Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
Apr 17, 2014
Russia’s Transaero Airlines, which has unveiled the layout of its new fleet of four Airbus A380s, will be equipped with the highest number of seats—652—compared to other operators of the type.
Apr 16, 2014
Flybe, which is undergoing a wide-ranging restructuring, has brought in Cabot Aviation to place five of its Embraer E-195LRs.
Apr 15, 2014
Total March 2014 Commercial Aircraft Orders: 219 Source: Penton-Aviation Week Intelligence Network Fleets & ATW Research
Apr 15, 2014
TAP Portugal—which has 12 Airbus A350-900s and two firmed options on order—may need up to seven more aircraft for its fleet renewal and growth.
Aug 23, 2018
Air New Zealand recorded a net profit of NZ$390 million ($260.2 million) for the fiscal year ended June 30, up 2.1% from NZ$382 million in the previous year. The airline achieved a pre-tax profit of NZ$540 million ($365 million) for the year, which was the second-highest annual profit it has ever reported.
Aug 23, 2018
Qantas is beginning the formal stage of the competition between Boeing and Airbus for its ultra-long-range aircraft order, and the airline believes both manufacturers have strong candidates.
Aug 23, 2018
Airbus hopes the Hi Fly service will show other carriers how well the aircraft works.
Aug 22, 2018
Biman Bangladesh Airlines has taken delivery of its first Boeing 787-8.
Aug 22, 2018
A Red Wings’ Tupolev Tu-204, en route from Ufa to Sochi in Russia, experienced an engine surge, which caused a fire, in the left PS-90A engine while taking off Aug. 22.
Aug 22, 2018
A long-proposed regional airline in northern China—Genghis Khan Airlines—is scheduled to begin operations next year with Commercial Aircraft Corp. of China (COMAC) ARJ21s instead of Bombardier CRJ900s as originally planned.
Aug 21, 2018
Boom Technology is fully funded to get a demonstrator of the supersonic airliner it is developing in the air by the end of 2019, the Denver-based company’s CEO says.