Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion

Dec 29, 2014
As efforts continue to find the missing AirAsia Indonesia Airbus A320 operating as QZ8501, the general media is already drawing supposed similarities with two previous airliner tragedies of 2014 – Malaysia Airlines MH370 and MH17.
Dec 28, 2014
An AirAsia Indonesia Airbus A320-200 that took off from Surabaya in Indonesia at 5.20am local time has gone missing over the Java Sea.
Dec 24, 2014
Airbus CEO Fabrice Brégier has made it clear there is no doubt the A380 production program will continue.
Dec 23, 2014
Kuwait Airways has finalized an order for 10 Boeing 777-300ERs, valued at $3.3 billion at list prices.
Dec 23, 2014
Azerbaijan Airlines has taken delivery of its first of two Boeing 787 Dreamliners.
May 03, 2019
After warning on April 25 that its results would miss their targets this year because of challenges in its rail unit, Bombardier revealed revenue for the first quarter down 13% to $3.5 billion. Full-year revenue is now projected at $17 billion, a reduction of $1 billion.
May 03, 2019
Lufthansa Systems has introduced a weather display feature to its Lido/eRouteManual electronic charts that allows pilots to display weather information on en route navigation maps.
May 03, 2019
Fiji Airways has selected the Airbus A350 to boost its widebody fleet after reaching an agreement to lease two of the type to operate alongside its A330s.
May 02, 2019
Aerostructures provider Spirit AeroSystems has suspended its financial guidance for 2019 and shelved stock buybacks, executives announced May 1, as the Wichita manufacturer tries to get a handle on costs and challenges from the Boeing 737 MAX production slowdown and groundings.
May 02, 2019
SkyWest Airlines could see converting some of its 100 Bombardier CRJ700s into 50-seat CRJ550s to support United Airlines’ push into premium-class service on small, high-yield regional routes, SkyWest CEO Chip Childs said.
May 02, 2019
Bombardier has announced plans to divest its aerostructures businesses in Belfast, Northern Ireland, and Morocco and to form an integrated Bombardier Aviation unit with manufacturing operations in Canada, Mexico and the US.
May 02, 2019
Sino-Russian coordination has been a challenge in the Craic consortium, delaying progress.
May 01, 2019
When might autonomy come to commercial aviation?