Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
Mar 30, 2016
Aircraft & Engine News-March 30, 2016
Mar 30, 2016
UK startup Straightline Aviation (SLA) has placed a letter of intent for up to 12 Lockheed Martin Hybrid Airships. The deal, the first for the new airship, is potentially worth up to $480 million.
Mar 30, 2016
Latin America will need 2,540 new passenger and freighter aircraft between 2015 and 2034 to meet long-term growth in the region, Airbus predicts in its latest Global Market Forecast (GMF).
Mar 30, 2016
Bombardier Commercial Aircraft celebrated with Ryukyu Air Commuter (RAC) of Okinawa, Japan as the airline unveiled two of its Q400 Cargo-Combi aircraft during a ceremony held at the Japan Transocean Air Maintenance Center at Naha Airport, Okinawa. RAC, the launch customer of the Q400 Cargo-Combi aircraft, is a member of Japan Airlines Group (JAL) and the Q400 aircraft unveiled are the first two of five ordered by the airline in the cargo-passenger combi configuration.
Mar 30, 2016
Boeing has forecast that Latin American airlines will need 3,050 new aircraft valued at $350 billion in the next two decades, tripling the region’s current fleet size.
Apr 02, 2024
Rolls-Royce has begun bench tests of its first 320-kW electric motor demonstrator for potential regional aircraft applications.
Apr 02, 2024
In a wide-ranging interview, Culp talks about the new company’s future and says he has no interest in taking his turnaround skills to Boeing.
Apr 01, 2024
Looking at Iberia, KLM, and TAP, progress appears to be slowing, apart from ITA/Alitalia, which is working to reduce emissions from a raised level.
Apr 01, 2024
Surf Air Mobility said it now expects to receive FAA certification for its electrified powertrains in 2027.
Apr 01, 2024
“I think the near-term challenge is just back to supply chain,” GE Chairman and CEO Larry Culp said in an interview in New York with Aviation Week.
Apr 01, 2024
Hainan disclosed plans to acquire 20 Safran galleys for the A330-900 but is yet to order the aircraft.
Mar 29, 2024
Southwest Airlines has acquired SAFFiRE Renewables, a corn stover-to-ethanol technology company in which it already holds equity.
Mar 29, 2024
Steady growth in Embraer’s Services and Support business (ESS) is poised to accelerate as a new engine overhaul joint venture kicks off.