Travel Service Airlines adds Boeing's 737 MAX 8 to an all-737 fleet. The airline becomes among the first in the world to operate the aircraft. Flying under the SmartWings brand, the Czech Republic's largest carrier will receive 39 MAX 8's over six years. The aircraft join an existing line up of 737-700's and -800's. The [...]
Powered by CFM International Leap-1A engines, the first A321LR is now set to undergo an extensive test programme, including transatlantic crossings. “Thanks to its outstanding performance and unbeatable efficiency, the A321LR will allow our customers to perform flights of up to 4,000nm, allowing them to open new routes – for example transatlantic - [...]
Tom Griffin interviews Matt Murray, Head of Aircraft Maintenance UK, Regional & Overseas A year on from handing each aircraft engineer their own iPad, Matt reviews the process and explains how a diversion into Goose Bay, Canada provided the perfect test. Why did the subject of connected engineering first appear at Virgin [...]
Lilium is confident it can overcome the obstacles of battery density, range and take-off energy by utilising super efficient electric jet engines. So confident that the date for passenger flight is set at 2025, with manned testing in just two years from now. USD$90 million of funding has been secured from Tencent [...]
The question was asked - how will they deal with composite airframes? In a previous career, Commercial Executive Tom Griffin spent time at TARMAC in France, parting out an EOL 747. Hugely impressive to see the entire metal fuselage of widebody jets being wire-cut into manageable sections. Alongside the cutters were teams of [...]
The giant aerospace and defence manufacturer has started building a mega-network of satellites, alongside partner OneWeb. The final number could eventually total 2000 with the aim of delivering broadband connectivity from space to every corner of the planet. Such large demand in production has borne a change in the manufacturing process itself. [...]
Boeing chooses the opening day of PAS to officially launch the 737 MAX 10 GE, BOC Aviation, TUI Group and Spicejet are among the first to sign agreements on Monday. The manufacturer has reported 240 orders and commitments from 10 customers. "The MAX 10 is going to add more value for customers and [...]
Spike Aerospace, Boom and Aerion are all looking in the same direction. “You can’t get that money back,..So there’s only one way forward.” Ernest Edwards, Aerion’s SVP & Chief Commercial Officer. After 27 years, the world's most famous plane had been pensioned off - first by Air France and then by British [...]
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Heli-Expo in Dallas saw the unveiling of new a Bell Helicopter, the FC-X. Mitch Snyder, CEO, describes that by fusing several advanced rotorcraft technologies the company is "pushing the industry and pushing Bell" Removing the need for a traditional tail rotor and horizontal stabilizers, design engineers have created a new cross-flow fan anti-torque system. A [...]
