Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
Jun 14, 2018
Airbus believes it has defined the blueprint for future new production lines and developed technology it can also apply to its legacy production systems now that it has opened the fourth A320/A320neo family final assembly line (FAL) in Hamburg.
Jun 14, 2018
Rolls-Royce plans to cut 4,600 jobs over the next two years in a bid to save £400 million ($537 million) a year.
Jun 14, 2018
Airbus is offering a higher maximum takeoff weight (MTOW) version of the A350-1000, adding significant range capabilities.
Jun 13, 2018
Aircraft returning from storage in April reached a four-year high, IATA figures show, suggesting that operators are scrambling to support sustained demand for lift and perhaps offset the effects of delivery delays and in-service issues delays on several key aircraft programs.
Jun 13, 2018
Boeing logged 40 new commercial aircraft bookings in May, over half for 737 MAXs, lifting the US manufacturer’s total gross orders for 2018 to 361 commercial aircraft, valued at about $63 billion.
Sep 14, 2022
Industry experts fear the long-expected consolidation of the supplier base is about to begin in earnest.
Sep 14, 2022
The entry-level Embraer Phenom 100 light jet has been improved over three iterations since it entered the market with a bang in late 2008. Based on…
Sep 14, 2022
A team led by Hanwha Systems plans to launch South Korea’s first commercial urban air mobility service in 2025 linking tourist destinations on Jeju Island using Joby Aviation electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing (eVTOL) air taxis.
Sep 14, 2022
Taiwan’s Starlux Airlines swapped previously swapped its A350-1000 orders for more of the popular -900 variant.
Sep 13, 2022
Europe has launched a research project to develop a liquid hydrogen tank that is integrated into the aircraft’s fuselage to maximize volume and minimize weight.
Sep 13, 2022
Ethiopian Airlines is taking three Boeing 767-300ER freighter conversions on long-term lease from Titan Aircraft Investments, boosting the overall African fleet, which Boeing expects to grow by 1,010 new aircraft by 2040.
Sep 13, 2022
Boeing delivered 35 aircraft in August, including its first 787s in more than a year, but 737 MAX deliveries are not ramping up as anticipated.
Sep 13, 2022
Papua New Guinea carrier Air Niugini is making progress on its plans to replace most of its jet and turboprop fleets.