Category: Civil Aviation

Boeing forms seats joint-venture with Adient to address "persistent challenge"
Civil Aviation

Boeing plans to deepen its involvement in the aircraft seats market through a new joint-venture (JV) with car seat maker Adient. The JV will be called Adient Aerospace and have its operational headquarters, technology centre and initial production plant in Kaiserslautern, Germany, the pair said in a joint statement on Tuesday (US time). Adient Aerospace

Conair orders six Bombardier Q400s for conversion as airtankers
Civil Aviation

Canada-based Conair Group is bolstering its fleet of Bombardier Q400 turboprops, ordering six new-build aircraft that will be converted into multirole airtankers primarily for firefighting work. The six new production Q400s will be modified with a Conair-developed Retardant Delivery System, while their interiors will have the flexibility to operate passenger, cargo, combi and medivac missions,

Emirates holds the key to Airbus's A380 future: Leahy
Civil Aviation

Airbus’s A380 future hinges on an order from Emirates Airline, the aerospace manufacturer’s chief operating officer for customers John Leahy says. The world’s largest passenger aircraft has struggled for sales in recent years, with carriers preferring twin-engine variants to serve their long-haul routes. From a total order book of 317 aircraft, Airbus has delivered 222

Airbus takes over Bombardier’s C Series after Boeing spat
Civil Aviation

Bombardier’s single-aisle, twinjet C Series small airliner is as popular with passengers as it has been lukewarmly received by airlines, with an all-new cabin, 2-3 configuration and 18‑inch wide seats stretching to 19-inch in the middle seat of three making it one of the most pleasant ways to fly. “It’s a cute little airplane,” said

Boeing reveals prototype autonomous cargo drone
Cargo

Boeing has shown an autonomous drone designed to carry cargo and bulk shipments with its unmanned electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing (eVTOL) cargo air vehicle (CAV) prototype. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login Become a Member To continue reading the rest of this article, please login. Username or Email Password Forgot password? Keep me

Boeing reports 763 aircraft deliveries for calendar 2017
Civil Aviation

Boeing says it delivered a record 763 aircraft in calendar 2017 amid strong demand for its 737 and 787 product lines. The figure is within previously issued guidance of 760-765 commercial aircraft deliveries for the year and 15 aircraft higher compared with the 748 deliveries in calendar 2016. This content is available exclusively to Australian

Momentum Media Logo
Most Innovative Company
Copyright © 2007-2026 MOMENTUMMEDIA