Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
Aug 28, 2017
UTC Aerospace Systems is preparing to open a new nacelle assembly and manufacturing facility in Foley, Alabama, in the coming weeks, which will significantly expand its existing operations there.
Aug 25, 2017
The Mitsubishi Aircraft Corp. MRJ90 flight test program has been grounded following an unplanned engine shutdown during a test flight, the latest setback for the delayed Mitsubishi Regional Jet (MRJ) program.
Aug 25, 2017
Tokyo-based Japan Investment Adviser (JIA) has finalized an order for 10 Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft, valued at $1.12 billion at list prices.
Aug 25, 2017
The UK’s BAE Systems Regional Aircraft (BARA) has postponed plans to produce a new freighter conversion of the Avro RJ regional jet.
Dec 17, 2021
Western sanctions and U.S. export rules are making Russian and Chinese narrowbodies development and certification programs even harder.
Dec 16, 2021
Nine people died when a Gulfstream GIV-SP business jet crashed while its pilots attempted to make an emergency landing at Santo Domingo-Las Americas Airport (MDSD) in the Dominican Republic, according to the operator and news reports.
Dec 16, 2021
The first U.S. Air Force F-35 Joint Strike Fighters to be based in Europe have arrived at their future home in England.
Dec 16, 2021
Honda Aircraft Co. has delivered its 200th HondaJet from its headquarters in Greensboro, North Carolina, six years following handover of the first.
Dec 16, 2021
Parts supplier Heico Corp. saw its Flight Support Group (FSG) business unit revenues improve 10% sequentially for its most recent fiscal quarter, yet another sign that a sustained commercial aftermarket recovery is underway.
Dec 16, 2021
Qantas announced its intention to buy up to 134 aircraft from Airbus' A320neo and A220 families to replace its Boeing narrowbody fleet.
Dec 16, 2021
Forecasts, snapshots and commercial air transport and business aircraft to watch.
Dec 16, 2021
As Rolls-Royce prepares to begin initial ground runs of the UltraFan engine demonstrator in early 2022, the company has begun further evaluations of the bearings at the heart of the powerplant’s gearbox using a specialized rig developed by Denmark-based R&D Test Systems.