UK Fraud Cops Make Arrest in Fake Airplane Parts Scandal

[ad_1] The UK’s top fraud authorities raided the home of the director at the center of a global scandal over bogus airplane parts and arrested him for suspected fraud, marking…

Flying taxi firm Lilium receives EU approval for its electric jets

[ad_1] German company Lilium produces flying electric passenger drones. Lilium Lilium, a German air taxi firm, has received regulatory approval to design and operate its electric vertical takeoff and landing…

How Dodgy Spare Parts Got Into Jet Engines, Leaving Airlines Scrambling

[ad_1] Delta, Southwest and other airlines are checking their fleets after regulators and engine makers claimed a small broker sold spare parts with forged safety documents. [ad_2] Source link

Pratt & Whitney Engine Problems Lead Some Airlines to Reduce Flights

[ad_1] The aerospace and defense company RTX’s bet on single-aisle jetliners has run into quality and durability concerns. [ad_2] Source link

Key Boeing supplier stops production at Wichita plant after workers vote to strike

[ad_1] Airplane fuselages bound for Boeing’s 737 Max production facility await shipment on rail sidings at their top supplier, Spirit AeroSystems Holdings Inc, in Wichita, Kansas, U.S. December 17, 2019.…

WSJ News Exclusive | Demand for Airliners Soars: ‘We Cannot Make Planes Fast Enough’

[ad_1] The CEO of Airbus sees demand continuing to outstrip supply as the European plane maker accelerates output and pulls further ahead of Boeing. [ad_2] Source link

Airbus Sells 500 Jets to India’s Indigo in Record Aircraft Deal

[ad_1] The agreement, estimated to be worth $50 billion, came on the first day of the Paris Air Show as travel rebounds following the pandemic. [ad_2] Source link

American Airlines ekes out a first-quarter profit as carrier ramps up flying

[ad_1] An American Airlines Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner approaches for a landing at the Miami International Airport on Dec. 10, 2021. Joe Raedle | Getty Images American Airlines posted a $10…

Why Porsche, Mercedes and GM are betting on silicon-anode batteries

[ad_1] Lithium-ion battery performance has hit a plateau in recent years, but a breakthrough in technology promises new heights are soon to be in sight. Batteries made with silicon instead…

French court clears Air France, Airbus over Rio-Paris plane crash

[ad_1] General view of the Air France office, at the Invalides, on May 22, 2020 in Paris, France. Edward Berthelot | Getty Images News | Getty Images A French court…