Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
May 13, 2015
Hainan Airlines and Air Lease Corp. (ALC) have inked a long-term lease agreement covering a pair of Boeing 787-9s.
May 13, 2015
The first Airbus A350-900 for Brazil’s TAM Airlines is in the Final Assembly Line (FAL) in Toulouse, France.
May 12, 2015
Bombardier plans to build on recent “momentum” in the CSeries program to increase sales totals for the aircraft, according to Bombardier Commercial Aircraft president Fred Cromer.
May 12, 2015
Mitsubishi Aircraft Corp. plans to establish an engineering center in Seattle to support Mitsubishi Regional Jet (MRJ) flight testing in the US.
Aug 14, 2019
Drone delivery system developer Flytrex and jet charter and management company Causey Aviation said they have received FAA approval to begin food deliveries by drone in Holly Springs, North Carolina.
Aug 14, 2019
Startup already flying modified Piper Malibu on test flights in California.
Aug 13, 2019
UK long-haul specialist Virgin Atlantic has taken delivery of its first Airbus A350-1000. The aircraft flew into London Heathrow Aug. 10 from Airbus’s Toulouse plant.
Aug 13, 2019
Hawaiian Airlines is continuing to boost services at its secondary hub in Maui by opening new routes to the US mainland with Airbus A321neos.
Aug 12, 2019
An investigation is underway into the apparent inflight failure of a Rolls-Royce Trent engine on a Norwegian Boeing 787 as it began a flight from Rome to Los Angeles.
Aug 12, 2019
Russian engine manufacturer Aviadvigatel is promoting its PD-35 as the preferred engine choice for the Chinese-Russian commercial aircraft consortium (CRAIC) CR929 widebody airliner, despite an existing agreement for a jointly developed turbofan for the Russian-Chinese aircraft.
Aug 09, 2019
Nauru Airlines is developing a fleet modernization plan that will likely result in an order for new aircraft next year.