Air China will receive its first Airbus A350-900 from early August, following final approvals from the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) this week for A350 certification.
ATR CEO Christian Scherer is “reasonably optimistic” the turboprop manufacturer can resolve the issues around new Iran sanctions and its pending deliveries to Iran Air.
Japan Airlines (JAL) subsidiary Hokkaido Air System has inked an MOU with regional turboprop manufacturer ATR for two ATR 42-600s and a third, optional one.
US lessor Aviation Capital Group (ACG) ordered 20 Boeing 737 MAX 8s at the Farnborough Air Show July 17, bringing its total number of direct purchases of Boeing MAX aircraft to 100. The new order is valued at $2.3 billion at list prices.
GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS) upped its order for Boeing converted freighters to a total of 50 737-800BCFs at the Farnborough Air Show July 18, with 20 firm orders and options for 15 more.
International Airlines Group (IAG) and its long-haul LCC subsidiary Level committed to an additional two Airbus A330-200s at the Farnborough Air Show July 17.
L3 Commercial Aviation will provide three Chinese airlines with flight simulator and training equipment—with the first of seven L3 RealitySeven full-flight simulators (FSS) set for delivery by the end of this year—the UK-based division of L3 Technologies said at the Farnborough Air Show July 17.
Ryanair said it would cancel 24 flights July 20 as pilots in Ireland go ahead with a second one-day strike over an ongoing conflict with management about working conditions.
The Mitsubishi Aircraft Corp. MRJ90 has passed the halfway mark in its flight test program and has made “significant strides” toward its mid-2020 first delivery to All Nippon Airways, Mitsubishi Aircraft executives said at the Farnborough Air Show.
Embraer Commercial Aviation president and CEO John Slattery sees strong momentum for both the E1 and E2 aircraft families now that the company signed commitments for up to 300 additional aircraft at the Farnborough Air Show.
In a major coup for Airbus and its newly acquired A220—formerly the Bombardier CSeries—a group of investors headed by David Neeleman has selected the aircraft over Embraer jets for a yet-to-be-named US startup airline.
As of July 1, 2018, average list prices for Airbus and Boeing commercial aircraft; with passenger seating capacity, cargo tonnage capacity and aircraft flight range.
Spain’s Air Nostrum and Irish carrier CityJet have announced plans to come together under a new holding company, creating Europe’s largest regional airline group.
Japanese LCC Peach Aviation has ordered two Airbus A321LRs, signaling this is the type it will use to fulfill its plan to extend the reach of its international network.
Airports in Yekaterinburg, Samara, Rostov-on-Don and Nizhny Novgorod handled 1.2 million passengers during the FIFA 2018 World Cup, which ran from June 14-July 15, up 35% year-over-year (YOY).
Lessor Air Lease Corporation (ALC) announced a series of orders and commitments at the Farnborough Air Show July 17, with Los Angeles-based ALC placing firm orders for 20 Boeing 737 MAX 8s plus three 787-9s. The company has made additional commitments for a further 55 MAX 8s.
An increasing number of airlines are starting to create their own training programs to establish new pipelines for pilots in the face of an anticipated global shortage, training integrator CAE said.
Long-time US FAA executive John Duncan will assume the role of deputy associate administrator of Aviation Safety (AVS) on a permanent basis, following six months that saw several agency officials serve in the position on an acting basis.
