Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
Feb 08, 2013
US FAA has given Boeing permission to operate 787 test flights to help determine why batteries failed and overheated on two in-service Dreamliners.
Feb 07, 2013
Villa Air, which operates as FlyMe, has taken delivery of one ATR 72-600 turboprop, on lease from GECAS. Villa Air operates two ATR 42-500s; it will use the new aircraft to expand services in the Indian Ocean archipelago. Copa Holdings has closed sale-leaseback transactions for four new Boeing 737-800 aircraft with SMBC Aviation Capital. The aircraft deliveries, which are part of Copa Airlines’ current order with Boeing, are scheduled for delivery in 2014.
Feb 07, 2013
Russia’s United Aircraft Corp. (UAC) plans to validate the Sukhoi Superjet 100 (SSJ100) certificate in India this year.
Feb 07, 2013
The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has awarded the certification for the Rolls-Royce Trent XWB turbofan.
Feb 07, 2013
US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) chairman Deborah Hersman said assumptions made by Boeing and FAA to justify certifying 787 batteries “must be reconsidered.”
Aug 09, 2017
Three Pacific Rim carriers have big plans for the A321neo, but problems with new Pratt & Whitney engines have pushed back deliveries.
Aug 08, 2017
South African regional carrier Airlink has begun operations with the first of its incoming fleet of Embraer E190s, operating scheduled flights on its Pietermaritzburg (South Africa) and Bulawayo (Zimbabwe) routes.
Aug 08, 2017
For Canadian manufacturer Bombardier's commercial aircraft, consolidated 2017 orders, deliveries and cancellations -- updated through the 2017 second quarter.
Aug 08, 2017
Chinese turboprop operator Joy Air is planning to introduce standard narrowbody jet aircraft, fulfilling a long-held ambition, thanks to the support of controlling shareholder Okay Airways, industry sources said.
Aug 08, 2017
Russia’s Azur Air has taken delivery of its fourth 189-seat Boeing 737-800, bringing its fleet to 20 aircraft.
Aug 08, 2017
Los Angeles-based Air Lease Corp. has finalized an order with Boeing for 12 737 MAX aircraft, previously announced at the 2017 Paris Air Show.
Aug 08, 2017
Lufthansa subsidiary Austrian Airlines has taken delivery of its 17th and final Embraer E195 from Lufthansa’s former CityLine fleet, which is gradually replacing Austrian’s Fokker fleet.