Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
May 27, 2013
All Nippon Airways (ANA) has resumed Boeing 787 flights, beginning with two flights May 26 between Sapporo and Tokyo Haneda.
May 27, 2013
Air India is preparing to take delivery of its seventh Boeing 787 this week.
May 24, 2013
Almost 200 flights were canceled and 20 incoming services diverted following an inflight incident involving a British Airways flight that led to the closure of London Heathrow Airport Friday morning.
May 24, 2013
Qatar Airways Cargo has refreshed its fleet with three new Airbus A330-200Fs. The new freighters replace the same number of A300F aircraft that have been retired from the fleet. Arrival of the aircraft signals a new era for the airline’s cargo operations, Qatar Airways’ CEO Akbar Al Baker said. “The capacity of Qatar Airways Cargo has been significantly increased,” he said.
May 23, 2013
The Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) has granted an airworthiness certificate for the Boeing 787, clearing the way for China Southern Airlines to take delivery of its first Boeing 787 at the end of May or early June.
Oct 25, 2017
Korean Air is confident it will receive its first Bombardier CSeries aircraft by the end of this year or early 2018, after its timetable was affected by program delays.
Oct 25, 2017
Korean Air is confident it will receive its first Bombardier C Series aircraft this year or early next, after its timetable was affected by program delays.
Oct 25, 2017
The Airbus-Bombardier CSeries deal will not alter Boeing’s strategy in the narrowbody sector, with the 737 MAX 7 remaining the company’s answer to the smaller-size end of the mainline aircraft market, according to Boeing chairman, president and CEO Dennis Muilenburg.
Oct 25, 2017
China Airlines intends to make a choice on a new narrowbody aircraft order by the end of this year, a senior executive said.
Oct 24, 2017
Aeroflot low-cost subsidiary (LCC) Pobeda Airlines has taken delivery of the first of eight Boeing 737-800s leased by Singapore-based lessor BOC Aviation.
Oct 24, 2017
Passengers are looking to take control of their air travel experience, with increased automation of airport processes, biometric identification, real-time data on personal devices, unobtrusive security and consistent border control procedures at the top of their list of expectations, according to IATA’s latest annual Global Passenger Survey (GPS), released Oct. 24.
Oct 24, 2017
Assembly of Boeing’s 777X flagship twinjet officially started Oct. 23 when a robotic drilling machine commenced work on the first production wing spar for the initial flight test 777-9 at the company’s revamped spar assembly building in Everett, Washington.