Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
Nov 24, 2014
Louis Chenevert, the architect of the biggest aerospace and defense (A&D) acquisition ever and a driving force behind Pratt & Whitney’s geared turbofan (GTF) engine, has stepped down as chairman and CEO of United Technologies Corp. (UTC).
Nov 24, 2014
Avianca Holdings plans to order more than 160 narrowbody aircraft by the end of the year, chairman Germán Efromovich told ATW in Abu Dhabi.
Nov 24, 2014
ATR has obtained European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) certification for approach avionics developed for its ATR 42-600 and ATR 72-600 aircraft.
Nov 24, 2014
Boeing has started final assembly of the 787-9 Dreamliner at its South Carolina facility.
Nov 21, 2014
Emirates Engineering has completed a 3C check, the largest maintenance check on any aircraft, on the first A380 delivered to Emirates Airline.
Apr 02, 2019
Faroese national carrier Atlantic Airways is working to become an all-Airbus A320neo operator and is targeting flights to New York by year-end.
Apr 01, 2019
Boeing’s proposed changes to its 737 MAX family flight-control software will undergo “additional work” and may not be in regulators’ hands for a final review for another six weeks.
Mar 29, 2019
Spanish leisure airline Evelop Airlines has taken delivery of its first of two Airbus A350 XWBs, while African flag carrier Mauritania Airlines has accepted its first Embraer E175.
Mar 29, 2019
EgyptAir received its first Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner on March 28. The Star Alliance member will lease a total of six of the type.
Mar 29, 2019
Airbus’ UK factories “could well remain competitive” even after Brexit, outgoing CEO Tom Enders said March 29.
Mar 29, 2019
Luxembourg’s national carrier Luxair is still deciding on the future shape of its fleet, but in the interim has gone ahead with the purchase of two further Boeing 737-700s.
Mar 29, 2019
Scottish airline Loganair is gearing up for a huge expansion of operations in the aftermath of the collapse last month of sister company flybmi.
Mar 29, 2019
Vietnam startup airline Bamboo Airways is preparing to sign a deal with Airbus to purchase A321neos, a key step in its ambitions to develop a fleet of Airbus narrowbodies and Boeing widebodies.