Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
Mar 20, 2019
US Department of Transportation (DOT) secretary Elaine Chao on March 19 requested the Department’s Office of Inspector General (OIG) initiate a probe to review the process FAA used to certify the Boeing 737 MAX as safe prior to the two fatal crashes in Ethiopia and Indonesia.
Mar 20, 2019
The new majority shareholder of French long-haul focused airline Corsair, Intro Aviation, plans to revamp the carrier’s fleet, switching to an all-Airbus formation and increasing the fleet to 13 aircraft by 2023 to reduce costs and drive growth.
Mar 20, 2019
Airbus and Boeing commercial aircraft deliveries for 2019 year-to-date, sorted by most-recent delivery date.
Mar 20, 2019
Embraer’s John Slattery will be the first CEO of the Boeing-Embraer commercial aircraft joint venture (JV) the manufacturers expect to launch by the end of the year, reporting to Boeing’s Marc Allen, who will take a new position in charge of Boeing’s JVs with Embraer, the companies announced March 20.
Mar 20, 2019
Airbus and Boeing commercial aircraft gross orders for 2019 year-to-date, sorted by most-recent date of order placement with manufacturer.
Apr 13, 2023
Airbus has just selected Liebherr-Aerospace as a supplier for its hydrogen fuel cell demonstration program on a modified A380.
Apr 13, 2023
Lufthansa transferred its first Airbus A380 from Frankfurt to Munich on April 12, from where it will begin scheduled A380 services starting June 1.
Apr 13, 2023
New pilot-performance validation methods will debut as part of the 737-7’s certification. But first, they have to be developed.
Apr 12, 2023
The U.S. Air Force is moving funding around and requesting more in fiscal 2024 to upgrade the two existing Boeing VC-25As that fly the Air Force One mission.
Apr 11, 2023
ASL Airlines Ireland (ASLI) has received Irish CAA approval to operate unmanned aerial systems (UAS) on a commercial basis.
Apr 11, 2023
Liebherr-Aerospace is developing an air supply system for the propulsion fuel cell Airbus intends to flight-test beginning in 2026.
Apr 11, 2023
Boeing 737 MAX deliveries surged in March to 52, nearly doubling the first two months of the year.
Apr 11, 2023
Airbus reported deliveries of 127 aircraft in the first quarter of 2023, down 9% on the number of aircraft handed over to customers in Q1 last year.