Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
Feb 12, 2008
Thales will provide US Airways and Swiss International Air Lines with its Topflight FMS for Airbus aircraft. Features include undo functions, multi-revision temporary flight plan capabilities and a versatile display system.
Feb 12, 2008
CMC Electronics said Airbus Transport International selected its CMA-9000 FMS for the retrofit of five A300-600ST Beluga aircraft. Features include civil certified multisensor GPS, INS and DME navigation capabilities as well as advanced communication functions such as data link. Compatible with ACARS, ACMS and satcom, the technology conforms to the ARINC-739 multifunction control display unit standard. Avionica won 757 and 767 FAA STCs including ST03529AT and ST03529AT for its Iridium Satellite-based voice and data communications alternative satLINK.
Feb 11, 2008
Air Moldova signed a firm contract for one E-190 scheduled for delivery in March 2010, Embraer announced. Aircraft will seat 114.
Feb 11, 2008
Boeing is upbeat on its progress with what it terms "second-generation" biofuels and believes regular commercial services could be operating within five years.
Feb 11, 2008
PAS Technologies reached a two-year deal with Air India to provide repair services on selected PW4056 engine components.
Oct 17, 2014
Rolls-Royce has warned that a slowing global economy will stall revenue growth, telling investors that full-year 2014 revenue will fall 3.5% to 4% year-over-year.
Oct 17, 2014
Airbus said it will build nine A330s per month instead of the current production rate of 10 starting in the 2015 fourth quarter.
Oct 17, 2014
Middle Eastern carrier Oman Air has announced plans to introduce business-class service to four of its routes between Muscat and the Indian subcontinent.
Oct 17, 2014
Embraer has made the first metal cut of the E-jets E2, second generation of the E-Jets family of commercial jets at its Évora plant in Portugal.
Oct 15, 2014
Indian low-cost carrier IndiGo has signed a memorandum of understanding for 250 Airbus A320neo family aircraft.
Oct 15, 2014
The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has approved extended operations (ETOPS) for the Airbus A350-900 for beyond 180 minutes diversion time.
Oct 15, 2014
Brazilian manufacturer Embraer delivered 19 commercial aviation aircraft and 15 executive jets in the third quarter, a total of 34 aircraft—a 22.7% overall decrease compared to the third quarter of 2013.
Oct 15, 2014
Engine manufacturer Rolls-Royce has flown its new-generation composite carbon/titanium (CTi) fan blades for the first time, at the start of the components’ airborne test program.