All air transport news – Page 1170
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Open rotor: how does it work?
An open rotor engine is essentially a turboprop with two rows of blades, or propellers
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Air India offers seven aircraft for dry lease
Air India has invited tenders to dry lease out seven of its aircraft, three Boeing 777-200LRs and four Airbus A310 freighters.
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JAL to participate in programme to reduce emissions
Japan Airlines is to participate in the Aspire programme, which seeks to establish industry-wide aviation standards and procedures to reduce the environmental...
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Australia's Strategic to start Brisbane-Bali service
Australian carrier Strategic Airlines, which bought OzJet in June, has applied to have OzJet's international traffic rights transferred to it.
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WAEA2009: Continental to introduce new lie-flat seat by end of October
Continental Airlines is set to introduce its first newly configured Boeing 777-200ER with its BusinessFirst flat-bed seat by the end of October.
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Business: Good week - Bad week
RYANAIR Love it or hate it, you have to respect the gravity-defying low-cost carrier.
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Business briefs
Perth-based Structural Monitoring Systems has secured an exclusive strategic partnership with...
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New engines: flurry of activity despite downturn
A race to bring new technologies to market is keeping engine manufacturers busy in a down airline economy.
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Integrated propulsion systems: the engine connection
Integrated propulsion systems could be the way forward for engine makers as they seek to improve performance
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Keeping a cool head at Kilfrost
Keeping a cool head at Kilfrost After a career working for airlines, Patrick Strasburger joined Kilfrost, supplier of anti-icing products to the aviation...
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WAEA2009: IMS secures airline customer for next gen data loader
In-flight entertainment (IFE) firm the IMS Company has secured "a major airline customer" for its fourth generation embedded data loader.
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Azul ‘wrestling’ with LiveTV technology issues: Neeleman
Brazi's Azul aims to resolve next year challenges that have so far prevented the carrier from offering live television service.
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NewsPratt offers geared turbofan for China's C919 airliner
Pratt & Whitney (P&W) is offering its PW1000G PurePower geared turbofan (GTF) engine to power China's C919 jet. The new narrowbody type is being developed...
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ATR puts break-even target for -600 at 150 aircraft
Regional airframer ATR must sell 150 of its new -600 series aircraft to recoup its investment in the derivative. The manufacturer's senior vice-president...
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Corporate 747-8s set to overtake stalled A380s
Airbus will struggle to sell corporate versions of the A380, while Boeing could take orders for as many as 50 VIP-configured 747-8s in the next decade. This...
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NewsHK introduces shorter flight routes to help airlines save fuel
Hong Kong's Civil Aviation Department (CAD) has shortened the flight routes to Hong Kong's airport which means aircraft arriving from Europe, China, the...
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Australia's Tiger uses seventh A320 for push into Sydney
Tiger Airways' Australian outfit has added its seventh Airbus A320-family aircraft and used it to add frequency.
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China's Xian buys European composites manufacturer
Chinese aircraft-maker Xian Aircraft (XAC) has signed an agreement to buy Austria's FACC, a company that makes composite parts for commercial aircraft.