Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
May 02, 2013
CFM International said it has “completed design freeze” for its LEAP-1B engine that will exclusively power the Boeing 737 MAX.
May 02, 2013
Air Lease Corp. announced long-term lease agreements with Korean Air for two new Boeing 777-300ER aircraft, which are scheduled for delivery in November 2014 and May 2015.
May 01, 2013
Thomson Airways has confirmed it will soon take delivery of its first Boeing 787, which will enter commercial service July 8.
May 01, 2013
Small jet manufacturers are planning to invest heavily in their platforms and increase the size of current aircraft. Superjet International VP business development John Buckley revealed plans at the ISTAT Americas 2013 conference in Orlando in March to stretch the 100-seat Sukhoi SuperJet to 120-130 seats. “As we move forward, we will be stretching the aircraft to 120-130 seats and begin to have a family of aircraft,” he said.
Apr 30, 2013
Embraer has earned a first-quarter net profit of $30 million, down 71.3% from a $104.6 million net income in the year-ago period.
Oct 09, 2017
DARPA has awarded Aerojet Rocketdyne a contract to demonstrate a turbine-based combined cycle engine that could power a reusable high-speed aircraft from takeoff to beyond Mach 5.
Oct 09, 2017
Mobile satellite company Iridium Communications has launched 10 next-generation satellites that will be used for real-time flight tracking, giving air traffic controllers radar-like position data across 100% of their airspace.
Oct 09, 2017
Singapore-based lessor BOC Aviation delivered nine aircraft and added 26 lease commitments in the 2017 third quarter, the company said Oct. 9.
Oct 09, 2017
Additional capacity could be created at Europe’s most congested airports by further-optimizing separation times, according to new research by UK air traffic management (ATM) provider NATS.
Oct 06, 2017
Airbus and Boeing commercial aircraft deliveries for 2017, sorted by most-recent delivery date.
Oct 06, 2017
The US government’s duty on imported Bombardier CSeries airliners would increase to almost 300% after a second ruling issued by the US Commerce Department Friday.
Oct 06, 2017
Airbus and Boeing commercial aircraft gross orders for 2017, sorted by most-recent date of order placement with manufacturer.