Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
Nov 29, 2012
ATR has obtained Russia's Interstate Aviation Committee (IAC) approval for the ATR 42-600 and ATR 72-600 to operate in Russia and the CIS, the company said in a statement.
Nov 29, 2012
ST Aerospace has injected $1.73 million of additional capital into Total Engine Asset Management (TEAM), its engine leasing joint venture (JV) with Maurbeni Corp. The company said this brings STA Engines’ total share capital contribution in TEAM to $3.4 million. TEAM was set up in June 2011 to provide engine leasing services for CFM56-3, CFM56-5B and CFM56-7B engines that power narrowbody aircraft such as the Airbus A320 and Boeing 737.
Nov 29, 2012
Airbus has firmed up plans to increase the maximum take-off weight (MTOW) of its A330-200 and -300 twinjets and will offer an increased fuel capacity option on the A330-300.
Nov 29, 2012
BOC Aviation, a Bank of China subsidiary, has signed an agreement with Brazil’s GOL to purchase and leaseback eight new Boeing 737-800s.
Nov 28, 2012
Sukhoi Civil Aircraft Co. is working with PowerJet to certify the long-range variant of its SSJ100, ahead of next year’s first delivery to Russian carrier Gazpromavia Aviation.
Jun 17, 2021
Rolls-Royce says it will make its all of its civil aircraft engines compatible with sustainable aviation fuels (SAF) as part of its roadmap for decarbonizing aerospace.
Jun 17, 2021
Qantas is expanding its agreement with Australia’s Alliance Airlines to increase the amount of regional jet capacity provided by Alliance.
Jun 16, 2021
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency has joined forces with the country’s commercial aviation industry to pursue joint research and development of supersonic aircraft technology with the goal of securing a role on a future international program.
Jun 16, 2021
Pratt senior fellow Michael Winter says there is potential for mega-cities to produce sustainable aviation fuels from garbage and waste using Fischer-Tropsch plants.
Jun 15, 2021
GE Aviation and Safran want to widen the field of possibilities as they have to meet the needs of two competing airframers—something CFM has consistently managed to do with one family of engines and customized versions.
Jun 15, 2021
Airbus is making progress toward A321XLR flight tests in 2022 and is confident about the certification process.
Jun 15, 2021
KAI said its next-generation transport aircraft could be developed by 2031 with maritime patrol and civilian airliner derivatives following later in the decade.
Jun 15, 2021
The manufacturer aims to prepare for the next generation of aircraft, planned to be introduced by 2035.