Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
May 17, 2016
Fort Worth, Texas-based American Airlines has taken delivery of its first US-produced Airbus A321 from the Mobile, Alabama manufacturing facility.
May 16, 2016
Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS)—which will take delivery of its first Bombardier CSeries 100 at the end of June—is making preparations for entry-into-service (EIS) of the new generation aircraft.
May 16, 2016
UK aerostructures and components manufacturer GKN Aerospace plans to expand to the point where it makes up 50% of the turnover of parent GKN Group, CEO Kevin Cummings said in London.
May 13, 2016
Bombardier will begin steep-approach test flights in Wichita, Kansas, next week, focusing on final validation by July, Bombardier VP-CSeries Rob Dewar told ATW in Montreal.
May 12, 2016
Embraer Commercial Aviation president and CEO Paulo Cesar Silva has alleged that Bombardier won an order from Delta Air Lines for the CSeries based on improper government subsidies.
Sep 03, 2020
Eight aircraft identified as needing immediate attention due to safety risks.
Sep 03, 2020
Weeks before the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) delivered its surprise decision to grant Ligado Networks access to L-band spectrum to build a 5G network—igniting protest over its potential to interfere with GPS reception—the U.S. Transportation Department (DOT) held a demonstration of potential GPS backup systems.
Sep 03, 2020
Aircraft manufacturer Embraer is laying off 900 employees in Brazil, the equivalent of 4.5% of its global workforce, according to a Sept. 3 statement.
Sep 03, 2020
Aviation Week editors discuss why Airbus and Boeing will need to further trim output to ride out the COVID-19 crisis. Don't miss a single episode…
Sep 03, 2020
NASA X-59 project inspires attempt to capitalize on possible entry of low-boom supersonic jets within the next decade.
Sep 02, 2020
The first of two aircraft fitted with a modular hybrid-electric propulsion system developed under a European research program is expected to fly in September.
Sep 02, 2020
After moves toward recovery during the European summer season, airlines are facing up to a much tougher winter.
Sep 01, 2020
With backing from KLM and Airbus, the Technical University of Delft in the Netherlands has tested its Flying-V concept for an ultra-efficient airliner by conducting the first flight of a subscale model.