Rolls-Royce's Power Generation System 1 (PGS1) demonstrator is designed to pave the way for future hybrid-electric regional propulsion system development.
It is high time for ICAO to integrate climate concerns into its statutes, otherwise little progress can be expected at its next general meetings, the French air and space academy (AAE) says.
Europe’s airports see a role for themselves in encouraging the use of alternatives to kerosene, as new European legislation highlights their vital role in reducing the sector’s emissions.
Canadian LCC WestJet will refile its application to the U.S. Transportation Department to be allowed to enter a joint venture with Delta Air Lines, WestJet CEO Ed Sims says.
Aer Lingus appears to have abandoned its plans to operate Airbus A350-900s with its order for five disappearing from the latest Airbus orders and deliveries report.
United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby has been the driving force behind initiatives that have positioned United Airlines as the avant-garde of the global airline industry.
Qantas has had to dramatically slash its domestic capacity due to lockdowns imposed in various Australian states, and the carrier has also signaled that some employee standdowns are a possibility.
An initial project will create a digital twin of the UK’s airspace and then use machine learning to understand flight movements across the country in the hope of creating an AI system to support air traffic controllers.
In France a wide-ranging study is underway to model how climate change is going to affect commercial air transport, from takeoff performance to airport submersion and leisure travel demand.
After opting not to park widebody aircraft during the COVID-19 pandemic, United Airlines will have 30 incremental twin aisle jets in the summer of 2022 compared to 2019, which the airline believes will allow for robust growth prospects, depending on market conditions.
A fleet of grounded Boeing 777s widebodies at United Airlines is creating cost challenges for the airline in the 2021 third quarter while also prompting problems with gauge in the U.S. domestic market.
The long-awaited loosening of restrictions is welcome news for the country’s aviation sector, but with it coming after the typical summer peak it is unclear how pent-up demand will manifest.
Embraer delivered 20 executive jets and 14 commercial aircraft during the second quarter of 2021, compared to 13 executive jets and four commercial jets in the same period a year ago.
