Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
Aug 03, 2012
Singapore Airlines regional affiliate SilkAir, which has an all-Airbus fleet, has moved in a different direction with a letter-of-intent (LOI) to purchase 23 Boeing 737-800s and 31 737 MAX aircraft valued at $4.9 billion at list prices.
Aug 02, 2012
El Al Israel Airlines has finalized an order for two additional Boeing 737-900ERs, adding to a previously announced order in March 2011, bringing its total order of the type to six.
Aug 02, 2012
SkyWest Inc., the parent of St. George, Utah-based SkyWest Airlines and Atlanta-based ExpressJet Airlines, said it has “reached an understanding” with Delta Air Lines (DL) enabling it to take delivery 34 Bombardier CRJ700s/900s while removing 66 older CRJ200s from its fleet.
Jul 31, 2012
Air Berlin (AB) will equip the 14 Airbus A320/A321 aircraft it has on order with Sharklet wing tip devices, cutting its fuel burn by up to 3.5%.
Jul 31, 2012
The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) on Tuesday said it has decided to conduct an investigation into the GE Aviation GEnx engine failure that occurred on a Boeing 787 during a taxi test at Charleston Airport in South Carolina July 28, prompting a small grass fire.
Mar 31, 2021
Hydrogen propulsion pioneer ZeroAvia has secured an investment from British Airways (BA) and kicked off development of a fuel-cell power train for 50-seat-plus regional aircraft.
Mar 31, 2021
Hydrogen has the potential to enable completely emissions-free flight for most aircraft in the future. MTU Aero Engines has high hopes for it and essentially sees three ways of using the volatile gas.
Mar 30, 2021
Cranfield Aerospace has changed the power source of its Project Fresson zero-carbon aviation initiative to hydrogen fuel cells after batteries were deemed too heavy.
Mar 30, 2021
Allan McArtor, retired chairman of Airbus Americas, has joined electric cargo aircraft startup Airflow as an advisor.
Mar 30, 2021
German regional air mobility startup Lilium is to go public in a deal expected to provide up to $830 million in funds to complete certification, begin production and launch commercial operation of its piloted seven-seat Lilium Jet air taxi in 2024.
Mar 29, 2021
Build-up of the first module for the initial UltraFan engine demonstrator, UF001, has begun at Rolls-Royce’s Derby, England facility in preparation for tests starting in early 2022.
Mar 29, 2021
Supersonic business jet developer Aerion has released the first image of a planned follow-on airliner concept designed for entry-into-service around the end of the decade which will cruise at higher Mach cruise numbers closer to the hypersonic region.
Mar 29, 2021
Electric seaglider; fuel-cell ScanEagle; autonomy teaming; French electric regional; and listening for turbulence.