Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
Nov 11, 2013
Boeing won a key legislative victory over the weekend when Washington state lawmakers approved a package of tax incentives requested by Jay Inslee, the state’s governor, to help entice Boeing Commercial Airplanes to build the 777X at its facilities in the Seattle area.
Nov 11, 2013
Mobile satellite communications specialist Inmarsat has announced the first of its Global Xpress satellites—designated Inmarsat-5 F1—has traveled from California to the launch site in Kazakhstan.
Nov 08, 2013
Thai Airways, which is due to receive its first Boeing 787-8 in May 2014, has sought reassurances from Boeing following 787 reliability issues among existing operators.
Nov 08, 2013
The second Boeing 787-9 test aircraft completed its first test flight Thursday.
Nov 08, 2013
Luxembourg-based Luxair will finalize its future fleet strategy by mid-2014, with the Bombardier CSeries and Q400, Embraer E2 and the Mitsubishi Regional Jet (MRJ) emerging as possible contenders.
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.
Apr 24, 2022
The first converted crossover jets should be available in 2024.