Aircraft

11.08.2010 2:00

Piaggio not yet ready to launch jet

Piaggio is not planning to launch its twin-engined jet programme this year after determining market conditions are still not ideal to unveil a mock-up and start sales. [Read more]

11.08.2010 2:00

Majors’ mergers boost A380’s prospects in USA: Airbus

Airbus believes that the consolidation under way among the US major airlines will reinforce the case for the A380 in the region. [Read more]

11.08.2010 2:00

FAA enlarges 747 slat fix to GE and PW-powered aircraft

The US Federal Aviation Administration is proposing to extend the fix to prevent leading-edge flaps from retracting during take-off on Rolls-Royce RB211-powered Boeing 747s, to the other versions of the aircraft. [Read more]

11.08.2010 2:00

Status of EADS executive, former senator unknown after aircraft crash in Alaska

A safety investigation has begun on an aircraft crash in Alaska late on 9 August that included a former senator and the chief executive officer of EADS North. [Read more]

11.08.2010 2:00

FLEET WATCH: Orders June 2010

FLEET WATCH: Orders June 2010. [Read more]

11.08.2010 2:00

EADS executive survives Alaska air crash, but former senator killed

EADS North America confirms that chief executive officer Sean O'Keefe survived an aircraft crash late on 9 August in Alaska, the same accident that killed. [Read more]

10.08.2010 2:00

Aircraft engineers look to bird world for new and improved wing designs

Aircraft wing designers have drawn their inspiration from birds since the dawn of aviation. But engineers are still finding ways of improving design based on examples found in the ornithological world. [Read more]

10.08.2010 2:00

Aircraft engineers turn to biomimicry for greener designs

Biomimicry is becoming more popular with engineers as they look to nature for ideas on designing greener aircraft . [Read more]