The FAA is now apparently investigating the handling of the 737NG in addition to the handling of the 737MAX with respect to runaway trim situations. During the analysis of emergency procedures utilizing a 737NG simulator, regulators are now aware of…
Fresh after the elections the government is once again trying to sell Air India. The last attempt did not attract even one bidder. It appears the goal is to try attract a bid for $1Bn for the airline. This is…
Commercial Aviation Airbus Confirms A350-1000 As Flagship, Worries About Market Response To 737 MAX Grounding – Source: Airways Airlines Not Allowed to Use Boeing 737 Max 8 Jets to Transport Idul Fitri Travelers – Source: Jakarta Globe Boeing 737 MAX…
Rolls-Royce has been dealt a serious blow with the announcement by Air New Zealand on May 27 that it has selected the General Electric GEnx-1B to power its 8 Boeing 787-10s. Ahead of the deal announced on the airline’s investors…
The days of nuts and bolts in aircraft manufacturing are unlikely to disappear completely but the way airliners are built is certainly going to change in the very near future. At least at Airbus, where at last week’s Innovation Days…
Boing, after acquiring 80% of Embraer’s commercial aircraft operations for $4.2 billion, is renaming those operations Boeing Brasil – Commercial. Embraer, which retained the business jet and defense businesses, will continue to operate under its own name in those segments.…