Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
Jun 02, 2014
Singapore Airlines (SIA) has flown the first commercial Airbus A380 flight into India following the relaxation of restrictions imposed in 2008 by the Indian Ministry of Civil Aviation.
Jun 02, 2014
Patrick de Castelbajac has been appointed CEO of ATR, taking over from Filippo Bagnato, whose four-year mandate, according to ATR statutes, expired at the end of May 2014. De Castelbajac joins ATR from the commercial direction of Airbus where he was head of contracts negotiations.
May 30, 2014
Bombardier has grounded the CSeries flight test program while it investigates an engine failure that occurred May 29 on flight test aircraft FTV1 during ground testing.
May 30, 2014
Okinawa-based Japan Transocean Air (JTA), a member of JAL Group, has finalized an order for 12 Boeing 737-800s in an order valued at $1.1 billion at list prices.
May 30, 2014
Russia’s UTair subsidiary, UTair Express, has unveiled the livery on its first of six Sukhoi Superjet 100LR (SSJ100LR) aircraft, ahead of its official delivery date in June.
Oct 08, 2018
The first Airbus A220-100 (formerly Bombardier CS100) the European manufacturer plans to deliver to Atlanta-based Delta Air Lines made its first flight Oct. 6, marking another step toward entry into service of the small narrowbody with a major carrier.
Oct 05, 2018
The Airbus Global Market Forecast predicts passenger traffic from and to Africa will increase by 4.9% annually over the next 20 years.
Oct 03, 2018
Paris-based all-business-class airline La Compagnie will introduce the first of its two incoming Airbus A321neos in April, configured with 76 lie-flat seats in a two-by-two layout.
Oct 02, 2018
Air travelers want airlines to deliver more real-time information to their personal devices, including updates on flight status (82%), baggage (49%) and wait-times at security and immigration checkpoints (46%), according to survey data from IATA’s latest Global Passenger Survey (GPS), released Oct. 2.
Oct 02, 2018
The Airbus A321neo has won joint approval for long-range operations from the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and the FAA, paving the way for flexible long-range operations for its launch customers.
Oct 02, 2018
Indonesian regional carrier TransNusa Airlines has completed the phaseout of Fokker aircraft from its operational fleet and is preparing to receive more ATR turboprops.
Oct 01, 2018
United Airlines has added nine Boeing 787-9s to its backlog with deliveries slated to start in 2020 and plans to use the aircraft to replace existing widebodies, the Chicago-based carrier said Oct. 1.