Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
Dec 03, 2014
US lessor CIT Group has firmed up its order for 15 Airbus A330-900neos and five A321ceos.
Dec 03, 2014
Finnair has firmed up eight additional Rolls-Royce powered Airbus A350-900s, increasing its commitment for the new twinjet to a total of 19 aircraft.
Dec 03, 2014
Boeing’s ecoDemonstrator 787 has completed its first flight using a blend of 15% green diesel and 85% petroleum jet fuel in the left engine.
Dec 02, 2014
The fire aboard a parked Japan Airlines (JAL) Boeing 787-8 in January 2013 occurred because of “shortcomings” in designing and certifying the lithium ion batteries installed on the aircraft, the US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has determined.
Dec 02, 2014
Irish regional CityJet, which Germany’s Intro Aviation acquired from Air France May 1, is nearing a decision on the renewal of its 17 Avro RJ85s and finalizing its mid-term strategy.
Apr 10, 2019
Airbus and Boeing commercial aircraft deliveries for 2019 year-to-date, sorted by most-recent delivery date.
Apr 10, 2019
Airbus is adding a sixth BelugaXL to its internal fleet of large cargo transports to ensure the system is capable of future production rate increases.
Apr 10, 2019
Norwegian Air Shuttle’s leasing arm has reached an agreement with Airbus to postpone deliveries of Airbus A320neo and A321LR aircraft as part of an ongoing drive to reduce costs and boost profitability, cutting capital expenditure by $570 million over two years.
Apr 10, 2019
Airbus officially confirmed Guillaume Faury as CEO at its annual shareholder assembly April 10. Faury succeeds CEO Tom Enders who retired after seven years in the position.
Apr 10, 2019
Rolls-Royce has agreed to a new inspection regime for its Trent 1000 TEN engines powering the Boeing 787.
Apr 09, 2019
Airbus and Boeing commercial aircraft gross orders for 2019 year-to-date, sorted by most-recent date of order placement with manufacturer.
Apr 09, 2019
ATR is working on potential launch orders for its proposed short takeoff and landing (STOL) version of the ATR 42-600, estimating a market of 800 aircraft over 30 years.