Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
Jan 24, 2013
The Japan Airlines Boeing 787 lithium ion battery that caught fire in Boston Jan. 7 experienced “a thermal runaway” and “short circuits,” the US National Transportation Safety Board reported.
Jan 24, 2013
Ryanair CEO Michael O’ Leary has outlined a rough timeline for the Irish budget carrier’s next aircraft order.
Jan 24, 2013
Republic Airways Holdings has ordered 47 Embraer E-175s, plus 47 options.
Jan 23, 2013
Qatar Airways is the first carrier to use the new Required Navigation Performance-Authorization Required (RNP-AR) approach into Kathmandu’s Tribhuvan Airport.
Jan 23, 2013
Russia`s regional carrier Komiaviatrans will take delivery of its first Let L-410 Turbolet aircraft in early February.
Jul 26, 2017
Boeing reported a second-quarter net profit of $1.8 billion, reversed from a net loss of $234 million in the 2016 June quarter when the company incurred several pre-tax charges—including R&D charges related to commercial aircraft programs—that weighed down earnings.
Jul 26, 2017
German aviation authority DFS has launched a new app that shows hobby pilots of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) where they can fly their drones at any time and location in Germany.
Jul 26, 2017
New German airline SundAir has taken delivery of the first of two leased Airbus A320s and is preparing to start operations, pending final approval by German aviation authorities, which is expected soon.
Jul 26, 2017
Air Partner’s Aircraft Remarketing division (formerly Cabot Aviation) has been appointed by Saudi Arabia’s national carrier Saudia as its exclusive remarketing agent for 15 Boeing 777-200ERs.
Jul 25, 2017
Supersonic-airliner startup Boom Technology believes sufficient research has been conducted for FAA to set a reasonable sonic boom standard that would allow civil supersonic flight over US land within a few years.
Jul 25, 2017
Boeing projects the world’s commercial aviation industry will require at least 2.1 million new operational personnel—pilots, technicians and cabin crew—by 2036.
Jul 25, 2017
Boeing's 20-year forecast (2017-2036) for commercial airline operational personnel hiring: pilots, maintenance technicians and cabin crew.