Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
Feb 03, 2014
Air India—which took delivery of its 12th Boeing 787 Sunday and is on schedule to induct two more of the type by March—has decided to form a committee to evaluate its Dreamliner performance before making a final call on future deliveries.
Feb 01, 2014
Boeing surely hopes the process of manufacturing the 777X and the next-generation widebody’s entry into service goes more smoothly than the process for deciding on a location to build the aircraft.
Jan 31, 2014
Lufthansa is preparing for Airbus A380-800 operations into India following Monday’s decision by the Indian government to lift restrictions on A380 flights into the country.
Jan 30, 2014
The Commercial Aircraft Corp. of China (COMAC) ARJ21 regional jet project has been delayed again, with the aircraft now due to enter service in April or May 2015, eight years later than scheduled early in the program and 13 years after development began.
Jan 29, 2014
Boeing posted a net profit of $4.59 billion for 2013, up 18% over net income of $3.9 billion in 2012, on a 6% rise in revenue to $86.62 billion.
Jun 30, 2022
Fuel refiner Neste and Victor, an on-demand private-jet charter company, have partnered to make Neste MY sustainable aviation fuel available for all Fly Victor bookings.
Jun 29, 2022
Cargo specialist Silk Way West Airlines has signed a purchase agreement with Airbus for two A350F freighters with an option for a further pair.
Jun 29, 2022
As the aviation industry deals with the ups and downs of the industry over the past few years, airlines are slowly investing in new aircraft.
Jun 29, 2022
Researchers with the Netherlands’ Delft University of Technology have designed a three-member family of Flying-V aircraft to demonstrate that the next-generation concept scales.
Jun 29, 2022
The new narrowbody arrived in Argentina on June 25 and is configured with 170 seats—162 in economy and eight in business class.
Jun 29, 2022
The facility at the Sinopec Zhenhai Refining & Chemical Co. near Ningpo, Zhejiang Province, is designed to manufacture 100,000 metric tons of unblended biofuel annually, and the state-owned company says its refinery will pave the way toward large-scale production.
Jun 29, 2022
The pros and cons of the different fuel-cell types should be considered carefully for hydrogen-powered aircraft, as well as liquid-hydrogen production sites, says Bauhaus Luftfahrt, a Munich-based aviation science and technology think-tank.
Jun 29, 2022
Hydrogen is gaining momentum as the zero-emission aviation fuel of the future but requires massive investment in new infrastructure, as well as…