Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
Dec 22, 2016
Sukhoi Civil Aircraft Co. (SCAC) has obtained approval from the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) for the Sukhoi Superjet 100 Long Range (SSJ100LR), which has 50% more range than the basic version, Sukhoi said in a statement.
Dec 22, 2016
Iran Air has finalized a much-anticipated firm order for 100 aircraft, comprising 46 Airbus A320s, 38 A330s and 16 A350s, finalizing and changing a tentative agreement from January 2016 that covered 118 aircraft.
Dec 21, 2016
Embraer Commercial Aviation has named Arjan Meijer chief commercial officer.
Dec 21, 2016
Lufthansa has taken delivery of its first of 25 Airbus A350-900s.
Apr 23, 2021
A four-year research project to develop a cheaper method of producing sustainable aviation fuel from agricultural and forestry residues has kicked off in Europe.
Apr 23, 2021
Zero-emissions propulsion startup Universal Hydrogen has raised $20.5 million in Series A funding from investors including the venture arms of Airbus, JetBlue Airways and Toyota.
Apr 22, 2021
Southwest Airlines has committed to continue supporting the U.S. National Renewable Energy Laboratory’s development of sustainable aviation fuel produced from food waste.
Apr 22, 2021
Bye Aerospace has launched development of the eFlyer 800, an eight-seat, all-electric competitor to Textron Aviation’s Beechcraft King Air 260 turboprop.
Apr 22, 2021
The airline group said it would achieve this by purchasing one million tons of sustainable jet fuel per year, which will allow it to cut its annual emissions by two million tons by 2030.
Apr 22, 2021
IndiGo is looking to acquire four Airbus A321 passenger-to-freighter (P2F) aircraft with the aim of taking first delivery in the first half of 2022.
Apr 22, 2021
More than 25% of CO2 emissions from flights in Europe could be eliminated by 2030, but improvements in air traffic management will be required, says a “think paper” released by Eurocontrol.
Apr 21, 2021
Airbus is moving ahead with the relaunch of its aerostructures business by proposing to reintegrate some of it into the core Airbus structure while carving out a detailed parts company that it could put up for sale later.