Air Transport

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Vertical Aerospace's VX4 eVTOL aircraft.
Mar 29, 2022 - 10:05 AM
The leasing group has now found prospective operators for 550 of Vertical Aerospace's four-passenger VX4 eVTOL aircraft, with deliveries to start in 2024.
Airbus A380 test aircraft MSN 1 in flight with 100 percent SAF in one of its Rolls-Royce Trent 900 engines.
Mar 28, 2022 - 10:15 AM
One of the Rolls-Royce Trent 900s used in the first A380 test aircraft cruised on pure SAF for about three hours on March 25.
Mar 25, 2022 - 1:30 PM
Calls for aviation solidarity among European countries during the Ukraine crisis are going unheeded by Turkey, says EC’s transport director.
Mar 24, 2022 - 8:13 AM
Elbe Flugzeugwerke gains certification for its A320P2F less than four months after first flight.
Mar 23, 2022 - 9:17 AM
Search crews have yet to determine whether the heavily damaged recorder recovered from the destroyed China Eastern Airlines Boeing 737 is an FDR or CVR.
Digital rendering of an Air Greenland Vertical Aerospace VX4 in flight over mountains
Mar 22, 2022 - 10:13 AM
Avolon and Air Greenland partner to bring zero-emissions air travel to the region.
Mar 21, 2022 - 11:37 AM
A crash on Monday of a China Eastern Boeing 737-800 in southern China prompted the airline to ground the rest of the type in its fleet.
Mar 18, 2022 - 10:26 AM
A Safety Bulletin issued by EASA indicates that satellite navigation system degradation in four specific regions began on the day of the Ukraine invasion.
Mar 17, 2022 - 4:34 PM
An MOU announced Thursday calls for Delta and Airbus to collaborate on the introduction of a hydrogen-powered airliner in the U.S. by 2035.
Deutsche Aircraft Do 328eco 100-percent PtL e-fuels
Mar 17, 2022 - 11:51 AM
Norway’s North Energy Cluster will create the SAF infrastructure to help realize Deutsche Aircraft’s ambitions to develop a new D328 regional airliner.