Aircraft & Propulsion

Boeing has selected Rockwell Collins to provide a server security system for the new 777X widebody.

Boeing has opened a 104,000-sq.-ft. research and technology center in North Charleston, South Carolina.

Due to delays in the retrofit process, Singapore Airlines (SIA) has postponed the planned launch of its new premium economy class on some major international routes.

Lufthansa has completed a cabin modernization program of its short- and long-haul aircraft.

The Vietnamese government has dropped all plans to confirm options on the four Airbus A380s it signed up for in 2009.

UK’s Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) has confirmed the cause of a 2013 fire on a parked Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 787-8 at London Heathrow Airport.

United Airlines is transitioning its long-time Boeing 757 premium service (p.s.) product from New York JFK to Newark Oct. 25.

British Airways (BA) has entered into a 12-year agreement with Boeing to provide Component Services for its 787 Dreamliner fleet.

JetBlue Airways, which has seen its Mint product perform strongly on transcontinental routes, is gearing up for the arrival of more aircraft to expand into new cross-country markets.

One of the world’s savviest investors is placing the biggest bet of his career on the future of the commercial aircraft industry.

Emirates Airline has taken delivery of its 65th Airbus A380-800 and has phased out its last Boeing 777-200.

Safety on runways and at airports is a major component of overall aviation safety.

The Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) is calling for Traffic Collision and Avoidance Systems (TCAS) technology to be mandated on unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs).

Lufthansa Group subsidiary Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS) has unveiled the new cabin layout and route network plans of its new Boeing 777-300ERs, which will begin arriving in January 2016 through 2018.

Aircraft News-June 22, 2015

Australia’s air navigation services provider (ANSP) Airservices has implemented satellite-based Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Contract (ADS-C) trials in its oceanic airspace, making the country one of the first to comply with international requirements for tracking suitably equipped flights.

Low-cost carrier (LCC) easyJet is to become the latest airline to use advances in cabin technology to slot more seats into its aircraft.

Three more airlines—Singapore Airlines, Royal Brunei and Norwegian Air Shuttle—have signed up for SITA OnAir’s flight tracking system, AIRCOM FlightTracker.

A China Airlines Boeing 777-300ER parked in the Paris Air Show static display this week is generating a buzz for its cabin, which was designed by a top Taiwanese architect.

Airbus continues to promote the need for the A380 to support projected air traffic growth over the next 20 years, arguing that only very large aircraft (VLA) can deliver the numbers of people expected to travel between the world’s mega-city hubs.

The European Union (EU) has approved funding for a new volcanic ash detection system for commercial aircraft developed by Israeli-based Elbit Systems and infrared and ultraviolet specialist Nicarnica.

Airbus has shipped the first A320 large aircraft components from Hamburg, Germany to its Final Assembly Line (FAL) in Mobile, Alabama, as its first US-produced A320 is on scheduled begin this summer.

Tier 1 aerostructures specialist GKN Aerospace plans to substantially increase its presence in Asia in the next few years, a company executive said.

Boeing is working on a software fix for 787 generator control units (GCUs), but in the meantime FAA has ordered 787 operators to power off Dreamliners at least once every 120 days to avoid the potential loss of electrical power in flight.

Aircraft News-April 22, 2015