Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
Mar 16, 2018
United Technologies (UTC), which is in the process of buying Rockwell Collins, has signed an agreement with ultra-important customer Boeing, representing a green light for UTC’s acquisition and consolidation of major aerospace and defense suppliers.
Mar 16, 2018
United Airlines is “actively pursuing” more used aircraft and sees its recently activated strategy of adding second-hand lift to be a long-term play that provides more fleet flexibility, a top executive said.
Mar 16, 2018
Boeing's plant in Everett, built in 1968, is one of the largest building in the world. As aircraft types have changed, so have assembly lines to produce the new aircraft. Boeing is now transitioning from producing the 777s to the 777X in a three-year timeframe. ATW correspondent Kurt Hofmann was on site to give you exclusive photos of Boeing's production plant.
Mar 15, 2018
Airbus, the largest single customer for Tier One aerostructures company GKN, has said it would be “practically impossible” for it to give new work to the UK company if the latter’s ownership model was to change.
Jul 01, 2022
Aluminum suppliers complain they too often see valuable material being treated in a way that prevents it from being recycled.
Jul 01, 2022
The move could see Airbus becoming China’s largest supplier for new aircraft.
Jul 01, 2022
International Airlines Group (IAG) plans to convert options announced almost a decade ago into firm orders for 14 Airbus A320neo family aircraft.
Jun 30, 2022
Australian regional airline Skytrans has partnered with local startup Stralis Aircraft to convert a 19-seat Beech 1900D turboprop to hydrogen-electric propulsion for flight trials in 2025.
Jun 30, 2022
Europe’s airlines have given a mixed response to the European Council’s approval of reforms to the region’s Emissions Trading System (ETS), welcoming sustainable aviation fuel allowances but sounding the alarm over the early phaseout of free carbon allowances.
Jun 30, 2022
The dual registration of aircraft raises safety concerns relating to the international validity of each airplane’s certificate of airworthiness, ICAO said.
Jun 30, 2022
NASA has launched its hunt for a large-scale experimental aircraft to demonstrate the airframe configuration and technologies for a sustainable single-aisle-class airliner that could enter service by the mid-2030s.
Jun 30, 2022
Fuel refiner Neste and Victor, an on-demand private-jet charter company, have partnered to make Neste MY sustainable aviation fuel available for all Fly Victor bookings.