Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
Dec 09, 2011
China Aircraft Leasing Co. has placed an order for 20 150-seat Commercial Aircraft Corp. of China (COMAC) C919s.
Dec 08, 2011
Boeing has rolled out its first 737NG at the production rate of 35 aircraft a month (ATW Daily News, June 16, 2010) and is on track to deliver the aircraft to launch customer Norwegian Air Shuttle (ATW Daily News, June 22) in January, the company said.
Dec 08, 2011
Boeing finalized an order with Air Lease Corp. (ALC) for four 787-9s. ALC also exercised options for four 737-800 NextGens. The order, worth more than $1.2 billion, marks the completion of an agreement announced during the Paris Air Show in June (ATW Daily News, Aug. 16). The aircraft join the 74 737-800s and five 777-300ERs that ALC has on order.
Dec 08, 2011
Airbus has filed a lawsuit against Boeing affiliate Aviation Partners (API), seeking to invalidate API’s patent on Blended Winglets.
Dec 08, 2011
MA60. Courtesy, AVIC African carriers have placed six firm orders for the Chinese-produced MA60 turboprop, according to AVIC. National Airways Cameroon ordered three MA60s, Air Burundi ordered two aircraft and Trans Air Congo ordered one of the type. Deliveries are scheduled for 2012.
Dec 07, 2020
A look at some of the biggest milestones of 2020, a year that saw a substantial increase in activity around electric-aircraft propulsion.
Dec 07, 2020
As the industry gets ready for a recovery in demand, legacy airlines and low-cost carriers alike are rethinking their product strategies.
Dec 04, 2020
The vaccines against COVID-19 are raising hopes and Wall Street is abuzz over a “light switch bull case” investment thesis where commercial air traffic surges back and business returns to normal sooner than 2023-25.
Dec 04, 2020
Boeing is seeing some positive signs in its commercial aftermarket activity but cautions that the future of its once-high-profile services push will be shaped by post-pandemic demand.
Dec 04, 2020
Boeing’s two key widebody programs are facing stronger headwinds from both internal and external sources, prompting the company to further trim its planned 787 output for 2021 and signal that 777X certification will continue to proceed slowly.
Dec 04, 2020
UK long-haul carrier Virgin Atlantic is expecting to perform its final Boeing 747 flight on Dec. 16 and has announced plans to resume operations from Manchester, England, on Dec. 5 after a nine-month break.
Dec 04, 2020
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Dec 04, 2020
Winners include silhouettes of aircraft in early morning, firefighting aid missions and snorkeling while planespotting. The Photo Contest in a Surreal Year We knew this year would be a challenging one for the Aviation Week Photo Contest because so many events at which photographers shoot were canceled or postponed and travel was so restricted. In order to make the Photo Contest successful during the COVID-19 pandemic, we: Accepted photos taken since 2000 so photographers could dig into their archives and offer great images that might not have been widely shared; Created a special category, The COVID-19 Challenge, for outstanding photojournalism that tells the story of the pandemic and its effect on the world’s airlines and aerospace industry.