Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
May 23, 2013
The Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) has granted an airworthiness certificate for the Boeing 787, clearing the way for China Southern Airlines to take delivery of its first Boeing 787 at the end of May or early June.
May 22, 2013
Oman Air has placed an order for three Airbus A330-300s, increasing its A330 family fleet to 10.
May 22, 2013
Rolls-Royce has won an order from US leasing company CIT Aerospace for Trent XWB engines to power 10 Airbus A350 XWB aircraft, and Trent 700 engines to power 13 Airbus A330 aircraft.
May 22, 2013
Slovenia-based Adria Airways plans to lease its two 2010-built Airbus A319s to Serbia’s JAT Airways for two years.
May 22, 2013
Aeromexico has added three Embraer E-175 aircraft to its fleet, making it the first national airline in the country to operate this modern aircraft.
Nov 04, 2021
The company is ground-testing a 2-megawatt electric motor and ultimately plans to develop a 180-seat zero-emission short-haul airliner.
Nov 04, 2021
Germany’s MTU Aero Engines has partnered with the European Union Aviation Safety Agency to develop certification requirements for hydrogen fuel cells in aircraft.
Nov 04, 2021
As commercial aviation comes out of the pandemic, recovery of demand for widebody aircraft is likely to be slow.
Nov 03, 2021
The FAA’s compliance with recently enacted aircraft certification reforms is progressing, the agency’s top official said, underscoring that required changes combined with other agency initiatives are changing how the regulator works with companies, notably Boeing.
Nov 03, 2021
Scandinavian Airlines plans to partner with three fuel-sector companies to investigate large-scale production of synthetic sustainable aviation fuel in Sweden.
Nov 03, 2021
AirAsia has unveiled the first aircraft in its planned narrowbody freighter fleet, and in the longer-term the carrier is interested in the prospect of a freighter version of the Airbus A321neo.
Nov 03, 2021
China has been a major driver of growth for Boeing and Airbus in the 2020s, but sees no urgency to buy more aircraft.
Nov 02, 2021
DG Fuels is moving ahead with plans to build a sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) plant in Louisiana after receiving funds to meet its cash requirements up to the expected closing on financing for construction, expected by mid-2022.