All air transport news – Page 915
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NewsSouthwest ready to discuss re-engined 737 with Boeing
Southwest Airlines management said today that it is "anxious to sit down with Boeing" to better understand the airframer's recently-announced re-engined...
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NewsFAA calls for ATR elevator check
The US Federal Aviation Administration wants operators of 86 US-registered ATR 42 and ATR 72 regional turboprops perform an inspection of the aircraft's...
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NewsEngines and radar to blame for MiG-35 failure in MMRCA contest
Radar and engine performance shortcomings were to blame for the MiG-35 failing to make the shortlist in India's medium multi-role combat aircraft contest ...
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Search continues for crashed Asiana 747-400F
Bad weather has prevented search teams from pinpointing the exact location of the Asiana Boeing 747-400F that crashed into the sea last week following an...
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Thai Airways' regional subsidiary to operate A320s
Thai Airways International's new regional carrier will operate up to 11 Airbus A320s on its domestic and short-haul services.
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Boeing expects 747-8F certification shortly, minus some features
Boeing expects to receive approval by the US Federal Aviation Administration within a "few weeks" on airworthiness certification data for the 747-8F, but...
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Boeing completes 747-8F certification flight testing
Boeing has completed certification flight testing of its 747-8 freighter, capping a flight test programme that has brought considerable challenges, but also...
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FedEx donates MD-10-30F to non-profit ORBIS
FedEx is donating an MD-10-30 cargo aircraft to ORBIS International to be the non-profit organization's third-generation Flying Eye Hospital.
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Contour supplying Mercury suites for Air China 777-300ERs
UK manufacturer Contour Aerospace says it supplied first class seats for Air China's new Boeing 777-300ER aircraft, which will enter service later this month.
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Lockheed looks for extra F-16 orders
Production of the Lockheed Martin F-16 will begin to shut down or experience "significant gaps", unless the company secures new orders for the fighter by the end of the year ..
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General Dynamics: 2012 for Jet Aviation recovery
Gulfstream parent company General Dynamics said new management being put in place at its Jet Aviation completions subsidiary in Basel, Switzerland, will solve throughput issues, as the demand for completions begins to recover in 2012.
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Rolls Royce M250 to power GippsAero's GA10 turboprop single
Australia's GippsAero has selected the 715shp (533 kW) Rolls-Royce M250-B17F-2 to power its GA10 Airvan single-engine turboprop, which is under development.
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NewsBoeing completes 787 ETOPS trials
Boeing has completed the extended operations (ETOPS) test points portion of its 300h certification systems functionality and reliability (F&R) testing for...
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Atlas Air to receive first 747-8F in October
Atlas Air expects to take delivery of its first Boeing 747-8F in October, followed by two more in November.
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Fujairah airline targets early 2012 launch
Details of a new Arabian feeder airline are due to be announced imminently - possibly later this week - as it targets a start to operations early in 2012....
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A330/340 change to inhibit autopilot if airspeed unreliable
Europe's safety authority is to order Airbus A330 and A340 operators to upgrade flight-control computer software to prevent autopilot engagement should airspeeds...
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Frontier seeks STC for Gogo installations
Frontier Airlines hopes to launch Embraer E-190 flights with Gogo Wi-Fi service once it receives a supplemental type certificate (STC) from the US Federal...
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South Korea, Indonesia to establish KF-X research centre
South Korea and Indonesia have established a research centre to study the proposed KF-X indigenous fighter ...
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NewsAirTran to end service to four cities
AirTran Airways, now a subsidiary of Southwest Airlines, plans to cease operations at four airports in the first quarter next year. The last day of...
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NewsVIDEO: In-flight connectivity to be baseline on Bombardier CSeries
Bombardier intends to make in-flight connectivity baseline on its new 100/130-seat CSeries jetliner because passengers have come to expect such a solution,...