Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
Oct 11, 2013
Boeing Commercial Airplanes is restructuring its marketing and business development unit following the unexpected announcement by Mike Bair—the executive who leads the current strategic, planning and marketing group—that he is to retire.
Oct 11, 2013
FLY Leasing has taken delivery of a new Boeing 787-8 aircraft through a sale and leaseback agreement with LATAM previously announced in July.
Oct 10, 2013
Fresh off its strategic win over Boeing with an order from Japan Airlines for at least 31 A350s, Airbus is preparing the ground to challenge the US manufacturer in the future cargo aircraft market.
Oct 10, 2013
Lufthansa has confirmed its supervisory board did not approve three Airbus A380 options, based on the current lower growth rate of the Lufthansa Group airlines.
Mar 15, 2018
Helicopter manufacturers believe tail-rotor-electrification technology is better used on new-build models.
Mar 14, 2018
At the 2018 two-month mark, Airbus leads rival Boeing in new commercial aircraft orders with 60 firm bookings, valued at approximately $13.3 billion at list prices, compared to Boeing’s 47 new orders, valued at $10.1 billion.
Mar 14, 2018
GE Aviation’s GE9X turbofan engine, which will power Boeing’s new 777X aircraft, completed its first flight test under the wing of GE Aviation’s 747 flying testbed in Victorville, California.
Mar 14, 2018
Airbus and Boeing commercial aircraft deliveries for 2018 year-to-date, sorted by most-recent delivery date.
Mar 14, 2018
Airbus and Boeing commercial aircraft gross orders for 2018 year-to-date, sorted by most-recent date of order placement with manufacturer.
Mar 14, 2018
JetBlue Airways is “deep in discussions” with Bombardier and Embraer to replace its Embraer E190s and has sought possible buyers for its regional-jet fleet to help finance a deal, but the airline’s executives caution against assuming a switch is imminent.
Mar 14, 2018
Continued strong demand for dedicated cargo services and a shrinking inventory of viable used widebody freighters led Atlas Air Worldwide (AAW) to add six second-hand Boeing 747-400 freighters to its fleet.
Mar 13, 2018
Embraer’s first production E190-E2, painted in the livery of Norwegian regional launch customer Wideroe, left the assembly line March 12 and is slated for delivery April 4.