Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
May 04, 2011
Jetairfly based a new Boeing 737-800 at Charleroi Airport, lifting its aircraft based at CRL to three narrowbodies supporting 18 destinations. The Belgian airline subsidiary of TUI Travel deploys a fleet of 16 aircraft on 120 routes. AmSafe Industries won a contract by to supply cargo restraint nets for Sukhoi SuperJet 100s. Aigle Azur took delivery of a new Airbus A320.
May 04, 2011
Royal Jordanian confirmed to shareholders that its first Boeing 787 delivery is now scheduled for the first-quarter 2014. It was originally scheduled to take delivery of its first Dreamliner last September and now hopes to receive three in 2014 and eight in 2016 and 2017.
May 04, 2011
Buoyed by healthy sales, manufacturers of under-100-seat aircraft emerge from the global downturn in an optimistic mood.
May 03, 2011
Airbus confirmed Korean Air has ordered five A330-200s, which brings KE’s orders for the type to 30, of which 23 have already been delivered (ATW Daily News, Feb. 27, 2009). Airbus said the A330s will be powered by Pratt & Whitney PW4000s.
May 02, 2011
Airbus announced it received the first set of A350 XWB main landing gear produced by Messier-Dowty at its test facility in Filton. Delivery of this MLG set for the A350-900 follows the arrival last month of the nose landing gear (ATW Daily News, April 15), which will soon be installed together into the landing gear systems test rig, paving the way for integration testing to begin toward the end of 2011, said Airbus.
Aug 26, 2020
Engine-makers adjust to changing post-pandemic priorities and consider accelerating efforts on advanced and disruptive technologies.
Aug 25, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a huge impact on almost every aspect of the aviation sector, but the coronavirus does not appear to have dented the industry’s determination to drive down CO2 emissions and its desire for operations to be more environmentally responsible.
Aug 25, 2020
EASA plans to mandate Rolls-Royce-recommended on-wing inspections of certain Trent 900 interstage spacers to find cracked parts in the Airbus A380 engines before they trigger in-service incidents.
Aug 24, 2020
Boeing and the Seattle-area based machinists union that represent thousands of its factory workers have not held talks related to the company’s study…
Aug 24, 2020
The Mitsubishi Aircraft SpaceJet regional jet program is focusing on reviewing flight-test data to prepare for an eventual return to flight. Planned…
Aug 24, 2020
Taking the helm amid the aviation industry’s worst crisis, Slattery is likely to take a fresh look at structures and strategies.
Aug 24, 2020
The General Electric-Safran joint venture has developed a checklist to help customers with aircraft service reentry.
Aug 21, 2020
Concern over the threat of rogue drones disrupting airport operations seems almost quaint now during the COVID-19 pandemic.