Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
Aug 27, 2015
The Vietnamese government has dropped all plans to confirm options on the four Airbus A380s it signed up for in 2009.
Aug 26, 2015
Russia’s Roseximbank has signed an agreement with Ilyushin Finance Co. (IFC), a Russian leasing company, to provide $70 million in export financing for Antonov An-158 aircraft for Cubana de Aviación.
Aug 26, 2015
Airbus expects Russia`s commercial fleet to double in size over next 20 years with over 2,000 aircraft needed by 2034, compared to the 922 in operation today.
Aug 26, 2015
Russian leasing company State Transport Leasing Co. has signed a firm order for 32 Sukhoi Civil Aircraft Sukhoi Superjet 100 (SSJ100) aircraft.
Aug 26, 2015
“The aircraft is expected to be ready for operations by the end of September 2015, and is planned as the first aircraft for the fastjet Zambia fleet,” fastjet said in a statement.
Nov 21, 2019
A durability fix package clears GE9X production restart and paves the way for resumption of Boeing 777-9 flight tests.
Nov 20, 2019
As the air transport industry increases its focus on sustainability, Boeing is stepping up its ecoDemonstrator technology testbed program, the latest phase of which is getting underway with flight tests of a specially modified 777-200ER.
Nov 20, 2019
Tarmac Aerosave, a company specializing in aircraft maintenance, storage and dismantling, has completed the first-ever disassembly of an Airbus A380.
Nov 20, 2019
Aircalin, a carrier based in Noumea, in the French territory of New Caledonia, has stopped operating one of its two Airbus A330neos after reporting repeated odor issues in the cabin.
Nov 20, 2019
Emirates Airline is set to become a Boeing 787 operator after substituting orders for the 777X in favor of the smaller twinjet.
Nov 20, 2019
The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is calling for Boeing to redesign engine fan cowls on 737 NG-series airliners after finding that a fragmented fan blade compromised the structure on Southwest Airlines flight 1380 in 2018, leading to the first fatality on a US passenger airline in nearly a decade.
Nov 19, 2019
De Havilland Aircraft of Canada, continuing its strong showing at the Dubai Airshow, unveiled commitments for 14 more Dash 8-400s on Nov. 19, pushing its show total to 37 and filling more gaps in its near-term production skyline.
Nov 19, 2019
GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS) has signed a firm order for 12 new generation Airbus A330neos and 20 long-range single-aisle A321XLRs, Airbus said Nov. 19 at the Dubai Airshow.