Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
Aug 19, 2016
Poland’s largest charter company, Enter Air, had one of its aircraft seized at Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport for several hours for non-payment of fines for noise violations at the airport.
Aug 18, 2016
Hong Kong flag carrier Cathay Pacific has 71 widebody aircraft remaining on order through 2024, the carrier reported this week.
Aug 18, 2016
Saudi Arabian national carrier Saudi Arabian Airlines (Saudia) has become the launch operator of the Airbus A330-300 Regional, a derivative optimized for missions of up to five hours, or 2,700nm.
Aug 18, 2016
Qatar Airways has confirmed that a bird strike was cause of an Airbus A330-300 engine fire that forced the aircraft to return to Istanbul Atatürk Airport shortly after takeoff Aug. 18.
Aug 18, 2016
Finnair has narrowed capacity growth forecast for 2016-17, blaming disruption to Airbus A350 deliveries that are an average of two months behind schedule.
Dec 23, 2020
CDB Aviation’s foray into freighter conversions with partner EFW is not likely to grow beyond the Airbus A330 platform, but CEO Pat Hannigan is leaving the door cracked.
Dec 22, 2020
Belavia and Myanmar Airways are expanding operations with their first Embraer aircraft.
Dec 22, 2020
An Air France crew that spent 17 hours on the ground with 497 passengers after a diversion to Atlantic Canada has lessons to apply in similar predicaments.
Dec 22, 2020
EasyJet says it has agreed with Airbus to defer aircraft deliveries from its 2022-24 financial years.
Dec 22, 2020
Alaska Airlines reached an agreement in principle with Boeing to take as many as 120 new 737-9 jets in coming years, marking the first sale of a MAX aircraft to a U.S.-based customer since the type was grounded nearly two years ago.
Dec 22, 2020
UK start-up Faradair Aerospace has partnered with Honeywell and MagniX on development of its multirole Bio Electric Hybrid Aircraft, designed to carry 18 passengers or three LD3 cargo containers.
Dec 21, 2020
A bipartisan effort to fast-track new FAA certification and oversight mandates is using the emergency funding-focused omnibus bill to get the legislation into law, agreeing on new requirements targeting what the agency can delegate to manufacturers, emphasizing human factors reviews, and urging FAA to spearhead improvement of global pilot training.
Dec 21, 2020
Just weeks after launching service with four Embraer 195 jets converted to freighters, Brazilian operator Azul is considering more conversions to decrease delivery times.