Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
Apr 27, 2012
The Sukhoi Superjet 100 (SSJ100) aircraft has been certified to operate in the high north latitude area, after undergoing trials at Yakutia’s Tiksi Airport (IKS), located at the 71.7 degree of the north latitude.
Apr 27, 2012
Boeing’s North Charleston, S.C. facility rolled out its first 787 Friday. The aircraft is scheduled to be delivered to Air India in mid-year.
Apr 26, 2012
Lufthansa (LH) has taken delivery of its first Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental, which will fly to its permanent home base in Frankfurt May 1.
Apr 26, 2012
The first Boeing 787 Dreamliner to be assembled at the company’s Charleston, S.C. production facility will be rolled out Friday.
Apr 25, 2012
ST Aerospace has secured about $540 million worth of new contracts in the first quarter. These contracts—which are for aircraft maintenance and modification, component total support, and engine total support businesses—will be carried out at its global maintenance, repair and overhaul network. The company has inked a passenger-to-freighter (PTF) conversion order for 15 Boeing 757-200s.
Feb 08, 2021
China is in the process of developing new facilities for COMAC in Shanghai, laying the foundations for the state-owned airframer to one day take on the global powerhouses.
Feb 08, 2021
Almost exactly seven years after announcing plans to develop a completely new gear-driven commercial engine family, Rolls-Royce is bringing together…
Feb 06, 2021
Boeing’s Indian joint venture Tata Boeing Aerospace Limited is set to start manufacturing vertical fin structures for 737 family aircraft at its site in Hyderabad.
Feb 05, 2021
Triumph Group saw both MRO sales and key leading indicators such as repair orders climb last quarter, suggesting that the commercial aftermarket recovery is gaining momentum.
Feb 05, 2021
A prototype COMAC C919 is heading to Canada in March to conduct certification flight tests involving natural icing conditions.
Feb 05, 2021
This webinar took place February 5, 2021. One year ago, aircraft leasing almost seemed to be a licence to print money. But in the pandemic lessors…
Feb 05, 2021
NASA has struck agreements with General Electric and Honeywell to develop technologies for small-core turbine engines that burn less fuel and produce more power than current turbofans powering commercial aircraft.
Feb 05, 2021
737 MAX’s return does not mean work on the cornerstone narrowbody program is done, either.