Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
Mar 11, 2013
With its first PW1000G Geared Turbofan (GTF) certification under its belt, Pratt & Whitney is looking to increase the engine’s bypass ratio to achieve even greater efficiencies.
Mar 11, 2013
Small jet manufacturers are planning to invest heavily in their platforms and increase the size of current aircraft models, according to a panel discussion at the ISTAT Americas 2013 conference in Orlando, Fla.
Mar 08, 2013
Dubai-based Emirates Airline is working on a two-class configuration variant for its Airbus A380 that will enable it to add seats to the aircraft.
Mar 07, 2013
China Aircraft Leasing Co. (CALC) chose CFM56-5B engines to power 25 new Airbus A320 aircraft.
Mar 07, 2013
Bombardier Aerospace rolled out the first CSeries flight test vehicle (FTV1) Thursday at its Montreal Mirabel facility and announced an extended variant of the CS300 that can carry up to 160 passengers.
Sep 06, 2017
Latvian carrier airBaltic, which is in the process of being reprivatized, plans to phase out its 12 Bombardier Q400s and replace them with either CSeries or Embraer E195-E2s.
Sep 06, 2017
Latvian carrier airBaltic, which is in the process of being reprivatized, plans to phase out its 12 Bombardier Q400s and replace them with either CSeries or Embraer E195-E2s.
Sep 06, 2017
Lufthansa Group subsidiary Austrian Airlines unveiled a new premium-economy seat in Vienna Sept. 5, which will be installed on 12 long-haul aircraft.
Sep 06, 2017
From Boeing's 2017 Current Market Outlook report, 20-year regional forecasts for economic and traffic growth, and new aircraft needed to meet the demand.
Sep 06, 2017
SkyWest, parent of US regional carriers SkyWest Airlines and ExpressJet Airlines, will buy 25 Embraer E175 regional jets.
Sep 06, 2017
United Airlines has converted an order for 35 Airbus A350-1000s to 45 of the smaller -900s, updating a previously existing deal made at the 2013 Paris Air Show.
Sep 05, 2017
Alaska Airlines’ Seattle-based regional flying subsidiary Horizon Air will defer delivery of six Embraer E175s, an Alaska Airlines spokesperson confirmed with ATW.
Sep 05, 2017
Rolls-Royce's power gearbox (PGB) for the UltraFan engine has reached 70,000 hp during tests in Dahlewitz, Germany, marking a key step toward development of the company's next generation turbofan family.