Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
Jun 05, 2014
Icelandair’s regional subsidiary Air Iceland is evaluating whether to perform a cockpit and interior upgrade on its five Fokker 50s, or to replace them with a newer type.
Jun 05, 2014
Air India is reportedly demanding compensation from Boeing for delivering 787s that do not meet promised fuel-efficiency targets because the aircraft are heavier than planned.
Jun 05, 2014
TUI Travel subsidiary Arke has taken delivery of its first Boeing 787-8.
Jun 04, 2014
TAP Portugal’s fully owned regional subsidiary Portugalia is introducing a pair of wet-leased ATR 42-600s and has begun evaluations to replace its six Fokker 100s.
Jun 04, 2014
Rolls-Royce has run its Trent 1000-TEN engine, which will power all variants of the Boeing 787, for the first time.
Oct 18, 2018
U.S. stance puts China’s ability to soak up the technology of commercial aircraft onboard systems in doubt.
Oct 17, 2018
Scottish regional carrier Loganair plans to increase the use of jets in coming years, as existing turboprop aircraft are retired.
Oct 17, 2018
Boeing has pushed back an announcement over pursuing the New Midsize Aircraft (NMA) until sometime in 2019, but increasingly, financial analysts are seeing the new aircraft as a fait accompli.
Oct 16, 2018
TAP Express CEO Valter Fernandes used the podium at MRO Europe in Amsterdam to call for action on long aviation lead times, saying the industry has lost its edge because innovation is too slow and expensive.
Oct 16, 2018
New Chinese regional carrier Genghis Khan Airlines has formally signed a contract with the Commercial Aircraft Corp. of China (COMAC) for ARJ21 regional jets, confirming plans to begin flying early next year.
Oct 16, 2018
China’s Juneyao Airlines has taken delivery of the first of five Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners.
Oct 15, 2018
Russia’s S7 Airlines has taken delivery of its first Boeing 737 MAX on lease from Air Lease Corp., becoming the first Russian airline to fly the type.