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.

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Boeing: one engine will cut costs on new 747-8

A 16-percent operating cost improvement sounds like a formidable hurdle for any aircraft program, but even more so for one at its outset seen as a low-risk

Engines

June 17, 2007

EADS eager to enter the space tourism market

EADS Astrium’s plans to move into the space tourism market, revealed last week to a VIP audience and represented here by a full-scale mockup of a hybrid sp

Aircraft

June 17, 2007

GE and Smiths already in sync

Barely a month has passed since what formerly traded as Smiths Aerospace formally became General Electric Aviation Systems at the closing of the U.S.

Engines

June 16, 2007

ComTran Hushkit Gets EASA Nod

Texas-based ComTran on June 1 received EASA certification for its noise-cutting “advanced jet nozzle” on MD-80 airliners.

Engines

June 16, 2007

Videos

Cargo carriers mulling how best to ship their packages

The delivery this month of the first Boeing 747-400F cargo aircraft to United Parcel Service (UPS) comes as the package hauler mulls its next move.

Aircraft

June 16, 2007

787 Wing Ice System Testing To Begin

Flight-testing of the Boeing 787 electro-thermal wing ice-protection system, jointly devised by Boeing, GKN Aerospace and Ultra Electronics, is to begin fo

Aircraft

June 16, 2007

Goodyear Tires for 737NG Aircraft

Boeing has awarded Goodyear Tire & Rubber, the world’s largest supplier of aircraft tires, a six-year contract to provide Flight Leader and Flight Radi

Aircraft

June 16, 2007

Hamilton Sundstrand puts the charge into more electrics

By all indications, the era of the “more electric” airplane suits Hamilton Sundstrand and its president, Dave Hess.

June 14, 2007

P&WC’s work on C Series leads to bizjet possibilities

Having passed responsibility for an engine for the planned Bombardier C Series 110- to 149-seat jetliner to its U.S.

Engines

June 14, 2007

Pratt sees GFT in widebody by late next decade

Confidence in Pratt & Whitney’s geared turbofan (GTF) program is such that company president Steve Finger is talking about a potential widebody application

Engines

June 14, 2007

Chinook win validates new way of doing business at Honeywell

Honeywell Aerospace has spent the past couple of years restructuring its activities along customer lines.

Engines

June 14, 2007

A smarter cool on display here

Technofan is demonstrating its new cooling fans here at the Paris Air Show (Hall 2B Stand D13).

Engines

June 14, 2007

A350XWB inspires Latécoère to expand

Leading French equipment maker Latécoère may take over one of the three sites for which Airbus is seeking a strategic industrial partnership under its Powe

Aircraft

June 14, 2007

Maturing A380 on surer footing

Having promised so much and letting its A380 launch customers down so dismally with the news of serious program delays, Airbus is understandably cautious i

Aircraft

June 13, 2007

OAK still mum on plans for Ruslans

They’re big.

Aircraft

June 13, 2007

Aeroflot to sign for A350s, if not here, then at MAKS

EADS expects to sign a firm contract with Aeroflot for 22 of the new Airbus A350XWB airliners here at the Paris Air Show this week, or perhaps at Moscow’s

Aircraft

June 13, 2007

Nacelle tech keeps pace with engine advances

Manufacturers of nacelles and thrust reversers have no less interest in introducing new technology to their designs than do the suppliers of the engines in

Aircraft

June 13, 2007

P&W ‘laser focused’ on CFM56-3 parts campaign

In January, Pratt & Whitney achieved a major milestone in its campaign to become a certified supplier of spares for CFM International’s CFM56-3 turbofans w

Engines

June 13, 2007

Boeing still hasn’t solved engine swap ‘challenges’

Boeing hasn’t yet worked out how to change between alternative 787 engines in the space of 24 hours.

Engines

June 13, 2007

Support revenues now exceed Rolls engine sales

In recent years, engine manufacturers have shifted their emphasis from straightforward production of engines to the far more lucrative business of after-sa

Engines

June 13, 2007

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.

Latest

Boeing: one engine will cut costs on new 747-8

A 16-percent operating cost improvement sounds like a formidable hurdle for any aircraft program, but even more so for one at its outset seen as a low-risk

EADS eager to enter the space tourism market

EADS Astrium’s plans to move into the space tourism market, revealed last week to a VIP audience and represented here by a full-scale mockup of a hybrid sp

GE and Smiths already in sync

Barely a month has passed since what formerly traded as Smiths Aerospace formally became General Electric Aviation Systems at the closing of the U.S.

ComTran Hushkit Gets EASA Nod

Texas-based ComTran on June 1 received EASA certification for its noise-cutting “advanced jet nozzle” on MD-80 airliners.

Videos

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Cargo carriers mulling how best to ship their packages

The delivery this month of the first Boeing 747-400F cargo aircraft to United Parcel Service (UPS) comes as the package hauler mulls its next move.

787 Wing Ice System Testing To Begin

Flight-testing of the Boeing 787 electro-thermal wing ice-protection system, jointly devised by Boeing, GKN Aerospace and Ultra Electronics, is to begin fo

Goodyear Tires for 737NG Aircraft

Boeing has awarded Goodyear Tire &amp; Rubber, the world’s largest supplier of aircraft tires, a six-year contract to provide Flight Leader and Flight Radi

Hamilton Sundstrand puts the charge into more electrics

By all indications, the era of the “more electric” airplane suits Hamilton Sundstrand and its president, Dave Hess.

P&WC’s work on C Series leads to bizjet possibilities

Having passed responsibility for an engine for the planned Bombardier C Series 110- to 149-seat jetliner to its U.S.

Pratt sees GFT in widebody by late next decade

Confidence in Pratt & Whitney’s geared turbofan (GTF) program is such that company president Steve Finger is talking about a potential widebody application

Chinook win validates new way of doing business at Honeywell

Honeywell Aerospace has spent the past couple of years restructuring its activities along customer lines.

A smarter cool on display here

Technofan is demonstrating its new cooling fans here at the Paris Air Show (Hall 2B Stand D13).

A350XWB inspires Latécoère to expand

Leading French equipment maker Latécoère may take over one of the three sites for which Airbus is seeking a strategic industrial partnership under its Powe

Maturing A380 on surer footing

Having promised so much and letting its A380 launch customers down so dismally with the news of serious program delays, Airbus is understandably cautious i

OAK still mum on plans for Ruslans

They’re big.

Aeroflot to sign for A350s, if not here, then at MAKS

EADS expects to sign a firm contract with Aeroflot for 22 of the new Airbus A350XWB airliners here at the Paris Air Show this week, or perhaps at Moscow’s

Nacelle tech keeps pace with engine advances

Manufacturers of nacelles and thrust reversers have no less interest in introducing new technology to their designs than do the suppliers of the engines in

P&W ‘laser focused’ on CFM56-3 parts campaign

In January, Pratt & Whitney achieved a major milestone in its campaign to become a certified supplier of spares for CFM International’s CFM56-3 turbofans w

Boeing still hasn’t solved engine swap ‘challenges’

Boeing hasn’t yet worked out how to change between alternative 787 engines in the space of 24 hours.

Support revenues now exceed Rolls engine sales

In recent years, engine manufacturers have shifted their emphasis from straightforward production of engines to the far more lucrative business of after-sa

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Boeing has awarded Goodyear Tire & Rubber, the world’s largest supplier of aircraft tires, a six-year contract to provide Flight Leader and Flight Radi