Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
Apr 08, 2015
Airbus logged orders from six customers in March for a combined total of 84 aircraft, compared to rival Boeing’s 39 aircraft ordered by six customers, four of whom are unidentified.
Apr 06, 2015
Global mobile satellite communications services provider Inmarsat has signed four new Value Added Reseller (VAR) agreements with Beijing Marine Communication Navigation Co. (MCN), paving the way for Global Xpress in China.
Apr 06, 2015
Air Canada said it opposes improvements to Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport that would permit Porter Airlines to operate Bombardier CSeries aircraft from the facility, arguing the airport should continue allowing only turboprop operations.
Apr 06, 2015
With 69 exemptions granted, but 771 petitions still in the queue at the end of March, FAA is moving to streamline its process for approving low-risk commercial unmanned-aircraft operations under Section 333 legislation.
Jul 10, 2019
Airbus A380 operators affected by a new inspection requirement are not anticipating any disruptions resulting from the checks, nor have early results turned up any new issues.
Jul 10, 2019
The German aerospace cluster of Berlin-Brandenburg plans to fly a technology demonstrator for low-emission hybrid-electric propulsion systems for future 19-seat regional airliners.
Jul 10, 2019
Swiss regional carrier Helvetic Airways has sold its five remaining Fokker 100s, as well as spare engines, parts and tooling, to Alliance Aviation Services Ltd., operator of Australia’s Alliance Airlines.
Jul 10, 2019
Some airlines may try to use the Boeing 737 MAX grounding to cancel orders because circumstances changed unrelated to the aircraft itself.
Jul 09, 2019
Boeing delivered 90 aircraft in the second quarter and 239 in the first half of 2019, as the 737 MAX grounding and related delivery suspension cut into the manufacturer’s totals.
Jul 09, 2019
All Nippon Airways (ANA) continues to upgrade its widebody fleet as the Japanese carrier recently took delivery of two Airbus A380, Boeing 787-10 and 777F aircraft for international passenger and freight services.
Jul 09, 2019
Singapore Airlines (SIA) will inspect four Airbus A380s following proposed airworthiness directives (ADs) published July 5 by Airbus and EASA.
Jul 09, 2019
The Aviation Industry Corp. of China (AVIC) has completed the forward fuselage section for the static test airframe of the MA700 turboprop airliner, as the program works toward rolling out the first prototype in September.