Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion

Sep 07, 2017
Aircraft Briefs-Sept. 7, 2017
Sep 07, 2017
Japan’s All Nippon Airways (ANA) has taken delivery of its first Airbus A321neo, becoming the launch operator of the version of the aircraft powered by Pratt & Whitney PW1100G-JM geared turbofan engines.
Sep 07, 2017
A Hyperloop, the vacuum-tube city-to-city transportation concept introduced by Elon Musk in 2013, could be operational on a small scale within three years, according to Hyperloop Transportation Technologies (HTT) co-founder and CEO Dirk Ahlborn.
Sep 07, 2017
New York-based JetBlue Airways sees a future for boarding using photographs taken on passengers’ own mobile phones and believes artificial intelligence (AI) will create a new chapter for the industry.
Jan 03, 2022
As ZeroAvia prepares to fly its modified Dornier 228 hydrogen-electric propulsion system testbed, details of the mobile refueling system that will support flight testing are emerging.
Jan 03, 2022
Denmark’s government has set the goal of all domestic aviation being fossil-free by 2030, potentially through a combination of sustainable aviation fuel and electric and hydrogen propulsion.
Jan 03, 2022
UK startup Electric Aircraft Group and the University of Nottingham plan to establish a joint venture to develop megawatt-class electric propulsion systems. 
Jan 03, 2022
The Newport Beach, California-headquartered lessor signed a firm contract for 40 Airbus A320neo-family aircraft, of which five are the long-range A321XLR variant.
Jan 03, 2022
Figeac Aero, a supplier of large metal components, is pressing on with negotiations to increase its capital thanks to aerospace investment group Tikehau Ace Capital. 
Jan 01, 2022
The industry grew 7.5% in 2021, and 2022 should see a very strong 22% expansion.
Dec 31, 2021
Russia’s Federal Air Transport Agency issued a MC-21-30 type certificate Dec. 28, keeping a government promise to certify it in 2021.
Dec 23, 2021
Strategically important wins for Airbus underscore the depth of Boeing’s troubles.