Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
Dec 09, 2013
Emirates Airline—which placed a huge order for Boeing 777X and Airbus A380 aircraft at the Dubai Air Show—wants to be ready for a “quantum leap” in air travel over the next 15 years.
Dec 06, 2013
North Africa-based Air Algerie is on the verge of announcing three new aircraft orders, covering three regional aircraft, eight narrowbodies and three widebodies for delivery in 2015-16, plus evaluations have begun for two full freighters.
Dec 06, 2013
Irish carrier Aer Lingus, which has nine Airbus A350s on order, has opted to take the lower-weight A350-900 regional to meet its reduced range needs.
Dec 06, 2013
China’s Nantong Tongzhou Bay Aviation Industry has signed a letter of intent (LOI) to acquire 30 firm Bombardier Q400 aircraft, as it prepares to launch commercial airline operations in China through an airline to be named Sutong Airlines.
Dec 06, 2013
ATR CEO Filippo Bagnato is hoping to finalize plans for a new training center in Asia by year end to meet demand triggered by its growing order book in the region.
May 07, 2018
Ethiopian Airlines has placed a follow-on order for 10 Bombardier Q400s, plus purchase rights for five additional Q400 turboprops.
May 07, 2018
New York-based JetBlue Airways has put its first Airbus A320 to feature a major cabin interior overhaul into service.
May 03, 2018
Maintenance records from the Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-700 that experienced an inflight engine failure April 17 reveal the fan blades of its CFM56-7B turbofan engines, which are suspected of causing the failure, had been overhauled 10,712 engine cycles before the accident, the US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) reported.
May 03, 2018
UK-based flybmi (formerly known as bmi regional) is looking to expand its fleet of 20 Embraer 134/145 regional jets with Bombardier CRJ900s or E190s, which offer more capacity as the carrier prepares for post-Brexit operations.
May 03, 2018
South Korean carrier Asiana Airlines is deploying Airbus A350-900s on an increasing number of long-haul routes as more of the type are delivered.
May 03, 2018
News of a weak first-quarter performance by Bombardier’s Commercial Aircraft unit was offset somewhat by the cash-generating sale of its Downsview aircraft assembly operation, a new CRJ order, and optimism that the CSeries program tie-up with Airbus will close within weeks.
May 03, 2018
American Airlines has split an order for 30 76-seat regional jets between Bombardier and Embraer, signing deals to buy 15 CRJ900s and 15 E175s.
May 02, 2018
Bahrain national carrier Gulf Air has launched Boeing 787-9 services on the airline’s Manama-Jeddah route.