Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
Oct 12, 2011
Raytheon has partnered with AirDat LLC and Metron Aviation to develop solutions for the FAA’s NextGen weather programs.
Oct 11, 2011
Boeing has partnered with Lion Air (JT) and Indonesia’s DG of Civil Aviation to perform validation flights to test tailor-made required navigation performance (RNP) procedures at two terrain-challenged airports—Ambon and Manado, Indonesia. JT is the 737-900ER launch customer.
Oct 08, 2011
Embraer said GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS) has inked a contract for six Embraer 190s, plus six options, with the right to convert to the E-195.
Oct 08, 2011
Nigeria's Arik Air was revealed as the previously unidentified customer for two Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental aircraft.
Oct 06, 2011
The Qantas (QF) Group and Airbus have finalized a contract for 110 A320 family aircraft for QF subsidiary Jetstar in Australia and Singapore and the newly announced Jetstar Japan.
Nov 21, 2016
A second Mitsubishi Aircraft Corp. MRJ90 flight test aircraft has arrived in the US, where the Japanese manufacturer is planning an accelerated flight test program in an effort to achieve first delivery to All Nippon Airways (ANA) in 2018.
Nov 21, 2016
The Latin America region will experience big traffic growth in the next 20 years, much of it from LCCs.
Nov 20, 2016
Singapore Airlines is pushing for a stretched version of the Airbus A350 to be launched, but the manufacturer is not yet convinced the time is right.
Nov 18, 2016
British Airways plans to speed up its move toward “densifying’ its fleet with changes to its Boeing 777-200s.
Nov 18, 2016
Halifax-based Chorus Aviation announced Nov. 18 the delivery of the first of four Bombardier CRJ1000 aircraft Chorus is leasing to Spanish regional airline Air Nostrum.
Nov 18, 2016
Germany’s Lufthansa has confirmed it will take delivery of its first Airbus A350-900 on Dec. 19, 2016.
Nov 18, 2016
Malaysia Airlines has confirmed plans to reconfigure and reassign its six Airbus A380s to a new carrier unit dedicated to transporting Hajj pilgrimage passengers.