Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
Oct 12, 2011
Boeing delivered the first 747-8 freighter to Cargolux (CV) Wednesday at a ceremony in Everett, Wash., that took place several weeks later than planned.
Oct 12, 2011
Raytheon has partnered with AirDat LLC and Metron Aviation to develop solutions for the FAA’s NextGen weather programs.
Oct 11, 2011
Boeing has partnered with Lion Air (JT) and Indonesia’s DG of Civil Aviation to perform validation flights to test tailor-made required navigation performance (RNP) procedures at two terrain-challenged airports—Ambon and Manado, Indonesia. JT is the 737-900ER launch customer.
Oct 08, 2011
Embraer said GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS) has inked a contract for six Embraer 190s, plus six options, with the right to convert to the E-195.
Oct 08, 2011
Nigeria's Arik Air was revealed as the previously unidentified customer for two Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental aircraft.
Nov 10, 2020
Some aircraft are likely to survive crisis-induced radical fleet planning, and some are destined for retirement.
Nov 09, 2020
As regulators and Boeing work to finalize 737 MAX pilot training and return-to-service requirements, several operators of the grounded model are growing more confident that they will have some of their newest Boeing narrowbodies carrying revenue passengers by early 2021 at the latest.
Nov 09, 2020
Russian LCC Pobeda no longer plans to take delivery of 30 Boeing 737 MAX narrowbodies for which it had signed a letter of intent, according to the airline’s CEO Andrey Kalmykov.
Nov 09, 2020
Draft minimum curriculum needs more emphasis on the MCAS and manual-trim scenarios, pilot groups tell the FAA.
Nov 09, 2020
When Airbus conceived the A380, the world’s largest commercial airliner, the company believed there was a market for a superjumbo that would boost…
Nov 06, 2020
When it comes to Boeing consolidating 787 production out of Washington state and into South Carolina in mid-2021, two phrases seem popular among industry insiders: “I told you so,” and “saw that coming.”
Nov 06, 2020
Airbus booked 11 new orders and removed three more A220-300 commitments from Macquarie Financial Holdings’s backlog while reporting 72 deliveries in October, the company said Nov. 6.
Nov 06, 2020
SINGAPORE—As part of a fleet and network review, Singapore Airlines (SIA) will phase out seven of its Airbus A380 fleet along with 19 more Airbus and…