Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
Apr 25, 2012
Airbus has delivered the aft fuselage for the A350 XWB static test airframe to the final assembly line in Toulouse, France.
Apr 25, 2012
Mitsubishi Aircraft Corp. (MITAC) on Wednesday announced it will delay the first flight of its 70/90-seat regional jet from the second quarter 2012 to an October-December 2013 timeframe, and will also delay first delivery from the first quarter of 2014 to the summer of 2015.
Apr 24, 2012
Embraer delivered 21 aircraft in the 2012 first quarter, one more than last year. It reported 1,063 firm commercial jet orders and delivered 823 aircraft, with a firm order backlog of 240 aircraft and 689 options.
Apr 24, 2012
Embraer signed a memorandum of understanding with China’s ICBC Financial Leasing Co. to create financing opportunities for the sale of commercial and executive jets in China and other markets.
Apr 19, 2012
Qantas Group (QF) has selected CFM International LEAP-1A engines for the 78 Airbus A320neo aircraft it has on order.
Feb 10, 2017
Russia’s United Aircraft Corp. (UAC) has signed an agreement with Ilyushin Aviation Complex to modernize the Ilyushin Il-96.
Feb 10, 2017
Three airberlin Airbus A320s operating in Eurowings colors launched Feb. 10 from Hamburg to Manchester, Stuttgart and Nuremberg.
Feb 09, 2017
Boeing recorded firm orders for 10 commercial aircraft in January, valued at approximately $1.6 billion at list prices, besting rival Airbus’ January order tally by six aircraft and over $500,000 in sales.
Feb 09, 2017
Canada’s WestJet continues to consider adding more widebody aircraft, but it appears the industry will have to wait at least a few more months to see how it will execute that strategy.
Feb 09, 2017
Royal Jordanian Airlines (RJ) completed its long-haul fleet harmonization process Jan. 24, after taking delivery of the final Boeing 787-8 out of an order for seven.
Feb 09, 2017
Air Canada on Feb. 9 unveiled a new livery for its entire fleet of 300 mainline and regional aircraft, which are being repainted in a “bold black and white design that highlights its iconic red maple leaf encircled ensign, or ‘rondelle,’ that returns to the tail of the flag carrier’s fleet after an absence of 24 years." Photos of a Boeing 787.
Feb 09, 2017
Air Canada has unveiled a new livery for its entire fleet of 300 mainline and regional aircraft, which are being repainted in a “bold black and white design that highlights its iconic red maple leaf encircled ensign, or ‘rondelle,’ that returns to the tail of the flag carrier’s fleet after an absence of 24 years,” the airline said in a statement.
Feb 09, 2017
Airbus and Boeing commercial aircraft deliveries for 2017, sorted by most-recent delivery date.