All air transport news – Page 225
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NewsAmbitious Uzbek start-up Centrum looks to build 100-aircraft fleet
Start-up Uzbek carrier Centrum Air is aiming to build a fleet of 20 aircraft by the end of the year, having acquired its first single-aisle types. Centrum Air has received a pair of Airbus A320s – with a third set to arrive shortly – as well as two Boeing 737s. ...
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NewsUzbekistan places order for a dozen A320neo-family jets
Uzbekistan Airways is ordering 12 Airbus A320neo-family aircraft as part of a fleet modernisation. Four A321neos and eight A320neos are featured in the agreement, although no delivery date has been disclosed. Uzbekistan Airways has previously ordered A320s directly from Airbus, and its fleet also includes eight A320neo-family aircraft acquired through ...
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NewsUS federal judge orders Boeing arraigned for 737 Max crashes
A federal judge in Texas has lifted Boeing’s immunity from arraignment on criminal charges for two fatal crashes involving its 737 Max aircraft.
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NewsUniversal Hydrogen reveals video of fuel-cell test run on modified Dash 8
Alternative propulsion developer Universal Hydrogen recently completed “propeller runs” of its hydrogen-fuel cell powertrain integrated onto a regional aircraft.
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NewsAirbus insists A350 lightning-protection change unconnected to Qatar dispute
Qatar Airways has highlighted Airbus’s introduction of an alternative to expanded copper foil for lightning protection on the A350, but the airframer insists it is not a reaction to its skin-paint dispute with the carrier. The airframer attributes paint cracking on the A350 to different thermal expansion rates of the ...
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NewsP&W expands India presence with new Bengaluru engineering centre
Pratt & Whitney has opened a new engineering operation in the Indian city of Bengaluru as part of broader expansion in India by parent Raytheon Technologies.
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NewsZeroAvia mulls manufacturing locations as it readies for start of production
Advanced powertrain developer ZeroAvia has drawn up a shortlist of potential manufacturing sites and will make a decision in the coming months as it prepares for a sharp production ramp-up to meet early delivery targets.
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NewsZeroAvia flies Do 228 modified with hydrogen fuel cell powertrain
ZeroAvia has successfully completed the first flight of a Dornier 228 converted to run partly on hydrogen fuel cells, with the aircraft conducting a 10min sortie from Kemble airfield in southwest England.
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NewsCrucial Airbus-Qatar meeting rescheduled after being scuppered by attendance rules
Airbus and Qatar Airways have rescheduled a crucial meeting with European and Qatari civil aviation regulators, after a plans for an earlier gathering, intended for 11 January, fell apart following a disagreement over conditions for attendance. Qatar Airways is immersed in a legal dispute with the airframer, over skin-paint deterioration ...
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NewsDelta pilots’ union to ballot members after agreeing new contract terms
Pilots at Delta Air Lines are to vote on a new employment contract after union leaders backed a tentative new agreement.
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AnalysisEmbraer’s turboprop ‘not on ice’ insists Meijer
Discussions with key systems suppliers must conclude before any launch decision, says Commercial Aviation head
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In depthRegulators urged to revise 'outdated' 90-second passenger evacuation standard
Airliner accidents are thankfully rare events, but many believe the industry’s existing passenger evacuation requirements are no longer fit for purpose in helping to minimise deaths and injuries.
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NewsDovetail wins Australian government funding for electric conversion programme
Dovetail Electric Aviation has been awarded a A$3 million ($2 million) grant from the Australian government to fund its efforts to convert turbine-powered aircraft to full-electric power.
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NewsAurora’s unified east Russian carrier to integrate Khabarovsk Airlines
Russian regional carrier Khabarovsk Airlines is to be integrated with the unified eastern carrier being created under operator Aurora Airlines, through a newly-signed shareholder agreement. The agreement covers key aspects of corporate governance of Khabarovsk Airlines, which has a fleet of Antonov An-24, An-26 and Let L-410 aircraft. Aurora’s wholly-owned ...
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NewsInterstate Aviation Committee veteran Anodina succeeded by former Rosaviatsia deputy
Russia’s Interstate Aviation Committee has named a new chair, Oleg Storchevoy, to succeed veteran Tatiana Anodina. Anodina has headed the Interstate Aviation Committee since its creation, a term of more than three decades. The organisation was established in late 1991, founded on a civil aviation and airspace agreement between newly-independent ...
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NewsNASA partners with Boeing to develop $1.1b truss-braced-wing demonstrator
NASA has picked Boeing to develop a demonstrator of a truss-braced-wing narrowbody aircraft, part of a programme aimed at advancing technologies that could make the next single-aisle commercial aircraft 30% more efficient.
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NewsSanctions add complexity to Russian-linked CargoLogicAir’s administration
Administrators of UK-based freight operator CargoLogicAir expect to realise sufficient funds to pay all creditors in full, but have outlined the difficulties of its task given the company’s Russian links and the international sanctions regime. CargoLogicAir, which operated Boeing 747 freighters, was forced to halt services after sanctions relating to ...
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NewsDelta orders a dozen more Airbus A220s
Delta Air Lines has exercised options on 12 more Airbus A220-300s for delivery in 2026 and 2027.
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NewsWisk Aero CEO Gysin retires, to be replaced by Brian Yutko
Gary Gysin, chief executive of Silicon Valley-based advanced air mobility company Wisk Aero, will retire on 1 Febraury.
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NewsData shows Boeing produced about 25 737s monthly in 2022, missed 31-per-month target
Data suggests Boeing produced far fewer 737s in 2022 than it had planned, completing an average of 25 jets monthly during a year characterised by nagging supply chain and labour struggles.