Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
Apr 11, 2011
SAS Group said Monday it will lease five new 737-800NGs from GECAS and signed an MOU to lease a further 12 737-700s from the same company as it phases out its remaining nine MD-80s and 11 737 Classics at its Stockholm and Oslo hubs, where it also operates 67 737NGs.
Apr 11, 2011
SAS Group announced Monday it will lease five new 737-800NGs from GECAS and signed an MOU to lease a further 12 737-700s from the same company as it phases out its remaining nine MD-80s and 11 737 Classics at its Stockholm and Oslo hubs, where it also operates 67 737NGs.
Apr 08, 2011
Kuwait's Jazeera Airways dealt a blow to Airbus last week, canceling 25 of the 40 A320s it ordered in 2007.
Apr 07, 2011
Michelin Group was selected by COMAC to develop and supply tires for the C919. The tire manufacturer said the contract will require it to increase production capacity in Asia. Michelin said the C919 will use its Air X radial tire. KfW IPEX-Bank said it will provide loans to Hawaiian Airlines to finance two new Airbus A330-200s to be delivered this month and in March 2012.
Apr 07, 2011
Bombardier said it has started work at its aircraft production facility in Mirabel to accommodate final assembly of the first flight test CSeries. “This is another step in the five-phased development of the Mirabel plant, which will ultimately double in size to some 860,000 sq. ft.,” Bombardier stated.
Aug 14, 2020
The UK’s year-long FlyZero feasibility study will help position its industry to participate in developing a zero-carbon emissions commercial aircraft for the 2030s, according to the country’s Aerospace Technology Institute (ATI).
Aug 14, 2020
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Aug 13, 2020
Energy company Phillips 66 has announced plans to convert its San Francisco refinery into the world’s largest renewable fuels plant, producing 800 million gal. a year of renewable diesel and gasoline as well as sustainable aviation fuel.
Aug 13, 2020
Ask the Editors: Chinese military aircraft could benefit from Western engine technology, but there is a limit to what can be leveraged.
Aug 13, 2020
Embraer Commercial Aviation named Martyn Holmes as its new chief commercial officer Aug. 13 in the latest step of a sequence of leadership transitions at the Brazilian aircraft manufacturer following the departure of president and CEO John Slattery in May.
Aug 13, 2020
A leadership shuffle at the aerospace sector of Singapore Technologies (ST) Engineering will see deputy president Jeffrey Lam promoted from his current position to the role of president effective Oct. 1.
Aug 12, 2020
Ask the Editors: Railways and airlines may be moving toward stability in their shares of traffic.
Aug 11, 2020
Northrop Grumman's first B-21 test aircraft entered the assembly process last year and overall is "coming along nicely," according to the U.S. Air Force program manager.