Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
Jul 15, 2014
Bombardier is about to launch a combi version of the Q400 turboprop.
Jul 15, 2014
Japanese lessor SMBC Aviation Capital and Singapore-based lessor BOC Aviation placed orders Tuesday at the Farnborough Airshow for a total of 158 Airbus A320 family aircraft.
Jul 15, 2014
Embraer announced at the Farnborough Airshow that Azul Brazilian Airlines has signed a letter of intent (LOI) for 30 firm orders for the E-195 E2 jets, becoming the launch customer for the type.
Jul 15, 2014
Avolon and CIT Aerospace each signed memorandums of understanding for 15 Airbus A330neos at the Farnborough Airshow Tuesday, making it a leasing company hat trick for the newly launched re-engined widebody.
Jul 15, 2014
Air Lease Corp. (ALC) has ordered six 777-300ERs and has reconfirmed orders for 20 737 MAX 8 aircraft, valued at $3.9 billion at current list prices.
Nov 20, 2018
The airframe of the first Boeing 777-9 flight test aircraft has been completed in the company’s Everett, Washington, facility marking a key milestone toward rollout and first flight of the initial 777X family variant in early 2019.
Nov 20, 2018
Boeing has rolled out the first high-density seating minor-model derivative of the 737 MAX 8-200 aircraft that is specially modified with an additional set of passenger cabin exit doors so it can seat up to 200.
Nov 20, 2018
Boeing and artificial-intelligence (AI) startup SparkCognition have launched SkyGrid, a joint venture (JV) that will develop an airspace management platform for unmanned aircraft and urban air mobility (UAM).
Nov 20, 2018
EasyJet’s summer 2019 bookings are slightly ahead of last year’s, despite uncertainty over the effect Brexit will have on air transport, as the UK LCC reported a rise in profit for the year ended Sept. 30.
Nov 20, 2018
South Korean LCC Jeju Air has confirmed plans to order up to 50 Boeing 737 MAX aircraft, as it looks to upgauge some routes and expand its network range.
Nov 20, 2018
By October, 17 months after the first flight, two C919s had flown for less than 150 hr. The program reportedly needs a total of 4,200 hr.
Nov 19, 2018
Airbus commercial aircraft orders made a significant rebound in October as the Toulouse-based manufacturer reported firm bookings for 85 aircraft, valued at around $13.4 billion.