Aircraft & Propulsion

Airbus has chosen Inmarsat’s SwiftBroadband-Safety (SB-S) service as a cockpit communications solution for the A320 and A330 aircraft families.

Airbus and Boeing commercial aircraft deliveries for 2016 year-to-date, sorted by most-recent delivery date.

Airbus and Boeing commercial aircraft gross orders for 2016 year-to-date, sorted by most-recent date of order placement with manufacturer.

A May 2014 Bombardier CSeries flight test aircraft fire, which grounded CSeries flight testing for more than three months, was caused by the failure of the seal on an engine oil feed tube, Canada’s Transportation Safety Board (TSB) has concluded.

US industry chiefs lauded former JetBlue Airways CEO Dave Barger in June when he was presented with the 2016 L. Welch Pogue Lifetime Achievement Award, awarded by the International Aviation Club (IAC) of Washington DC and Aviation Week & Space Technology. Barger joined a long line of preeminent Welch Pogue Award recipients who have helped shape modern commercial air transportation. This year’s award was presented at a dinner in Washington DC by Aviation Week Network president Greg Hamilton and IAC president Tulinda Larsen. During the ceremonies, video tributes were played from multiple US airline CEOs and industry organizations. You can view those here.

Helicopter makers show progress in increasing performance, cutting noise and improving safety. Speed is a challenge, but there are promising developments.

Airbus and Boeing commercial aircraft gross orders for 2016 year-to-date, sorted by most-recent date of order placement with manufacturer.

Airbus and Boeing commercial aircraft deliveries for 2016 year-to-date, sorted by most-recent delivery date.

Malaysia Airlines Berhad (MAB) is looking to use its existing Airbus A380 fleet for charter services to help boost revenue.

Malaysia Airlines Berhad (MAB) will phase out its six Airbus A380s by June 2018 when the last of its six ordered A350 XWBs arrive.

Asked whether there were too many A380s in the Emirates’ fleet, Clark said, “Oh no, never enough, no way. The A380 is the sweetest thing for us. It is our one unique selling point; this is a marketing advantage.”

Aer Lingus CEO Stephen Kavanagh expresses his support for Norwegian International's bid to provide service out of Dublin to the US. He was speaking at the International Aviation Club in Washington, DC May 18, 2016.

Japan’s All Nippon Airways (ANA) will create a different business and service model for its Airbus A380s, which will begin to come into the fleet in 2018, president and CEO Osamu Shinobe told ATW in Tokyo.

UK aerostructures and components manufacturer GKN Aerospace plans to expand to the point where it makes up 50% of the turnover of parent GKN Group, CEO Kevin Cummings said in London.

Airbus and Boeing commercial aircraft gross orders for 2016 year-to-date, sorted by most-recent date of order placement with manufacturer.

Airbus and Boeing commercial aircraft deliveries for 2016 year-to-date, sorted by most-recent delivery date.

International Airlines Group (IAG) has selected Gogo’s 2Ku broadband connectivity for four Aer Lingus Boeing 757s, 118 British Airways (BA) aircraft and up to 15 Iberia long-haul aircraft.

Two systems designed to prevent incidents similar to the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines MH370 are undergoing trials, with one due to be rolled out imminently.

ATW exclusive video of the Airbus Airspace A330 premium cabin at the Aircraft Interiors Expo 2016 in Hamburg.

Exclusive footage of the Airbus Airspace A330neo economy cabin display at the Aircraft Interiors Expo 2016 in Hamburg.

Réunion Island leisure carrier Air Austral has canceled an order for two Airbus A380s, which was placed in 2009.

Dubai-based Emirates Airline has ordered two new Airbus A380s, scheduled for delivery in the fourth quarter of 2017.

Airbus and Boeing commercial aircraft gross orders for 2016 year-to-date, sorted by most-recent date of order placement with manufacturer.

Airbus and Boeing commercial aircraft deliveries for 2016 year-to-date, sorted by most-recent delivery date.

Etihad Airways recorded 99.8% reliability in its first year of operating the Airbus A380-800, the best performance level of any airline to have introduced the aircraft, the carrier said April 11 after receiving the Airbus Operational Reliability Performance award.