Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
Jun 04, 2014
Fiji Airways subsidiary Fiji Link took delivery of its first new ATR 72-600 on lease from Singapore-based Avation PLC.
Jun 03, 2014
Airbus has begun operating so-called Early Long Flights (ELFs) aimed at assessing the cabin environment and related systems of the new A350 XWB in a typical operating scenario.
Jun 03, 2014
A group of airlines chiefs, including IAG CEO Willie Walsh, is calling for a review of how air transport communications and IT specialist SITA is structured and governed.
Jun 03, 2014
Recommendations from an IATA task force created to find options for better global tracking of airliners will not be mandatory and may not be “one size fits all,” the organization’s head of safety and flight operations said Tuesday.
Oct 09, 2018
French Polynesian carrier Air Tahiti Nui took delivery of its first Boeing 787-9, via lease from Air Lease Corp.
Oct 09, 2018
Flight-testing the world’s largest engine requires precise control and a thorough buildup approach, says GE Flight Test Operations chief test pilot Jon Ohman.
Oct 09, 2018
GE hits halfway mark in engine certification program as delivery of first production-compliant GE9X to Boeing nears for 777-9.
Oct 08, 2018
EgyptAir has formally put two Airbus A321s and 12 Embraer 170s up for sale, as it presses ahead with its fleet renewal.
Oct 08, 2018
Singapore LCC Scoot took delivery of its first Airbus A320neo, beginning the airline’s narrowbody fleet renewal.
Oct 08, 2018
Lufthansa Group subsidiary Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS) has added three Saab 2000 turboprops to its fleet, wet-leased from Slovenia-based Adria Airways, and will end the wet-lease of one Austrian Airlines Bombardier Q400, all as of Oct. 28.
Oct 08, 2018
Airbus is completing its ongoing leadership transition by naming Guillaume Faury its new CEO.
Oct 08, 2018
Airbus delivered 67 commercial aircraft to 25 airlines and 13 lessors in September, about 2.2 aircraft per day, up 29% from August, and nearly returning the Toulouse-based manufacturer to its prolific 2.7 aircraft-per-day output of June and July.