Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
Jun 22, 2011
ATR has plenty of reasons to celebrate its 30th birthday with a big bang after increasing its Paris Air Show tally to a record 60 new orders and 37 options.
Jun 21, 2011
Boeing appears to be moving toward an all-new solution for the replacement of the 737, the biggest selling commercial jet aircraft in history.
Jun 21, 2011
Bombardier's CSeries program achieved two milestones as Korean Air signed a letter of intent to purchase 10 CS300s, becoming the first Asian airline to commit to the aircraft, and Pratt & Whitney test flew for the first time the PW1500G geared turbofan engine designated to power the aircraft.
Jun 21, 2011
Boeing appears to be moving toward an all-new solution for the replacement of the 737, the biggest selling commercial jet aircraft in history.
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.
Sep 16, 2020
WASHINGTON—A U.S. Congressional report on the Boeing 737 MAX reveals that while Boeing learned during the model’s development that pilots might not…