Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
Jun 29, 2016
Ethiopian Airlines has taken delivery of its first Airbus A350-900 aircraft, opening a new chapter for the East African carrier, which also becomes the first African A350 XWB operator. The airline’s first aircraft, on lease from AerCap, arrived in Addis Ababa on June 29th, 2016.
Jun 28, 2016
Embraer has cut metal for its first E175-E2 prototype at its Evora plant in Portugal, producing a wing stud for the third and smallest member of its second generation E-Jet family.
Jun 28, 2016
French air accident investigation agency BEA has repaired the damaged flight data recorder from the EgyptAir Airbus A320 that crashed into the Mediterranean Sea in May.
Jun 28, 2016
China’s Chengdu Airlines has launched its first passenger flight of the Chinese-made ARJ21 regional aircraft on a route from Chengdu to Shanghai.
Oct 15, 2020
Having incubated Embraer’s involvement in the nascent urban air mobility (UAM) market since 2017, the Brazilian manufacturer’s EmbraerX innovation unit has spun off Eve Urban Air Mobility Solutions as an independent company.
Oct 14, 2020
Two representative unions have signed agreements with Airbus’ management team, marking significant progress in an effort to avoid forced layoffs at the OEM’s commercial aircraft business in France.
Oct 14, 2020
ATR is pursuing hydrogen propulsion as the most feasible path to substantially reducing the carbon emissions of its regional aircraft.
Oct 14, 2020
As Boeing’s second century is recorded, historians will debate whether the company suffered hubris or at times was just overconfident.
Oct 14, 2020
The order represents the first for an Airbus commercial aircraft since an undisclosed private customer bought a single A320neo on Aug. 7.
Oct 14, 2020
Airshow China, due to be held at Zhuhai Airport on Nov. 10-15, has been postponed, the organizer said, without mentioning a new date.
Oct 14, 2020
OEM trims 20-year fleet size, delivery projections in first forecast since pandemic started.
Oct 13, 2020
Boeing’s meager total of 11 large aircraft deliveries included seven of its Boeing 787s, a bright spot in what continues to be a difficult stretch for the manufacturer.