All air transport news – Page 1351
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Montreal industry proposes green aviation research
An environmental technology programme will be proposed to the Quebec government and Canada's federal authorities in the latter half of this year by members...
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NewsKingplace agrees deal to buy Silverjet
Administrators for collapsed UK all-premium operator Silverjet have agreed a deal to sell the carrier to a Geneva trust fund-backed company...
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Messier Dowty to adopt robot surface finishing for landing gear
After two and half years of development Messier-Dowty is to introduce robotic surface finishing for its landing...
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Struggling US carriers slash fleets
Unprecedented fuel prices have created a crisis of historic proportions for the struggling US air transport industry, forcing legacy carriers to pull down...
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Pratt & Whitney Canada to use White Knight II for engine research
Virgin Galactic's Scaled Composites-designed White Knight II will help Pratt & Whitney Canada obtain high-altitude performance data for its PW308A...
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ANZ will fly Boeing 747 test using jatropha biofuel
Jatropha plants will be the source of the biofuel for the test flight Air New Zealand is to conduct...
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FAA willing to improve oversight of manufacturer-supplier relationships
After a scathing review released by a US government watchdog in February, the US Federal Aviation Administration concedes that while it does not agree with...
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Overrun Kalitta 747 suffered power loss but no engine damage
Investigators in Brussels have found no evidence of engine damage on the Kalitta Air Boeing 747-200 freighter destroyed in a take-off overrun on 25 May,...
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ANA, Asiana close in on widebody orders
Japan's All Nippon Airways is preparing to issue a long-awaited request for proposals for ultra-large aircraft that will see the Airbus A380 in an intense...
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Northrop advances Eurohawk production work
The German navy's plan to replace Atlantic SIGINT aircraft with the unmanned Eurohawk has passed an early landmark ...
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European UAV hopes are dead, says Dassault chairman
European hopes of developing a home-grown large surveillance unmanned air vehicle are effectively dead, with programmes based on proven and readily available...
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NewsAirbus increases maximum take-off weight on A350 XWB
A350 around 2t heavier than target, prompting increase in MTOW of all three variants to maintain performance
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NewsPICTURE: First A380 for Qantas breaks cover in Hamburg
The first Qantas A380 broke cover at Airbus's Hamburg's plant...