Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
Dec 31, 2014
AirAsia Group CEO and other management visited the military base in Pangkalan Bun, Indonesia, Dec. 31 to meet with those involved in the search and rescue operations for the victims of AirAsia Indonesia QZ8501 that crashed into the sea.
Dec 31, 2014
The four major commercial aircraft manufacturers are well on their way toward certification of their next-generation single-aisle commercial airliners. The Airbus A320neo, Boeing 737 MAX and Embraer E2 families are producing major makeovers and Bombardier is offering its all-new CSeries.
Dec 31, 2014
Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS) must become more “flexible, efficient and competitive,” CEO Harry Hohmeister told ATW on the sidelines of the Association of European Airlines (AEA) summit in Istanbul.
Dec 30, 2014
The Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) has given a type certificate to the Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (COMAC) ARJ21 regional jet, likely clearing the way for the long-delayed aircraft to enter service in 2015.
Dec 30, 2014
An unidentified customer has signed a firm order for 24 Bombardier CRJ900 NextGen aircraft, the Canadian manufacturer said.
May 09, 2019
Demonstrator pace accelerates as Rolls hones technology for design of first geared large turbofan.
May 08, 2019
Taiwan’s China Airlines (CAL) has launched a narrowbody passenger aircraft and freighter replacement program to include Airbus A321neos and Boeing 777 freighters.
May 07, 2019
Asiana Airlines is taking steps to improve its financial health by cutting unprofitable routes and retiring older aircraft while increasing its maintenance investment.
May 07, 2019
A Congressionally ordered review by FAA into whether some aviation safety inspectors (ASIs) involved in evaluating the Boeing 737 MAX flight-control system during certification were not qualified found no evidence of any deficiencies, either related to work on the MAX or other aircraft, the agency said.
May 06, 2019
New questions are being raised over the development and oversight of the Boeing 737 MAX after revelations the manufacturer knew about a misconfigured angle-of-attack (AOA) disagree annunciator alert message on the aircraft in 2017, but did not fix it or tell operators about the problem until after last October’s crash of a Lion Air 737 MAX 8—the first of two to strike the model in five months.
May 06, 2019
The Aerospace Industry Association (AIA), the largest trade association representing US aviation manufacturers, is urging the US Senate to confirm three nominees to the Export-Import Bank’s board of directors, following a May 3 vote by the upper chamber to close debate on the nominees.
May 06, 2019
Embraer delivered 11 commercial aircraft in the 2019 first quarter, including the first E175 jet to Mauritania Airlines, the first of this model to the African continent.