai-backed Supernal unveiled the latest update to its electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing (eVTOL) aircraft concept at CES 2024.
Jan 09, 2024
The grounding of the Boeing 737-9 is expected to have a limited impact on Fitch-rated aircraft lessors and airlines.
Jan 09, 2024
Boeing delivered 528 aircraft from its Commercial Airplanes programs in 2023, including 396 737s and 73 787s.
Jan 09, 2024
Forthcoming airliner production forecasts for the year—yet to be offered by Airbus, Boeing and other airframers—already have taken a severe hit.
Jan 09, 2024
Airbus is establishing a ZEROe development center in Stade, Germany, focusing on composite materials for hydrogen systems such as liquid hydrogen tanks.
Jan 09, 2024
Airline lessor Avolon said market conditions were strengthening as it gave an update on 2023 activities.