Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion

Jul 14, 2014
Monarch Airlines and Boeing are finalizing terms and working toward a purchase agreement for 30 737 MAX 8s, marking the start of a fleet transition to Boeing single-aisle aircraft.
Jul 14, 2014
International Airlines Group (IAG), parent company of Iberia and British Airways, has converted 20 A320neo options into firm orders, it was announced at the Farnborough Airshow.
Jul 14, 2014
Dublin-based lessor Avolon has committed to six Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners and five additional 737 MAX 9 aircraft, valued at more than $2 billion at current list prices.
Jul 14, 2014
Okay Airways has ordered six Boeing 737 MAX 8s and four 737-800s, valued at $980 million at current list prices.
Jul 14, 2014
UK budget carrier easyJet has placed an order with CFM International for 270 engines, comprising 200 LEAP-1A engines to power its Airbus A320neo family aircraft and 70 CFM56-5B engines to power additional A320ceo aircraft.
Nov 15, 2018
Spanish airline Air Europa has revealed plans to add five more Boeing 787s to its fleet on top of the 22 Dreamliners previously announced.
Nov 14, 2018
Airbus and Boeing commercial aircraft gross orders for 2018 year-to-date, sorted by most-recent date of order placement with manufacturer.
Nov 14, 2018
Aircraft Briefs-Nov. 14, 2018
Nov 14, 2018
A US National Transportation Safety Bureau (NTSB) investigative hearing into the April inflight engine failure of a Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-700 on Nov. 14 honed in on the design and testing of the CFM56-7B engine fan blades and the containment capability of the engine inlet and fan cowl.
Nov 14, 2018
Yakutia Airlines is considering modernizing the Russian carrier’s regional fleet with Ilyushin IL-114-300 aircraft as the company plans to retire the Antonov An-24RV.
Nov 14, 2018
Chinese and Russian manufacturers will jointly design an engine for the CR929 widebody aircraft being developed by the Chinese-Russian commercial aircraft consortium (CRAIC).
Nov 13, 2018
Tel Aviv-based Arkia Airlines took delivery of the first Airbus A321LR at a ceremony at Airbus’ Hamburg factory Nov. 13.
Nov 13, 2018
Ethiopian Cargo and Logistics Services took delivery of the airline’s eighth Boeing 777 freighter Nov. 10, the latest step along the company’s growth road map.