Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
Oct 22, 2019
Air Tahiti Nui (ATN) has completed the transition of its widebody fleet from Airbus A340s to Boeing 787-9s, and the carrier anticipates significant operational benefits from the switch.
Oct 22, 2019
Electric aircraft developer Ampaire is studying the feasibility of modifying the de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter to hybrid-electric propulsion under a NASA contract.
Oct 22, 2019
The UK is looking to form a mobile national counter-drone capability to respond to “challenging drone security incidents” such as the shutdown of London’s Gatwick Airport around the 2018 Christmas holiday.
Oct 21, 2019
The prospects of Boeing cutting or halting 737 production have grown, financial analysts and others said Oct. 21 after an internal Boeing pilot conversation over the MAX and the maneuvering characteristics augmentation system (MCAS) became public.
Oct 21, 2019
UK regional Virgin Connect, formerly known as Flybe, plans to ultimately consider larger aircraft once things have settled under its new ownership.
Aug 31, 2023
With limited growth prospects in Western markets, Embraer aims to grow in China and India.
Aug 30, 2023
The additional aircraft would enable expansion of a planned Airlander network from Spain into the Mediterranean.
Aug 30, 2023
The grant has been provided by Enova SF, Norway’s Ministry of Climate and Environment.
Aug 30, 2023
A new version of the Superjet 100 has taken off for the first time from the airfield at Yakovlev’s factory in Komsomolsk-on-Amur, in Russia’s Far East.
Aug 30, 2023
The positive results are not a one-off, TAP's new CEO Luis Rodrigues said, adding that the carrier has seen eight quarters in a row with positive EBITA figures.
Aug 30, 2023
NASA says the problems were uncovered during system checkout tests at Lockheed Martin’s Skunk Works facility in Palmdale, California.
Aug 29, 2023
Maintenance info used by regulators to mandate 777 structural inspections includes errors that may create more risks for affected aircraft than it addresses.
Aug 29, 2023
Teams led by Boeing, GE, Northrop Grumman and RTX are among those to receive funding to develop tools to mitigate contrail-related climate forcing.