The CFM56 is possibly the most flexible mid-size turbofan engine commercial aviation currently available. The CFM56 can be found on both the A320 family and the 737 Classic and NG families. It has also been used on the DC-8, KC-135…
Final assembly of the first Mitsubishi Regional Jet has begun at the Mitsubishi Heavy Industries facility in Nagoya, Japan. This was facilitated by the delivery of the first middle fuselage section, which will shortly be followed by the wings and…
So far the 787 issues have been some sort of technical item underscoring the aircraft’s high-tech DNA. But here is an entirely new type of incident. The loss of a structural piece of the fuselage is an entirely new item. …
Last week, the Japanese government issued additional take-off and landing slots for international flights from Haneda, Tokyo’s downtown airport (picture). That airport, which is primarily used for domestic service, has recently added an additional runway, opening 20 new slots for…
Airbus, like all OEMs, has had its share of program delays. But its newest aircraft, the A350, seems to be doing well in its testing. While the program ran into some delay earlier, Airbus appears to have worked through the…
Janes reports that Brazil has retired its last KC-137 tanker. These aircraft are over twenty years old as tankers and even older as airframes. They date back to the 1960s. Interestingly the Brazilian Air Force has selected to replace these…