Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
Dec 01, 2016
Belavia Belarusian Airlines will retire its Tupolev Tu-154 aircraft on Dec. 28.
Dec 01, 2016
Russia’s State Transport Leasing Co. (STLC) has placed an order for five Let L-410 aircraft with Russia’s Ural Works of Civil Aviation (UWCA), in a deal valued at RUB2 billion ($30.7 million) at list prices.
Nov 30, 2016
Central and Eastern European low-cost carrier (LCC) Wizz Air has concluded a sale and lease back deal with Bank of Communications and Financial Leasing (BoComm) for eight Airbus A320 family aircraft, and has finalized a previously announced operating lease deal with Singapore lessor BOC Aviation for two more of the type.
Nov 30, 2016
Russia’s largest airline, Aeroflot, has canceled orders for Boeing 787s and will rely on the much larger Boeing 777 and Airbus A350 for long-haul flights.
Apr 05, 2021
Subsidy package to encourage upgrades could be framed as infrastructure spending.
Apr 02, 2021
With so many proverbial tea leaves to read, the commercial aerospace manufacturing sector remains in a fog when it comes to guessing narrowbody build rates this year and next.
Apr 02, 2021
NASA’s Convergent Aeronautics Solutions has launched a crowdsourcing competition to solicit assessments from experts on the factors most likely to shape the future of air travel and how to best arrive at a favorable outcome.
Apr 02, 2021
New funding for ZeroAvia kicks off hydrogen propulsion development for 50-seaters as UK’s 9-passenger project switches to fuel cells.
Apr 01, 2021
Europe has launched a research program to bring a circular-economy approach to aircraft design, manufacturing, maintenance and end-of-life disposal, increasing recycling and reuse to reduce costs, waste and emissions.
Apr 01, 2021
Several airlines are exploring business cases and operational feasibility of replacing small turboprops with all-electric aircraft.
Apr 01, 2021
Boeing’s proposed small widebody is the only near-term opportunity for a large new conventional engine.
Apr 01, 2021
SPAC merger will take Lilium public and fund certification and commercial launch of its regional air mobility eVTOL air taxi.