The US FAA has conducted new research that shows that lithium batteries can explode and burn more severely than previously thought. The report raises issues concerning their use and shipment on passen...
CFM has announced that the core assembly for the first pair of CFM International LEAP-1A engines to power the Airbus A320neo is underway, marking the start of a production run that has amassed firm or...
Cathay Pacific Airways has announced that it will invest in US based alternative fuels developer Fulcrum BioEnergy.Cathay has also entered into a long-term supply agreement with Fulcrum that will see ...
US media reports that Boeing and United Technologies have been stockpiling titanium from Russian producer VSMPO-Avisma, as a precaution against supply disruption if the new US/EU sanctions against Rus...
Premium Aerotec is planning to employ additive layer manufacturing technology – commonly known as 3D printing – for regular component production from 2016.The German aerostructures manufacturer and Ai...
Airbus has announced that an undisclosed customer has placed an order for 45 A320 Family aircraft during the month of July. According to Airbus, the client ordered 17 A320ceo along with 21 A320neo and...
China's Xian Aircraft Industry (XAIC) has become the sole supplier of wings to Airbus's A320 final assembly line in Tianjin.Initially, Xian Aircraft supplied systems for installation in wings built in...
Inmarsat has opened its first office in Beijing, located at the Kong Gang Industrial Park in Shun Yi District.Andy Sukawaty, executive chairman, Inmarsat, said: “Inmarsat has a strong and enduring his...
ICF International has signed a deal with US Bank to act as exclusive remarketing agent on behalf of US Bank as Trustee for one B737-400 aircraft. The 737 is being offered for sale in as-is/where-is c...
MRO services provider Vector Aerospace Corporation has announced that its subsidiary, Vector Aerospace Helicopter Services-North America has added the AS332L1 model to its FAA certified CVFDR Suppleme...
South African Airways (SAA) and hybrid tobacco producer SkyNRG have announced an initiative with Boeing to produce sustainable aviation biofuel from a new type of tobacco plant.J. Miguel Santos, manag...
China Eastern Airlines and its subsidiaries Shanghai Airlines and China United Airlines are to implement Boeing’s Airplane Health Management (AHM) scheme to improve maintenance and engineering operati...
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