Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
Jan 06, 2014
Boeing, which is on track to deliver the 787-9 to launch customer Air New Zealand in mid-2014, flew the Dreamliner from Seattle to Auckland Jan. 3 after a 13-hour, 49-minute flight.
Jan 05, 2014
A rented Saudi Arabian Airlines Boeing 767 made an emergency landing at Madinah Airport in the early hours of Jan. 5 after apparently experiencing a landing gear fault.
Jan 04, 2014
By the narrowest of margins, Boeing union workers in Washington state have voted to approve an eight-year labor contract extension that will keep production of the 777X in the Seattle area.
Jan 03, 2014
American Airlines’ red, white and blue flag-like tail design, revealed when the company unveiled a new livery last January, will remain, CEO Doug Parker said.
Jan 03, 2014
EADS has formally rebranded as Airbus Group, retaining its Airbus commercial aircraft identity and renaming its other two divisions as Airbus Defense and Space, and Airbus Helicopters.
May 25, 2018
All Nippon Airways’ first of three Airbus A380s has completed airframe assembly and been moved to an outdoor station where structural completion, engine installation and cockpit furnishing will be conducted.
May 23, 2018
Las Vegas, Nevada-based ULCC Allegiant Air has taken delivery of its first US-produced Airbus A320 aircraft from the Airbus’s US manufacturing facility in Mobile, Alabama.
May 23, 2018
European leisure group Thomas Cook will decide on the renewal of its long-haul fleet before the end of the year.
May 23, 2018
Saudi Arabia’s flyadeal is considering an interim aircraft order to top up its fleet while the LCC decides on a major order for around 50 narrowbodies.
May 23, 2018
Airbus and its four home countries—France, Germany, Spain and the UK—have made changes to reimbursable launch investment loans that they believe will bring the aid in compliance with World Trade Organization (WTO) rules.
May 23, 2018
American Airlines’ recent 30-aircraft regional jet order is part of the carrier’s strategy to simplify its operations and reduce costs by pulling more feeder flying back in-house.
May 23, 2018
Dimensions show that the CR929 will have a bigger cabin than the A330-900. It is now almost as long and is wide enough for nine-abreast seating.
May 22, 2018
Two UK companies aiming to detect unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) close to airports have trialed a new system that they say can detect not only the presence of the small vehicles but the location of their operator.