Boeing’s first 787-9 reached an altitude of 20,400 feet (6,218 meters) during its inaugural test flight, which the manufacturer characterized as productive and successful.
Air France has presented an update on its Transform 2015 recovery program, which includes a potential 2,800 layoffs in 2014, to the Central Works Council.
Mexican low-cost carrier Interjet operated two Sukhoi Superjet 100s on revenue flights Wednesday, marking the first SSJ100 commercial flights by a Western airline.
The pilot shortage, air traffic congestion and passenger growth are creating bottlenecks in China, Airbus president Eric Chen told reporters in Beijing.
ACI Europe DG Olivier Jankovec is confident European airports will be ready for a partial relaxation of restrictions on carry-on liquids by January 2014.
FedEx Corp. reported a net profit of $489 million for its fiscal first quarter ended Aug. 31, up 7% over net earnings of $459 million in the prior-year period, even as the FedEx Express airline unit suffered a year-over-year revenue decline.
The Russian government has extended the appointment of Aeroflot CEO Vitaly Saveliev for another five years, according to a spokesperson for Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev.
IATA said Wednesday it has high expectations for the decisions that states will make at the ICAO 38th Assembly in Montreal next week and that climate change will be at the top of the agenda.
AAR’s New York facility has installed an Avtron Aerospace Hydraulic Component Test System, which is capable of evaluating a wide range of hydraulic products installed on next-generation aircraft.
ATR and Caribbean regional carrier Leeward Islands Air Transport (LIAT) have signed a 10-year global maintenance agreement for the airline's four new ATR 42-600s and four new ATR 72-600s.
Spain’s Industria de Turbo Propulsores (ITP) has signed an extension of its existing agreement with Pratt & Whitney for design, manufacturing and maintenance work for the PurePower engine family.
The Boeing 787-9, 20-feet longer than the baseline 787-8, flew for the first time Tuesday to launch the flight test program of the second Dreamliner variant.
Following first flight of the CSeries airliner, Bombardier will review its test plans to see if it can still achieve certification and entry into service (EIS) in 12 months as scheduled.
Air France-KLM and Germany’s Intro Group have ended exclusive talks over the sale of Irish regional airline CityJet, although the disposal process is ongoing.
The Airbus A320 family Final Assembly Line in Tianjin, China (FALC) has delivered its 143th aircraft since its first delivery in June 2009 to Sichuan Airlines.
The Russian government has submitted a bill to its lower legislative house, State Duma, that would allow foreigners to stay in the country without a visa for 72 hours if they transfer by air carrier.
