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Dec 17, 2015
A couple of crossings were powered by alternative propulsion in 2015: the Pacific by solar and the English Channel by electric. But the big news was some approaching operational debuts from CFM and Pratt&Whitney.
Dec 17, 2015
Shareholders bail over future of aero-engine maker Rolls-Royce, despite restructuring efforts.
Dec 16, 2015
Unfortunately, tragedy dominated commercial airline news in 2015, with airliners downed by suicide, insurgent missiles and a suspected terrorist bombing. But Airbus, Comac, Boeing and others also had good news on the production side.
Dec 15, 2015
China has always preferred administrative allocation of runway access. Now the national drive against corruption has evidently prompted a trial period of auctioning and trading slots.
Dec 15, 2015
Virgin Atlantic is using proceeds from collateralizing Heathrow slots for the purchase of new aircraft, including Boeing 787s.
Dec 15, 2015
The EC should focus on defending consumer interests rather than protecting Air France-KLM and Lufthansa Group from competition.
Dec 15, 2015
“So we are finally—after years of destroying capital—delivering the minimum level of profitability that an investor would expect,” says IATA CEO Tony Tyler.
Dec 14, 2015
Maturing hybrid laminar flow control, active flow control, noise reduction and vibration prediction and mitigation technologies are the focuses of Europe’s AFloNext research program.