Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
Nov 02, 2016
Boeing and Commercial Aircraft Corp. of China (COMAC) have agreed to expand the research objectives of their joint technology center in Beijing to support long-term sustainable growth for the aviation industry, the companies announced Nov. 1 at the Zhuhai Airshow.
Nov 01, 2016
Embraer Executive Jets has announced a new version of its Legacy 650 large business jet, the Legacy 650E.
Nov 01, 2016
Accident investigators are puzzling over the causes of the first-ever failure of a second-stage high-pressure (HP) turbine stage on a GE Aviation CF6-80C2 engine, which experienced an uncontained release of debris during the Oct. 28 takeoff run of an American Airlines Boeing 767-300ER from Chicago O’Hare International Airport.
Nov 01, 2016
China Development Bank (CDB) Leasing has chosen CFM International’s LEAP-1A engines for its first batch of Airbus A320neos.
Mar 10, 2021
As Boeing 737 MAX fleet activity grows, airframe-level utilization shows that while usage is ramping up, pandemic-related travel restrictions and reduced demand are lowering average flight-segment times as well as total activity levels.
Mar 10, 2021
AerCap is taking over General Electric Capital Aviation Services (GECAS), its primary competitor in the aircraft leasing market.
Mar 10, 2021
German aviation engineering services specialist Apus Group has begun construction of a hydrogen fuel-cell-powered four-seat aircraft which it plans to fly in mid-2023 and hopes to have on the market by 2025.
Mar 10, 2021
Archer has committed to launching an urban air mobility network in Miami by 2024 which will see Southern Florida join Los Angeles as a flagship market for the startup’s planned air taxi services.
Mar 09, 2021
Rolls-Royce has been selected to provide the electrical propulsion system for Vertical Aerospace’s gull-wing VA-X4 urban air mobility aircraft.
Mar 09, 2021
“Horses for courses,” says the old adage, implying that certain things are designed to fill certain roles. A role, however, need not be too narrowly…
Mar 08, 2021
Senior members of the Chinese civil aviation community have highlighted a series of challenges that the development of domestically built civil aircraft must contend with, ranging from airspace policies to economies of scale.
Mar 08, 2021
After unprecedented losses, Europe’s big airline groups are looking ahead to the financing and fleet plans they hope will aid recovery.