Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
Jun 29, 2012
Dubai-based Emirates Airline (EK) said its expansion plan will be readjusted after it lost nearly $100 million from necessary modifications to repair wing rib cracks on its in-service Airbus A380s.
Jun 29, 2012
Pratt & Whitney has closed on its $1.5 billion buyout of Rolls-Royce’s shares in the International Aero Engines (IAE) joint venture that produces V2500 engines for Airbus A320s.
Jun 29, 2012
Airbus plans to build an A320 Final Assembly Line (FAL) in Mobile, Ala., several media outlets have reported.
Jun 29, 2012
The Agricultural Bank of China (ABC) Financial Leasing Co. has placed an order for 45 Commercial Aircraft Corp. of China (COMAC) C919s.
Jun 29, 2012
Irish regional carrier Aer Arann (RE) is understood to be finalizing an ATR 72 deal, which could be announced at the Farnborough Airshow.
Mar 03, 2021
FedEx, which boasts the world’s largest freighter fleet, aims to achieve carbon-neutrality in its operations by 2040.
Mar 03, 2021
Startup Venus Aerospace plans to proceed with the development, testing and production of a small hypersonic aircraft capable of transporting a dozen passengers or time-critical payloads between major continental destinations in an hour.
Mar 03, 2021
NASA plans an industry day on March 9 for the Electrified Power train Flight Demonstration project to flight test megawatt-class electric aircraft propulsion systems.
Mar 03, 2021
Airbus says it is working on solutions addressing concerns raised by EASA and Boeing about the fire safety of the Airbus A321XLR rear center tank (RCT), adding that the variant’s development and certification schedule remain on track.
Mar 03, 2021
The twin-engine, wide-body 777 was launched by Boeing in October 1990 as the first in a new family of commercial transports designed for the…
Mar 03, 2021
Similar to the electric flying car-focused Agility Prime program, the purpose of Vector Prime is to establish a vehicle for the Air Force to support commercial companies working on supersonic and hypersonic transports.
Mar 03, 2021
German urban air mobility startup Volocopter has raised €200 million ($241 million) to complete development and launch services with its Volocopter electric air taxi.
Mar 03, 2021
Kelly Ortberg, the former head of Collins Aerospace who was a key leader in the supplier’s melt-up into Raytheon Technologies, has left its executive ranks, company representatives confirmed.