Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
Mar 03, 2015
As part of GE9X engine development for the Boeing 777X, GE Aviation has started ground tests on a GEnx engine containing ceramic matrix composite (CMC) components in the high pressure turbine and combustor.
Mar 03, 2015
Azerbaijan-based Silk Way West has ordered three Boeing 747-8 freighters, valued at more than $1.1 billion at current list prices.
Mar 02, 2015
Argentina’s flagship carrier, Aerolíneas Argentinas, has taken delivery of the first of four new directly purchased Airbus A330-200 aircraft as a part of the carrier’s fleet renewal strategy.
Mar 02, 2015
Fabrice Brégier is leading Airbus through one of the most dynamic times in its history, developing and delivering new aircraft, ramping up production rates and holding an all-time high orders backlog. Airbus had a strong year in 2014, financially and operationally. Could you sum up the highlights?
Mar 02, 2015
Belgian regional wet-lease operator VLM Airlines will place Sukhoi Superjet SSJ100LR regional aircraft into service in the third quarter of 2016.
Jun 18, 2019
The CEO of one the world’s largest airline groups gave Boeing a significant and highly public boost at the Paris Air Show June 18, announcing a tentative deal for 200 MAX 737s.
Jun 18, 2019
Hybrid-electric aircraft developer Ampaire has announced a 50-aircraft launch order from Personal Airline Exchange (PAX), a US startup that plans to offer per-seat, on-demand charter service.
Jun 18, 2019
MTU Aero Engines believes the aerospace supply chain will continue to be hesitant about agreeing to further production rate increases for single-aisle aircraft.
Jun 18, 2019
Cebu Pacific signed an MOU for 16 Airbus A330-900s, five A320neos and 10 A321XLRs, the newest and longest-range version of the A321neo. The MOU was among a set of new Airbus aircraft order announcements made on the second day of the Paris Air Show that included AirAsia, Delta Air Lines and Saudia.
Jun 18, 2019
Embraer Commercial Aviation CEO John Slattery is “very confident” that the manufacturer will have orders for the E175-E2 before it is certified in 2021.
Jun 18, 2019
Indian airline IndiGo has flipped its preferred engine supplier, ordering CFM LEAP-1A engines to power 280 Airbus A320neo-family aircraft it has on order—aircraft that will fly alongside IndiGo’s Pratt & Whitney PW1000G geared turbofan (GTF) Airbus narrowbodies.
Jun 18, 2019
Embraer has forecast worldwide demand for 10,550 new aircraft with up to 150-seats over the next 20 years, a figure unchanged from its projection last year.
Jun 18, 2019
De Havilland Aircraft of Canada told customers there will be no service interruptions now that its parent company has completed the acquisition of the Dash 8 program from Bombardier.