Air Transport
News and issues relating to international air transport and cargo carriers, national airlines and regional airlines, including aircraft, engines, personnel, acquisitions, accidents, safety, security and training.
Aircraft
Aura Aero Scores New Orders for Hybrid-electric Airliner
The order book for Aura Aero's ERA hybrid-electric airliner has grown to more than 330 aircraft.
Aircraft
Boeing's 737 Max 10 Takes to the Skies at Paris Air Show 2023
Boeing's 737 Max 10 Takes to the Skies at Paris Air Show 2023
Aircraft
Tamarack To Install SmartWing Winglets on SkyAlps Q400s
SkyAlps plans to field a fleet of 14 Q400 turboprops modified with Tamarack winglets and upgraded avionics.
Aircraft
Boom Adds Suppliers, Addresses Progress on Overture SSJ
Boom added Aernnova, Leonardo, and Aciturri as aerostructures suppliers for its Overture supersonic airliner.
Engines
MTU Will Produce Hydrogen Fuel Cells For Regional Airliners
German aircraft engine maker MTU is working with its new electric motor subsidiary EmoSys to bring its Flying Fuel Cell powertrain to market in 2030.
Engines
H2Fly Launches Higher Performance Hydrogen Fuel Cells
German propulsion pioneer H2Fly says the H175 family of fuel cells could power both new and existing aircraft carrying between 20 and 80 passengers.
Engines
Rolls-Royce Gears Up for Future Flight
Rolls-Royce has a host of technology programs under way, including ultra-efficient turbines and hydrogen power.
Aircraft
ATR's 72-600 Turboprop Flies at Paris Air Show 2023
ATR's 72-600 Turboprop Flies at Paris Air Show 2023
Avionics
Honeywell/Curtiss Wright CVR/FDR Gains New Approvals
The newly approved Honeywell Connecter Recorder-25 cockpit voice and flight data recorder meets the latest EASA requirements for 25-hour voice recording.
Aircraft
Goodyear Lands Tire Supply Deal for Airbus A321XLR
Goodyear's Flight Radial Tires will be standard equipment on the Airbus A321XLR when the narrowbody airliner enters service in 2024.
Aircraft
Dassault Falcon 6X Makes Paris Air Show Flying Display Debut
Dassault Falcon 6X Makes Paris Air Show Flying Display Debut
Engines
Supercomputer Helps GE Aerospace Evaluate Open-fan Engine
GE Aviation is using the Frontier supercomputer to evaluate fluid dynamics of open-fan engines.
Environment
Bird Aerosystems Launches Environmental Monitoring System
Fears are growing of another catastrophic oil spill as the tanker fleet ages, and Bird's system can help detect such catastrophes.
Engines
Raytheon Hybrid-electric Demo Completes 1st Engine Run
Raytheon is developing a portfolio of sustainable aviation technologies, including the STEP-Tech hybrid-electric propulsion demonstrator.
Aircraft
GKN Spends Big to Chase NetZero Technology Leadership Role
UK aerospace group GKM wants to be a key enabler of the aviation industry's commitment to achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2050.
ATC
Collins Stakes Claim on Future of Air Traffic Management
Raytheon reorganization integrates the company’s ATM systems business into Collins subsidiary.
Aircraft
Deutsche Aircraft Confirms Supply Chain Plan for D328eco
Thyssenkrupp Aerospace will manage the ordering and distribution of parts for the D328eco regional airliner being developed by Deutsche Aircraft.
Aircraft
Boeing's Deal Pledges Return to Stability, Schedule Fidelity
Boeing Commercial Airplanes CEO Stan Deal expects order announcements in Paris as he aims to reduce delivery delays and assuage angry customers.
Aircraft
Honeywell APU Upgrade for B737s Lowers CO2 Emissions
A high-efficiency upgrade for auxiliary power units on Boeing 737NG and Max airplanes can lower fuel consumption and emissions by about 2 percent each.
Airlines
EU Sets World’s Largest SAF Blending Mandate
New European rules call for an obligation for minimum sustainable aviation uplift for flights within and departing the EU from 2025.
Aircraft
Aviation Chases Carbon Cutting Quantum Leap
With climate change metrics intensifying, air transport has a mountain to climb to achieve the legally-binding net-zero carbon requirement in 2050.
Aircraft
Boeing Highlights Contributions to Sustainable Aerospace
Boeing is emphasizing its continuous efforts to decarbonize the aerospace industry and its own operations.
Aircraft
2023 Paris Air Show Flying Display Preview: Dassault Falcon 6X, Airbus A321XLR, Dassault Rafale
2023 Paris Air Show Flying Display Preview: Dassault Falcon 6X, Airbus A321XLR, Dassault Rafale
Aircraft
Embraer's E195-E2 Flies at Paris Air Show 2023
Embraer's E195-E2 Flies at Paris Air Show 2023
Fuel
Accelerated Support Needed to Meet Net-Zero 2050
Meeting decarbonization goals ranks as today's top industry challenge, according to a GE Aerospace survey.
Aircraft
IBA Forecasts Thousands of Aircraft Orders at Paris Airshow
At least 961 orders from three airlines have already been announced this year, and orders at the Paris Airshow could add significantly to that number.
Engines
MTU Backs Electric Motors for Zero-Emission Flight
Engine maker MTU acquired eMoSys, a German electric motor developer, earlier this year.
Maintenance and Modifications
Liebherr Teams with Aeroman on Heat Exchangers
Aeroman can accommodate 46 aircraft inside its six-hangar facility and will maintain heat exchangers for A320s.
Aircraft
Airbus, Boeing Raise 20-Year Forecasts For Aircraft Deliveries
Airbus and Boeing expect that manufacturers will deliver more than 40,000 new commercial aircraft over the next 20 years.
Aircraft
ATR Shows Off Purpose-built Freighter Variant
European turboprop manufacturer ATR brought two aircraft to the Paris Airshow, including the ATR 72-600F, which will take part in the flying display.
