Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
Jul 06, 2011
Boeing this week forecast demand in India for 1,320 new passenger aircraft valued at around $150 billion over the next 20 years, a dramatic increase over Indian market projections made by the manufacturer five years ago. In fact, Boeing's 20-year market value for India has more than doubled since 2006.
Jul 05, 2011
Boeing and All Nippon Airways this week are conducting 787 service readiness flights in Japan.
Jul 02, 2011
Tibet Airlines, a newly established Lhasa-based airline (ATW Daily News, June 24), took delivery of an Airbus A319, the first of three A319s it ordered in May 2010. Boeing delivered a 737-900ER and a 777-300ER to Korean Air.
Jul 02, 2011
Tianjin-based Okay Airways took delivery of two domestically produced MA60 turboprops from AVIC. The aircraft will be operated on new routes from Yantai to Dalian, Weiha, Dandong and Weifang that the carrier plans to start this month.
Jul 02, 2011
Garuda Indonesia placed a firm order for four A330-300s and converted three previously ordered A330-200s into -300 models, Airbus said Friday.
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.
Sep 21, 2020
As the downturn is slashing demand, Airbus plans to adapt workforce by the summer of next year.
Sep 20, 2020
Drawing on government funding into hydrogen propulsion, the manufacturer is working to define a commercial airliner to enter service in 2035.
Sep 18, 2020
Congressional report questions Boeing and FAA handling of pilot-response assumptions that set stage for two fatal MAX accidents.
Sep 17, 2020
Raytheon Technologies is on its way to cutting at least 15,000 employees in response to the company’s recent merger and the fallout from COVID-19, the aerospace and defense giant’s CEO told an investor conference, and likely more will occur.
Sep 17, 2020
The purpose-built freighter variant of the ATR 72-600 made its first flight Sep. 16 in Toulouse, as part of a program ATR hopes will culminate with the first delivery to Fedex by year-end.