Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
Aug 29, 2011
Commercial Aircraft Corp. of China (COMAC) chairman Zhang Qingwei stepped down from overseeing the company that, among various projects, produces the C919 aircraft.
Aug 26, 2011
The Boeing 787 Dreamliner was awarded FAA and EASA certifications Friday.
Aug 26, 2011
FAA Administrator Randy Babbitt presented the U.S. Type Certificate at a ceremony at Boeing's Everett, Wash., facility.
Aug 25, 2011
Dallas Airmotive signed three contracts with Brazilian aircraft operators at the 8th Annual Latin American Business Aviation Conference and Exposition in Sao Paulo. The contracts involved TFE731, PW100 and PT6A turbine engines. The company performs major periodic inspections on TFE731, line maintenance on 36 series APUs, and line and hot section inspection services on PW100 and PT6A engines.
Aug 25, 2011
Cathay Pacific (CX) will launch a premium economy product on its Boeing 777-300ERs from March 2012.
Oct 31, 2016
The Boeing 777X folding wingtip is designed for reliability and simplicity, with no moving parts or even wingtip lights beyond the hinge line.
Oct 31, 2016
Boeing’s first 777X full-size composite wing skin test panel is being built as its robotic fuselage line picks up speed.
Oct 31, 2016
Wholesale changes put in place by Boeing for 777X production have strategic implications for the company’s future effectiveness.
Oct 28, 2016
Earlier in 2016, before Delta Air Lines placed a firm order for 75 Bombardier CSeries aircraft in late April, then Delta CEO Richard Anderson repeatedly praised the Pratt & Whitney geared turbofan (GTF) engine that exclusively powers the aircraft. The GTF, he said, was the single most significant innovation in commercial aircraft technology since Boeing introduced composites on the 787 in the previous decade.
Oct 28, 2016
It was an unusual setting for a major aircraft order announcement. Media had been informed by Qatar Airways that the airline and Boeing would be making an “historic” announcement. But it would not be in Doha or Seattle, or even at one of the major air shows where large airline orders are typically announced. Instead, reporters were invited to the posh Four Seasons hotel in Washington DC’s upscale Georgetown neighborhood for a breakfast buffet, a press conference and luncheon.
Oct 28, 2016
By 2019, Beijing Capital, Hong Kong, Manila and Singapore all will have reached their runway capacity limits. Terminals at three of them also hit capacity.
Oct 28, 2016
Lufthansa will phase out its last Boeing 737 on Oct. 29 after completing a flight from Milan to Frankfurt.