Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
Jul 12, 2011
Boeing has suspended deliveries of parts for the 787 from its suppliers for a month while mechanics catch up on work.
Jul 12, 2011
Embraer delivered 25 commercial aircraft in the second quarter, down 13.8% from 29 delivered in the 2010 June quarter.
Jul 12, 2011
Boeing has suspended deliveries of parts for the 787 from its suppliers for a month while mechanics catch up on work. According to The Seattle Times, Boeing spokesperson Scott Lefeber said the production slowdown won't affect delivery of the first 787 to All Nippon Airways, now expected in September.
Jul 07, 2011
Boeing's commercial aircraft deliveries through the first six months of 2011 kept pace with 2010 deliveries, with the manufacturer delivering 222 aircraft in the 2011 first half led by 181 737NGs, the exact number of total and 737 deliveries made in the 2010 first half. It delivered nine 767s through June 30, up from six of the type delivered in the first six months of 2010. First-half deliveries of 777s totaled 32, down from 35 in the year-ago period.
Jul 07, 2011
Dubai Aerospace Enterprise's DAE Capital aircraft leasing unit canceled the remaining 45 aircraft it had on order with Airbus, the manufacturer confirmed Thursday.
Sep 23, 2020
Boeing and Safran successfully completed flight tests of passive noise reduction fairings developed by Safran as part of the latest phase of its long-running ecoDemonstrator program.
Sep 23, 2020
Neste Corporation and Royal Dutch Shell have signed a sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) supply agreement, in a bid to anticipate increasing demand from airlines.
Sep 23, 2020
Aviation Week discusses the future of Safran and the propulsion industry with CEO Philippe Petitcolin.
Sep 22, 2020
Pilot groups and at least one regulator have raised concerns about several non-normal pilot procedures being changed following a review of the grounded Boeing 737 MAX that also apply to older versions of the venerable narrowbody.
Sep 21, 2020
Calls for an additional angle-of-attack indicator and concerns over the flight crew’s ability to manually trim the aircraft in an emergency are among the issues highlighted in the initial set of comments on the FAA’s proposed requirements to approve the Boeing 737 MAX’s service return.
Sep 21, 2020
Airbus is expecting to gather the first results of a demonstration program on onboard hydrogen storage and distribution in 2021, according to Airbus EVP for engineering Jean-Brice Dumont.
Sep 21, 2020
An intermediate engine between the current LEAP turbofan and one that would enter service in 2035 with slashed greenhouse gas emissions is not in the cards, according to Safran CEO Philippe Petitcolin.
Sep 21, 2020
The U.S. airframer said the conversion lines had been launched to meet strong demand in express traffic and e-commerce markets.