Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
Mar 02, 2015
Today, 3-D printing or additive manufacturing (AM) is rapidly passing from the “gee-whiz” stage to an accepted, if still novel, aspect of the aerospace industry.
Mar 02, 2015
Mexican airline Interjet has firmed 10 Sukhoi Superjet 100 options valued at $350 million.
Mar 02, 2015
The larger version of Bombardier’s CSeries aircraft, the CS300, reached an altitude of 41,000 ft. (12,500 m.) and a speed of 255 knots (470 km/h) during its first flight.
Feb 27, 2015
In a sign of the increasing maturity of Bombardier’s CSeries airliner, the first test aircraft for the stretched, 135-seat CS300 variant flew for about five hours on its maiden flight from Mirabel, near Montreal, Feb. 27.
Feb 27, 2015
The unmanned aerial systems (UAS) revolution is having an effect on what’s flying and what it can do for people almost as dramatic as that of the introduction of powered manned flight.
Jun 18, 2019
Korean Air plans to add 30 Boeing 787 Dreamliners to its fleet, with a commitment to purchase 10 787-10s and 10 additional 787-9s. The Seoul-based carrier will also lease 10 787-10s from Air Lease Corp.
Jun 18, 2019
Boeing will perform another 10 Boeing 737-800 freight conversions for GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS) and is considering cargo markets for other programs, including the potential new midmarket aircraft (NMA) and Boeing 787.
Jun 17, 2019
Mitsubishi Aircraft is considering improvements to the engines that will power its newly renamed SpaceJet regional airliner.
Jun 17, 2019
Over the next few years, British Airways (BA) will turn its attention to the renewal of its Boeing 777-200 fleet, which totals 46 aircraft of varying ages.
Jun 17, 2019
Boeing is revising the 777X test plan to maximize ground evaluations as it attempts to compensate for a lengthy delay to first flight following the recent discovery of a durability issue on the aircraft’s General Electric GE9X engines.
Jun 17, 2019
Chicago-based United Airlines will top up its fleet of Embraer E175s with a further firm order for 20 of the type, plus 19 options.
Jun 17, 2019
Air Lease Corp. (ALC) placed an order for 50 Airbus A220-300s on the opening day of the Paris Air Show. The US lessor plans to take delivery of the aircraft between 2021 and 2026, according to the terms of the preliminary order.