Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
Oct 21, 2019
The prospects of Boeing cutting or halting 737 production have grown, financial analysts and others said Oct. 21 after an internal Boeing pilot conversation over the MAX and the maneuvering characteristics augmentation system (MCAS) became public.
Oct 21, 2019
UK regional Virgin Connect, formerly known as Flybe, plans to ultimately consider larger aircraft once things have settled under its new ownership.
Oct 21, 2019
Telecommunications provider Nokia has sold its air-to-ground (A2G) aviation connectivity assets through a management buyout, leading to the creation of a new company called SkyFive that will play a key role in the worldwide roll-out of A2G.
Oct 21, 2019
Boeing is countering accusations that it hid key information about development of the 737 maneuvering characteristics augmentation system (MCAS) from regulators, insisting that it kept officials in the loop as the design changed, and regulators were briefed on its final configuration “multiple” times.
Oct 21, 2019
Wing Aviation and FedEx Express on Oct. 18 completed the first scheduled package delivery by drone to a house in Christiansburg, Virginia, FedEx announced.
Nov 26, 2025
Airlines wanting to participate in the EU’s new flight emissions label (FEL) have until Feb. 1, 2026, to register their interest.
Nov 26, 2025
Boeing 737 Next Generation operators have until Jan. 9, 2026, to inspect affected aircraft for cross-fed brake hoses, a new FAA airworthiness directive states.
Nov 26, 2025
The EU has given the formal go-ahead to negotiate the harmonization of the UK and EU emissions trading systems, which could simplify compliance for airlines.
Nov 26, 2025
The advent of solid-state batteries in the automotive sector could precede their emergence in aeronautics by just a few years, according to the CEO of Aura Aero
Nov 26, 2025
Norse Atlantic reported record third-quarter revenue and its fourth straight quarter of load factors above 90%.
Nov 26, 2025
Airbus is now targeting the third quarter of 2026 for the first flight of the A350F, leading to first delivery and entry-into-service in the second half of 2027.
Nov 26, 2025
Hong Kong's Greater Bay Airlines has received its first Boeing 737-9, deploying it into commercial service on a route to Bangkok.
Nov 25, 2025
The FAA has finalized a “framework” for approving advanced automated systems in aircraft and applying current regulatory policies to concepts.