Rolls-Royce reveals brand new engine development
British engine-maker Rolls-Royce has announced it has begun building its latest fuel-efficient engine, UltraFan, which the company calls the “world’s largest aircraft engine”. The development will see Rolls tap into the narrow-body aircraft market for the first time, with the company stating its latest family of UltraFan engines will power both narrow and wide-bodied jets,
SAS signs sale-and-leaseback deal on four Airbus jets
CDB Aviation, a wholly-owned Irish subsidiary of China Development Bank Financial Leasing Co., announced a new sale-and-leaseback transaction for a fleet of four Airbus aircraft with its existing customer, Scandinavia’s flagship airline, SAS. The agreement incorporates three A320neo and one A350-900 aircraft. The carrier already took delivery of the A350, with the A320neo aircraft expected
Boeing has officially resumed deliveries on its 787 Dreamliner widebodies following a slew of quality control inspections, making it the first time Boeing has completed a 787 delivery since October. After more than four months of halted deliveries, the planemaker officially delivered one Dreamliner to US airline United Airlines on Friday. A Boeing spokesperson later
Comment: Studies suggest domestic air travel didn’t worsen COVID spread in the US
In this cross-posting with The Conversation, economics and public affairs professors Jeff Prince and Daniel Simon showcase the results of their studies into the spread of COVID-19 in the US and the role of domestic travel. Fear of flying and catching COVID-19 led to a massive decline in air travel in 2020. But an interesting
The major US airlines have announced the addition of new destinations to their network, as they prepare for a further ramp up in travel demand, while current demand stays consistently above 1 million passengers per day. American Airlines has announced that by May it will fly at 80 per cent of its pre-COVID capacity, while
Cambodian real estate and banking conglomerate Chip Mong Group has come to an agreement to purchase a Bell 429 GlobalRanger helicopter from Bell Textron, making it the first sale of the aircraft in Cambodia. Chip Mong, one of Cambodia’s largest and most diverse companies, has said it intends to utilise the six-seater Bell 429 twin-engine
