Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
Feb 17, 2016
Air Canada has signed a letter of intent (LOI) with Bombardier for up to 75 CS300 aircraft, powered by Pratt & Whitney PurePower PW1500G engines as part of its narrowbody fleet renewal plan.
Feb 17, 2016
Philippine Airlines (PAL) signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to purchase six Airbus A350-900s.
Feb 17, 2016
Bombardier has increased the possible capacity of the Q400 turboprop, offering a version with 90 seats at a 28-inch pitch.
Feb 17, 2016
Scoot CEO Campbell Wilson said the airline’s transition to an all-Boeing 787 fleet is enabling the Singapore Airlines (SIA) subsidiary to finally achieve profitability, and predicted the carrier’s financial performance will steadily improve.
Feb 17, 2016
Beijing-headquartered Okay Airways is set to become the Chinese launch customer for the Boeing 737 MAX 9, after committing to take 12 737 family aircraft and eight options, valued at $1.3 billion at list prices.
May 25, 2020
Bombardier officials said a fire at its Belfast, Northern Ireland, facility was contained in one area of the factory and work in other areas of the factory has returned to normal.
May 25, 2020
Mitsubishi Aircraft is mothballing its SpaceJet flight testing operation in the U.S., consolidating operations in Nagoya, Japan, and closing all offices elsewhere, a spokesperson for the company said.
May 25, 2020
NASA’s electric plans; Xwing secures funds; GKN joins Eviation; eVTOL seats; X-59 challenges.
May 22, 2020
A Pakistan International Airlines Airbus A320 aircraft has crashed close to the airport in Karachi on May 22 en route from Lahore to Jinnah International Airport.
May 22, 2020
A group of internal FAA experts is reviewing aspects of the Boeing 777X and providing feedback to the team tasked with day-to-day oversight of Boeing’s certification work, jump-starting an effort the agency plans to integrate into its aircraft-approval process, Aviation Week has learned.
May 22, 2020
Increased connectivity creates new vulnerabilities—from avionics to inflight-entertainment networks and airline back-end operations.
May 22, 2020
Ask the Editors: Airlines will be in cash-preservation mode as long as they can, so this year and 2021 could be tough for maintenance.
May 21, 2020
Bamboo Airways is looking to power its new Boeing 787-9s with General Electric GEnx turbofans, according to the airline’s chairman Trinh Van Quyet.