Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
Jan 13, 2017
Embraer delivered 108 commercial aircraft in 2016, up 6.9% over 101 commercial aircraft delivered in 2015.
Jan 13, 2017
Eurowings Europe, which is adding 33 wet-leased airberlin Airbus A320s to its fleet by the end of April, said the additional aircraft will create operational challenges for the Lufthansa Group low-cost subsidiary (LCC).
Jan 13, 2017
Indian low-cost carrier (LCC) SpiceJet has substantially increased its commitment for Boeing 737s, with a major order for the forthcoming 737 MAX 8.
Jan 12, 2017
Iran Air took delivery of its first new aircraft, an A321, from a historic 100-aircraft Airbus order on Jan. 11. The A321 is the first delivery of a long-awaited 100-strong Airbus order, comprising 46 A320s, 38 A330s and 16 A350s, that was finalized Dec. 22. All photos provided by Airbus.
Jan 12, 2017
Airbus is evaluating a higher-density Airbus A380 layout and is seeking to cut the program’s fixed costs and slow down production to counter weak demand.
May 12, 2021
Based on Airbus’ latest thinking that single-aisle demand will return sooner than expected, the OEM is resuming preparatory work for a new narrowbody final assembly line in Toulouse to be operational by the end of 2022.
May 12, 2021
The joint venture is owned equally by both parties and its incorporation is expected in the next few months.
May 11, 2021
Boeing’s Commercial Airplanes unit delivered 17 aircraft in April as an increase in 787 hand-overs was more than offset by problems in the 737 program that limited deliveries to just four and continue to keep aircraft idle.
May 11, 2021
Austrian Airlines’ long-planned retirement of its De Havilland Dash 8-400 fleet has left the carrier with a capacity gap beneath its smallest jet aircraft, the Embraer E195, on short-haul routes.
May 11, 2021
After several OEMs exited the regional market, dominant airframers Embraer and ATR are devising new strategies.
May 10, 2021
Zipline is to provide on-demand drone delivery of medical supplies to health facilities across Nigeria’s Cross River State.
May 10, 2021
Innovative new propulsion technologies are set to shape the regional sector in the years to come.
May 07, 2021
Morgan Stanley has significantly reduced its forecast for the urban air mobility (UAM) market by 2040 and now expects regulatory hurdles to result in a substantially slower ramp-up in commercial services than anticipated.