Commercial Aviation

article Aug 15, 2018

MHI Keeps Pushing Consolidation

Combining Japan’s aircraft-building businesses would save engineering, equipment and marketing costs, MHI says. Management expenses might be reduced, too.
Article Aug 8, 2018

Virtual Reality Informs Passengers Booking Airliner Seats

Emirates helps make seat selection a more accurate experience for its passengers via an immersive, 3D, online process.
Commentary Aug 8, 2018

Opinion: A Pilot Envisions The End Of His Kind  

Military and cargo carriers will fly without pilots first, but commercial airlines will follow.
Article Aug 7, 2018

Reassessing The Risk Of Li-ion Battery Fires  

Testing of new flame suppressants to assess their effectiveness against lithium battery fires is needed, the FAA says.
Article Aug 7, 2018

European Project To Benchmark Hybrid-Electric Propulsion  

Electric light aircraft manufacturer Pipistrel leads European-funded project to develop and test modular hybrid-electric propulsion architecture.
Article Aug 6, 2018

Strikes Take Financial Toll On European Carriers  

Industrial action by air traffic controllers and airline workers has led to disruptions, flight cancellations and now financial fallout.
Article Aug 6, 2018

Vehicle Developer Shifts Focus To Fill eVTOL Propulsion Gap  

Erik Lindbergh-founded VerdeGo looks to develop hybrid-electric distributed propulsion systems for the eVTOL market.
Article Aug 3, 2018

Big U.S. Carriers Combat Higher Fuel Bills  

Slower growth planned for most U.S. airlines through 2019 and fuel is a big factor.
Article Aug 2, 2018

CR929 Landing Gear Candidates Revealed  

European, but not North American, companies are among those invited to bid for the contract to supply the landing gear for the Sino-Russian Craic CR929 widebody airliner.
Article Aug 1, 2018

FAA Mulls Recommendations For Planned GPS Interference  

GPS outages are causing concern as the U.S. national airspace system becomes increasingly reliant on satellite-aided navigation and ADS-B for surveillance.
Article Jul 31, 2018

After Months Of Delay, China Approves Airbus A350  

The CAAC, slow in validating A350 certification, suffers public criticism from Chinese premier.
Article Jul 31, 2018

EAA AirVenture Fuels Debate Over Electric Flight  

The EAA AirVenture event spotlighted emerging technologies that will affect not just general aviation but also the future development of urban transportation.
Commentary Jul 31, 2018

Opinion: Why Two Pilots In The Cockpit Remains Essential  

The head of ALPA writes that removing pilots from the cockpit and placing crewmembers in a remote location could put lives at risk.
Article Jul 30, 2018

Asset Management In China Grows Up

Chinese leasing companies learn to plan better, now looking at engines, widebodies.
Article Jul 30, 2018

Europe’s ATM Is Still Struggling With Capacity  

Eurocontrol’s performance review commission estimates the service provision has become more efficient but add in cost of delays, and improvement is marginal.
Article Jul 30, 2018

The Week In Technology, July 31-Aug. 3, 2018  

UK universities prepare for Brexit; Singapore paves way for urban drones; UTAS expands “see-all” ISR sensor; wanted: airborne lidar standards; food aid delivery by drone.
Commentary Jul 27, 2018

Troubles At Rolls-Royce Provoke Speculation About Its Future  

Rolls-Royce has been through tough times before, but is this time different?

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