Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
Apr 14, 2014
Lufthansa subsidiary Austrian Airlines—one of the largest remaining Fokker 70/100 operators—is working on replacement solutions for the aging aircraft.
Apr 14, 2014
Stobart Air, formerly known as Aer Arann, is considering whether to exercise its four ATR options after securing a new franchise contract with UK regional carrier Flybe.
Apr 14, 2014
Airlines should rethink their cabin branding, replacing economy class with “connectivity class” or “cinema class,” according to Teague principal brand strategist Devin Liddell.
Apr 11, 2014
Alitalia has canceled its order for 12 Airbus A350-800s.
Apr 11, 2014
Airbus was unable to display its planned design for 11-abreast seating on its A380 at the Aircraft Interiors Expo in Hamburg, despite indicating that a cabin mock-up would be there as recently as last week.
Aug 23, 2018
Air New Zealand recorded a net profit of NZ$390 million ($260.2 million) for the fiscal year ended June 30, up 2.1% from NZ$382 million in the previous year. The airline achieved a pre-tax profit of NZ$540 million ($365 million) for the year, which was the second-highest annual profit it has ever reported.
Aug 23, 2018
Qantas is beginning the formal stage of the competition between Boeing and Airbus for its ultra-long-range aircraft order, and the airline believes both manufacturers have strong candidates.
Aug 23, 2018
Airbus hopes the Hi Fly service will show other carriers how well the aircraft works.
Aug 22, 2018
Biman Bangladesh Airlines has taken delivery of its first Boeing 787-8.
Aug 22, 2018
A Red Wings’ Tupolev Tu-204, en route from Ufa to Sochi in Russia, experienced an engine surge, which caused a fire, in the left PS-90A engine while taking off Aug. 22.
Aug 22, 2018
A long-proposed regional airline in northern China—Genghis Khan Airlines—is scheduled to begin operations next year with Commercial Aircraft Corp. of China (COMAC) ARJ21s instead of Bombardier CRJ900s as originally planned.
Aug 21, 2018
Boom Technology is fully funded to get a demonstrator of the supersonic airliner it is developing in the air by the end of 2019, the Denver-based company’s CEO says.