Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
May 26, 2011
Norwegian Air Shuttle said Thursday it signed a letter of intent with Icelandair to acquire three Rolls-Royce Trent 1000-powered Boeing 787-8s that Icelandair currently has on order. Two of the aircraft are expected to be delivered during the first half of 2013 and the third in early 2015. Norwegian is also slated to receive two 787-8s on lease from ILFC in late 2012/early 2013 (ATW Daily News, Nov. 9, 2010).
May 26, 2011
BAE Systems on Thursday agreed to sell its commercial aircraft lease portfolio and asset management business to investment affiliates of certain funds managed by Fortress Investment Group.
May 26, 2011
Boeing and 787 launch customer All Nippon Airways said Thursday they will conduct service readiness trials in Japan in July ahead of first delivery in August or September.
May 26, 2011
Boeing and 787 launch customer All Nippon Airways said Thursday they will conduct service readiness trials in Japan in July ahead of first delivery in August or September.
May 25, 2011
Rockwell Collins said its AHS-4000 Attitude and Reference Heading System is now certified for use onboard Bombardier CRJ1000s. It also announced its FMS-4200 Flight Management System is certified and will be standard on CRJ700/CRJ900/CRJ1000 aircraft.
Sep 08, 2020
France will focus on investing in hydrogen technology as part of a broader post-COVID-19 economic relaunch plan with the government planning to have a hydrogen-powered aircraft ready for 2035.
Sep 08, 2020
UK aerospace and trade association ADS is again warning of the dangers of a no-deal Brexit after it emerged that the British government plans to renege on elements of the Withdrawal Agreement it previously struck with the EU.
Sep 07, 2020
Ask the Editors: Given current high production rates, it is unlikely there will be a shortage of widebody capacity.
Sep 04, 2020
Boeing’s revelation this summer that it is looking into consolidating all 787 production in North Charleston, South Carolina, is just one of many examples of how the COVID-19 pandemic is reshaping the aerospace and defense industry.
Sep 04, 2020
A project to develop technologies for a supersonic passenger aircraft has been competitively selected for funding by the Russian government. The project, led by the TsAGI aerohydrodynamic research institute, is expected to include a low-boom flight demonstrator.
Sep 03, 2020
Eight aircraft identified as needing immediate attention due to safety risks.
Sep 03, 2020
Weeks before the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) delivered its surprise decision to grant Ligado Networks access to L-band spectrum to build a 5G network—igniting protest over its potential to interfere with GPS reception—the U.S. Transportation Department (DOT) held a demonstration of potential GPS backup systems.
Sep 03, 2020
Aircraft manufacturer Embraer is laying off 900 employees in Brazil, the equivalent of 4.5% of its global workforce, according to a Sept. 3 statement.