Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
Mar 25, 2013
Bombardier Aerospace has completed the first full powering-on of the main electrical distribution system on the first CSeries flight test vehicle (FTV1).
Mar 22, 2013
Vueling has taken delivery of its first sharklet equipped Airbus A320. The Spanish low-cost carrier has 61 A320 family aircraft in its fleet. US Export-Import Bank authorized over $190 million in financing for the export of Boeing 737-900ER aircraft to El Al Israel Airlines.
Mar 21, 2013
Airbus and Abu Dhabi National Leasing Company (ADNL) signed an agreement to cooperate on aircraft financing and leasing.
Mar 21, 2013
Boeing’s redesign of the 787’s lithium ion system takes a multi-layered approach, but also adds weight.
Mar 19, 2013
Turkish Airlines has ordered additional GE CF6-80E1 engines to power its new two firm Airbus A330-300 aircraft, with three options.
Sep 18, 2017
The French engine-maker says turbofan improvements will continue while parallel studies of hybrid and all-electric propulsion studies ramp up.
Sep 15, 2017
American Airlines’ order for 22 Airbus A350-900s is too small to make sense for the Dallas/Fort Worth-based carrier, American’s top two executives said.
Sep 15, 2017
Boeing has confirmed it will step up production of the 787 to 14 per month in 2019, as it trusts both its existing backlog as well as forecasts of a coming wave in widebody orders toward the end of the decade.
Sep 15, 2017
The Canadian and UK governments have stepped up pressure on Boeing, but the U.S. manufacturer is not backing down from its trade dispute with Bombardier over the price of C Series airliners sold to Delta Air Lines.
Sep 14, 2017
Brazilian aircraft manufacturer Embraer is planning to become the market leader in aircraft under 150 seats and is consulting with airlines about a new turboprop family.
Sep 14, 2017
Lufthansa Group subsidiary Austrian Airlines is wet leasing two Bombardier CRJ900s from Slovenia-based Adria Airways for short-haul routes on the Austrian network.
Sep 14, 2017
Bombardier continues to project strong growth in the large regional jet and small single-aisle airliner markets despite a slight decline in its 20-year commercial-aircraft forecast as a result of expected slower economic growth in China.
Sep 14, 2017
Chinese carriers introduced 51 aircraft in August, expanding the fleet of domestic airlines to 3,131 aircraft, according to the China’s Civil Aviation Data Analysis Co.