Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion

Jun 20, 2013
United Airlines has ordered 10 Airbus A350-1000s and has converted an existing order for 25 A350-900s into -1000s, giving the airline a total order of 35 aircraft.
Jun 20, 2013
Hong Kong Aviation Capital (HKAC) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) for 40 A320neo and 20 A321neo aircraft.
Jun 20, 2013
Florida-based Spirit Airlines has ordered 20 Airbus A321 aircraft.
Jun 20, 2013
Air Lease Corp. (ALC) has ordered five ATR 72-600s and Caribbean regional LIAT ordered two of the type, ATR announced Thursday at the Paris Air Show in Le Bourget.
Jun 20, 2013
Russia’s VEB Leasing signed an MOU with Irkut Corp. for 30 MC-21s at the Paris Air Show.
Dec 07, 2017
Air New Zealand is facing significant disruption in its international network because of problems with the Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 engines on its Boeing 787-9 fleet.
Dec 07, 2017
Traditionally, Latin America is not a thriving spot for crossover jets, but several forecasters see this changing.
Dec 06, 2017
Scandinavian leisure carrier Primera Air has ordered two more Boeing 737 MAX 9s, taking the original order signed in May 2017 from eight to 10 aircraft.
Dec 06, 2017
Express freight specialist DHL Express has become the first operator to accept an Airbus A330-300 Passenger-to-Freighter (P2F) converted aircraft from Elbe Flugzeugwerke (EFW), the joint venture between Singapore-based ST Aerospace and Airbus.
Dec 05, 2017
Aerolíneas Argentina took delivery of its first Boeing 737 MAX 8 Nov. 29 and flew the aircraft’s first commercial flight from Buenos Aires’ Ezeiza International Airport (EZE) to Mendoza in western Argentina Dec. 4.
Dec 05, 2017
Aircraft Briefs-Dec. 5, 2017
Dec 05, 2017
Japan Airlines (JAL) has entered into a strategic partnership with Boom Technology, taking purchase options on 20 Boom supersonic passenger aircraft.
Dec 05, 2017
Boom Supersonic, the U.S.-based Mach 2-plus airliner developer, has forged a strategic partnership with Japan Airlines. Virgin Atlantic and some undisclosed airlines have also committed to aspects of the concept.