Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
Oct 19, 2015
Singapore-based BOC Aviation is to sell 24 aircraft—two Boeing 777s, two Airbus A330s, 11 A320 family aircraft, seven 737NGs and two Embraer E190s—to Shenton Aircraft Investment.
Oct 19, 2015
Papua New Guinea flag carrier Air Niugini is to add seven former KLM Fokker 70 aircraft to its fleet, building on one existing former KLM Fokker 70 that it took in October 2014.
Oct 16, 2015
Controllers at UK ATC provider NATS have managed the first flight by an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) in controlled and unsegregated airspace, the organization announced Oct.16.
Oct 16, 2015
Russia’s cargo Volga-Dnepr Group has leased two Antonov An-124-100 Ruslan freighters from Sberbank Leasing Co.
Oct 16, 2015
India-based low-cost carrier (LCC) SpiceJet is reportedly looking to buy some 200 new aircraft worth over $10 billion at current prices to expand its fleet and network.
Jan 23, 2020
The 100-150 seat aircraft sits in a “tween” market between smaller regional jets and larger narrowbodies. The question is: How big is that market?…
Jan 23, 2020
Shell Aviation has a presence at some 900 airports in about 60 countries supplying aviation fuel. The company fuels an aircraft every 14 seconds and…
Jan 23, 2020
The production pause will yield carnage that Boeing and its Tier 1 partners must proactively manage to ensure the production ecosystem.
Jan 22, 2020
Boeing plans to re-start 737 MAX production “months” before the FAA approves it to fly again, which could be as soon as early spring based on the company’s newest estimate, Boeing president and CEO Dave Calhoun said.
Jan 22, 2020
Boeing appears to be watching a new turboprop in the planning at its likely future joint venture partner Embraer with some interest.
Jan 22, 2020
The first converted Airbus A321 Passenger-to-Freighter (P2F) aircraft flew for the first time Jan. 22, from Seletar Airport in Singapore.
Jan 22, 2020
A new era of high speed civil flight is beckoning but are commercial supersonic or even hypersonic aircraft justifiable amid rising concerns over aviation’s environmental impact? Guy Norris and Graham Warwick discuss this and other topics from AIAA’s annual SciTech forum where the global challenge of achieving sustainable aviation took center stage.
Jan 22, 2020
New documents reveal conscious efforts to streamline MAX certification, training, despite signs of risk.