All air transport news – Page 559
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Are composite airframes feasible for narrowbodies?
Boeing and Airbus has been building aluminium aircraft for decades when they switched to composite designs for their respective 787 and A350 programmes. Whether that material change can be replicated for next-generation medium-haul aircraft, however, is unclear.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: A380 scrapes along in hope of revival
Only twice in the first decade since the Airbus A380 entered service has the double-deck aircraft ended a year with its order backlog higher than that of the previous one. On both occasions Middle Eastern carrier Emirates alone had spared the programme from recording a duck for the year. Emirates ...
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News
Airbus touts A330neo flexibility in quest to replace 767s
Airbus claims that the flexibility of the Airbus A330neo makes it a strong candidate to replace the aging fleet of Boeing 767s and other widebodies at US carriers.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: P&W details revised geared turbofan recovery path
Losing four geared turbofan engines to in-flight failures as a result of a botched durability upgrade was not how Pratt & Whitney wanted 2018 to begin – quite the opposite.
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News
Regulators propose new rule for engine bird ingestion
Engine companies bidding for Boeing’s potential New Mid-sized Airplane (NMA) could face a new safety requirement proposed by regulators in response to a 2009 bird strike incident that caused an Airbus A320 to make an emergency landing in the Hudson River.
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Opinion
OPINION: United Aircraft strategy lacks family values
Consolidation and integration of airliner production, on both a corporate and industrial basis, is a complicated business for an industry that tends to stress the importance of family.
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Opinion
OPINION: Embraer will be stronger with Boeing than without
Embraer is that rare inspirational success story for a new entrant in the global aviation market. It was created by the Brazilian air force in 1969, nearly collapsed under state ownership, survived a painful transition to the private sector, and then conquered the regional-jet segment with the E-Jet family in ...
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News
Airbus pitches A330neo-A321LR pairing at middle-market
Airbus is pitching the combination package of its A321LR and A330neo at the middle-of-the-market sector as Boeing continues to explore its proposed NMA.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Mitsubishi poised to put MRJ90 centre-stage
Mitsubishi Aircraft started flying the MRJ90 in November 2015. For 31 months, the test fleet has performed standard trials, mostly out of public view. In public, the MRJ90 test fleet has been shown parked in a static display of a major air show.
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News
Rolls-Royce to divest commercial marine division
Rolls-Royce has arranged a sale of its commercial marine business to Norwegian group Kongsberg.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: A330neo nearing first delivery four years after launch
Just 1,400 days after Airbus disclosed – to a Farnborough air show audience – its intention to re-engine its popular A330 family, the first customer aircraft carried out its maiden flight from Toulouse. Its original 42-month development schedule had always been ambitious, but the A330neo nevertheless appears set for service ...
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News
Airbus 'not bluffing' over dire Brexit warnings: chief
Airbus commercial aircraft president Guillaume Faury insists the airframer is "not bluffing" in its warnings over the uncertainty surrounding the UK's future trade relationship with the European Union.
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News
Parked A320neo backlog declines after triple-figure peak
Airbus has started bringing down the backlog of parked engineless A320neo-family jets, after the total reached triple figures at the end of May.
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News
Enders: UK still has 'no clue' on Brexit strategy
Airbus chief executive Tom Enders has criticised the UK government's lack of clarity over its future European Union relationship.
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News
Airbus forecasts 20-year demand for 37,400 aircraft
Airbus is predicting demand for almost 37,400 new passenger and freighter aircraft over the next 20 years.
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In depth
FLIGHT TEST: Airbus A350-1000 takes growth in its stride
When Airbus first set out back in 2004 to develop a new widebody under the A350 designation, it originally posited an upgraded version of the existing A330 twinjet. Having taken aim at the then-new Boeing 787, Airbus quickly realised that this derivative programme would be handicapped in the race against the Dreamliner – and went back to the drawing board.
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News
Airbus takes orders for 10 more A350s and 10 A330neos
Airbus has disclosed an order for 10 more A350-900s as well as 10 A330neo twinjets, attributing both agreements to undisclosed customers.
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News
Embraer aims for Brazil approval of JV by early November
Embraer expects to secure approval for its proposed commercial aviation joint venture with Boeing within the current administration of Brazil president Michel Temer, before a new government takes over in 2019 following elections in October.
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News
Boeing to take 80% stake in Embraer's commercial business
Boeing is to take an 80% stake in a Embraer's commercial aircraft and services business under a joint-venture arrangement, with the Brazilian airframer retaining the other 20%.
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News
PICTURE: China's Okay receives its first 737 Max 8
China's Okay Airways has taken delivery of the first of 10 Boeing 737 Max 8s it has on firm order.