Japan Airlines (JAL) Group carrier Japan Air Commuter (JAC) is expected to place an order with Bombardier this week for five additional Dash 8 Q400s. Initial paperwork was signed with the Canadian manufacturer earlier this month. JAC already operates three of the large- turboprop type and has two more on order. It plans to use the additional Q400s to replace some of its remaining NAMC YS-11s.
Source: Flight International
Royal Jordanian Airlines is to open a new transatlantic service to Washington DC ahead of the summer season next year. The Oneworld alliance carrier states that it will fly the nonstop route from Amman twice-weekly. Royal Jordanian will deploy Boeing 787s for the service. It will bring to four the ...
GE Aerospace in 2025 plans to use two of the world’s fastest computers, both at US-government-funded research facilities, to study how its open-fan engine concept will integrate with an aircraft’s wings and other structures.
Developing novel propulsion technologies has proven more challenging than expected, leaving Embraer’s chief engineer now predicting his team would need until 2040 to bring a hydrogen-fuel-cell-powered aircraft to market.
