Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
Sep 06, 2016
Vietnamese low-cost carrier (LCC) Vietjet has placed a firm order for 10 Airbus A321ceos and 10 A321neos, and finalized an agreement to establish a new training center.
Sep 06, 2016
Vietnam Airlines has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) for 10 more Airbus A350-900s, which it plans to use on nonstop flights to the US.
Sep 02, 2016
Bombardier has received the second of two $500 million installments from the government of Québec, completing the province’s $1 billion investment in the CSeries program.
Sep 02, 2016
The ongoing dispute between Qatar Airways and Airbus regarding outstanding deliveries of A320neos and A350s is entering the next round, after Qatar CEO Akbar Al Baker said he canceled orders for two more A320neos.
Sep 02, 2016
China’s Colorful Guizhou Airlines has signed an agreement with Embraer for up to five E190s, comprising two firm orders and three purchase rights.
Jan 19, 2021
Leading Tier 1 supplier Spirit AeroSystems and the U.S. Export-Import Bank (Ex-Im) have inaugurated a new kind of federally backed, discounted-rate lending for aerospace suppliers—beginning with a $40 million transaction based on receivables from Spirit’s lower-tier providers.
Jan 19, 2021
A prototype of Russia’s new Irkut MC-21-300 narrowbody passenger aircraft skidded off the runway at Zhukovsky Airport near Moscow on Jan. 18.
Jan 19, 2021
Budget carriers have been taking steps to secure their activities—but they need bookings to pick up soon.
Jan 19, 2021
Norwegian is dropping long-haul in a bid to survive. But if Europe’s short-haul LCCs are faring better, they still need more bookings.
Jan 18, 2021
Transport Canada plans to finally lift a NOTAM banning Boeing 737 MAX services in the country on Jan. 20 following the publication of an Airworthiness Directive (AD) Jan. 18 detailing the conditions under which the aircraft is allowed back into Canadian revenue operations.
Jan 18, 2021
Despite unprecedented economic constraints, improving the safety of commercial aircraft must remain the highest priority.
Jan 18, 2021
Structural changes due to the COVID-19 crisis will slow return of business travel, with crucial implications for industry stakeholders.
Jan 15, 2021
Spanish LCC Volotea ended commercial operations with its remaining eight Boeing 717-200 on Jan. 10 after nearly a decade of service with the Barcelona-based carrier.