Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
Sep 05, 2012
Ethiopian Airlines (ET) will take delivery of its first Boeing 777 freighter Sept. 19, becoming the first African carrier to operate the type.
Sep 04, 2012
Airbus has delivered the first wing for the A350 XWB to the final assembly line in Toulouse, France, from its Broughton, UK, site.
Sep 04, 2012
Warsaw-based EuroLOT has converted options on six Bombardier Q400 NextGen aircraft to a firm order, increasing its order to 14 Q400s.
Sep 03, 2012
Russia’s Aeroflot (SU) will take delivery of its first Boeing 777 in 2013, part of an order for eight 777s in March 2011 and eight of the type at the Paris Air Show
Sep 03, 2012
Azerbaijan's air navigation service provider, AZANS, has awarded Indra of Spain the contract for installing a new air traffic control center in the nation’s capital Baku.
May 03, 2017
Denver-based Boom Technology founder and CEO Blake Scholl believes the company’s first supersonic passenger aircraft can enter commercial service as soon as 2023 and there is a market for as many as 1,000 supersonic airliners to be delivered by 2035.
May 03, 2017
Thailand’s efforts to recertify its airlines raises the prospect of ICAO removing its safety red flag this year.
May 02, 2017
China’s Commercial Aircraft Corp. (COMAC) plans to fly the first prototype of its C919 narrowbody May 6, according to an industry source close to the program.
May 02, 2017
Embraer reported a consolidated first-quarter 2017 net profit of $44.4 million, down 58.1% from the Brazilian manufacturer’s $106 million net profit in 1Q 2016.
May 02, 2017
UK regional carrier Flybe has signed a “combined commercial arrangement,” placing two Embraer E195s with Irish regional Stobart Air.
May 02, 2017
Calgary-based WestJet has agreed to buy up to 20 Boeing 787-9s. The order includes commitments for 10 787-9s to be delivered between the first quarter of 2019 and December 2021, with options for an additional 10 aircraft to be delivered between 2020 and 2024.
May 01, 2017
US airports designated for Global Entry program participation, as of May 1, 2017. Global Entry is a voluntary program that allows for dedicated US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) processing of pre-approved travelers arriving in the US at Global Entry kiosks located at designated airports.