Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
Jun 20, 2017
Russia’s United Aircraft Corp. (UAC) will make a decision on whether to go ahead with a stretch of the Sukhoi SuperJet 100—a 130-seat variant dubbed the SSJ100NG—by the end of this year, UAC president Yury Slusar said at the Paris Air Show.
Jun 20, 2017
Driven by increased orders for Airbus, Boeing and COMAC aircraft, CFM International plans to add an extra 800 CFM56 and LEAP engines to its already bulging production plan between 2018 and 2020.
Jun 20, 2017
Boeing expects the airliner market to expand solidly in both the passenger and cargo sectors over the next 20 years, but sees the effective demise of the very large aircraft (VLA) sector, the company said at the Paris Air Show June 20.
Jun 19, 2017
When the commercial air travel industry was deregulated in the United States in 1978, new opportunities appeared on the horizon to link hundreds of city pairs that had never received nonstop air service before.
Jun 19, 2017
From the 2017 Paris Air Show, orders and commitments for Monday, June 19, 2017.
Oct 12, 2021
The long-term sustainable growth of air transport will hinge on the development of net zero carbon propulsion technologies and NASA has taken a concrete step toward fostering the development of one such option.
Oct 12, 2021
French president Emmanuel Macron says the first commercial aircraft relying on hydrogen should be in service by 2030, earlier than Airbus’ stated target of 2035.
Oct 12, 2021
United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby says his carrier's cargo business has thrived without having freighters.
Oct 12, 2021
All Boeing-757 airline will leverage sister regional carrier to help establish Alaska network.
Oct 12, 2021
Executives close to the program discuss the A380’s rise and fall.
Oct 11, 2021
A service that allows lessors, banks and other aircraft owners to track and report the emissions from their portfolios has been launched by Irish financial services company Fexco and U.S. aviation risk management consultancy Avocet.
Oct 11, 2021
Germany aerospace center DLR has broken ground on a test site for hydrogen fuel-cell propulsion systems.
Oct 11, 2021
Domestic and foreign airlines operating in Japan will need an estimated 2.3 billion liters (613 million gal.) of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) to achieve the goal of net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, concludes a joint report by All Nippon Airways (ANA) and Japan Airlines (JAL).