Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
Jun 28, 2017
American Airlines has reached an agreement with technology firm Analogic to buy $6 million worth of computed tomography (CT) airport checkpoint screening machines that the carrier hopes to deploy at US airports later this year following US government certification of the equipment.
Jun 28, 2017
FedEx subsidiary TNT Express’ worldwide operations were “significantly affected” by an information system virus, the Memphis-based express cargo company said June 28.
Jun 28, 2017
The Perlan 2 stratospheric glider, an Airbus-sponsored mission, has arrived in Argentina as the Airbus Perlan Mission II team bids to set a new altitude record for sailplanes.
Jun 28, 2017
A previous IAG order for 20 Airbus A320neos will be placed with Spanish flag carrier Iberia, the airline said June 28.
Jun 27, 2017
Russia’s S7 Airlines expects to take delivery of its first Airbus A320neo is the coming weeks, making S7 the first A320neo family operator in Russia, CEO Anton Eremin told ATW recently on the sidelines of the IATA AGM in Cancun.
Nov 11, 2021
UK-headquartered lessor World Star Aviation has signed an agreement with Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) for the conversion of 10 Boeing 737-800 passenger aircraft to freighters, with options on a further 10.
Nov 10, 2021
An aviation sustainability initiative tabled by the UK government at COP26 has secured buy-in from 22 states, but environmental lobby groups scorned the group’s commitments as too weak and supported a more ambitious hoax announcement instead.
Nov 10, 2021
Zero-emissions propulsion startup Universal Hydrogen has signed an agreement with a clean-energy subsidiary of Australian mining company Fortescue Metals Group to secure a supply of green hydrogen through to 2035.
Nov 10, 2021
Norwegian regional airline Wideroe is continuing its journey toward introducing zero-emissions aircraft, signing an agreement with Embraer’s Eve subsidiary to study electric vertical takeoff and landing operations in Scandinavia.
Nov 09, 2021
De Havilland Aircraft of Canada Ltd. will complete the few remaining Dash 8-400s under production at its Toronto facility before pausing production to review “future opportunities.”
Nov 09, 2021
Airbus Helicopters has performed what it claims to be the first helicopter flight on 100% sustainable aviation fuel, albeit powering only one of the two engines on the H225 testbed.
Nov 09, 2021
Jean Pierson "enabled Airbus Industrie to leverage its different national strengths and with his foresight and the different innovation capabilities, set our company on the path to success," Airbus CEO Guillaume Faury said of the former leader of the European OEM.
Nov 09, 2021
Boeing’s latest Current Market Outlook (CMO) highlights the degree to which global aviation growth will be driven by the Asia-Pacific region, according to a senior Boeing executive.