Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
Dec 16, 2013
Air Calédonie (Aircalin), New Caledonia’s international airline, has inked an agreement with International Lease Finance Corp. (ILFC) for used Airbus A320-200s.
Dec 13, 2013
French Caribbean carrier Air Caraibes has firmed plans to take six Airbus A350s, comprising three directly from Airbus and three from International Lease Finance Corp. (ILFC), for its long-haul fleet renewal.
Dec 13, 2013
Russia’s Saratov-based Saravia Airlines has taken delivery of its first of two leased Embraer E-195s from GE Capital Aviation Services, becoming the first E-Jet operator in Russia.
Dec 13, 2013
Boeing will begin construction in the second half of 2014 on a new paint facility on its main campus in North Charleston, South Carolina.
Dec 12, 2013
American Airlines Group has signed a firm purchase agreement for 60 Embraer E-175 jets with options for another 90 E-175s, as well as a firm order for 30 Bombardier CRJ900 regional jets with options for 40 more aircraft.
May 14, 2018
Air Italy, which is the relaunched Italian leisure carrier Meridiana, received its inaugural aircraft—the Boeing 737 MAX in new livery—May 14 at Milan-Malpensa Airport. The new MAX aircraft features modern and spacious cabins, superior operating economics and a greater fuel efficiency. The aircraft type will feature business-class seating and will replace Air Italy’s existing Boeing 737NGs.
May 14, 2018
Airbus CFO Harald Wilhelm announced he will leave the company in early 2019 with CEO Tom Enders.
May 10, 2018
The Russian government will inject RUB6 billion ($95 million) into the Sukhoi Superjet 100 (SSJ100) program to increase sales of the regional aircraft.
May 10, 2018
WestJet’s first business-class cabins, the signature feature of its new Boeing 787-9s, will help the carrier revamp its onboard experience throughout its network—part of its strategy to move further away from its low-cost regional carrier roots and become “a global network airline,” WestJet president and CEO Ed Sims said.
May 09, 2018
Airbus and Boeing commercial aircraft deliveries for 2018 year-to-date, sorted by most-recent delivery date.
May 09, 2018
Boeing’s April orderbook was dominated by American Airlines’ April 6 order for 47 787s, which helped to lift the US manufacturer’s gross commercial aircraft order total for the year to 321, nearly double the total for Airbus.
May 09, 2018
Boeing chief executive Dennis Muilenburg has said making sure Airbus and Boeing are held to the same requirements or given the same opportunities in any Iranian aircraft sales will be the top priority now that President Donald Trump is withdrawing from the Iranian nuclear deal.
May 09, 2018
Airbus and Boeing commercial aircraft gross orders for 2018 year-to-date, sorted by most-recent date of order placement with manufacturer.