Bombardier has received the second of two $500 million installments from the government of Québec, completing the province’s $1 billion investment in the CSeries program.
The ongoing dispute between Qatar Airways and Airbus regarding outstanding deliveries of A320neos and A350s is entering the next round, after Qatar CEO Akbar Al Baker said he canceled orders for two more A320neos.
Supersonic combustion in a hydrogen-fueled scramjet—achieved on first flight—is part of India’s long-range plan for an air-breathing reusable launch vehicle.
Melding the merged units into a coordinated business will be an enormous challenge for the leaders of AECC, since many of the engine factories and design institutes do both military and civil work.
Japanese carrier All Nippon Airways (ANA) says it will change Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 engines on Boeing 787s following the discovery of fatigue cracks in blades in the intermediate pressure turbine (IPT).
Investigators delving into the highly unusual failure of the left CFM56-7B engine on a Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-700 on Aug. 27 are hoping for some quick answers as to why the engine’s inlet cowl detached in midair, causing it to be shut down as well as significantly damaging the airframe.
Taipei-based China Airlines, which expects to take delivery of its first Airbus A350 XWB by the end of September, will launch its first nonstop service to Europe on Jan. 9, 2017, the China Airlines’ Vienna office confirmed to ATW.
A United Airlines Boeing 767-300, en route from Houston, Texas to London Heathrow, was diverted to Ireland’s Shannon Airport early on Aug. 31 after hitting turbulence, injuring passengers and crew.
Miami-headquartered lessor Aerolease Aviation has finalized an order for 10 Mitsubishi MRJs and 10 options, firming a letter of intent signed at the 2016 Singapore Airshow.
LATAM Airlines Group has taken delivery of its first Airbus A320neo, becoming the first airline in the Americas and the fifth in the world to take delivery of the re-engined A320.
FAA approved 76 waivers to the new regulations for small unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) operating commercially on just the first morning the agency’s small UAV rule, or Part 107, was in effect.
China’s state-owned aero-engine group has started formal operations in an effort to develop domestic, high-tech businesses to compete in international markets. The new entity—China Aviation Engine Group—has a registered capital of CNY50 billion ($7.62 billion).
Mitsubishi’s first MRJ90, which was positioning to the US for flight testing, has been forced to return to Tokyo because of an air management system fault.
Turbine blade erosion is causing engine failures on some of its Boeing 787s and Rolls-Royce is developing a new blade, Japanese carrier All Nippon Airways (ANA) has told ATW.
The satellites will be the vanguard of the Iridium NEXT constellation of 66 low-earth orbiting satellites that will provide space-based coverage of the world’s airspace for the first time.
Rockwell Collins is planning to deliver the final software load to Boeing for 737 MAX cockpit displays in mid-September, followed by initial deliveries of the final hardware components by year-end.
