Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
Jan 06, 2014
UK leisure carrier Monarch Airlines has finalized plans to retire its last Airbus A300-600s in April, marking the end of 23 years’ service for the carrier.
Jan 06, 2014
Boeing, which is on track to deliver the 787-9 to launch customer Air New Zealand in mid-2014, flew the Dreamliner from Seattle to Auckland Jan. 3 after a 13-hour, 49-minute flight.
Jan 05, 2014
A rented Saudi Arabian Airlines Boeing 767 made an emergency landing at Madinah Airport in the early hours of Jan. 5 after apparently experiencing a landing gear fault.
Jan 04, 2014
By the narrowest of margins, Boeing union workers in Washington state have voted to approve an eight-year labor contract extension that will keep production of the 777X in the Seattle area.
Jan 03, 2014
American Airlines’ red, white and blue flag-like tail design, revealed when the company unveiled a new livery last January, will remain, CEO Doug Parker said.
May 22, 2018
Hit by successive delays, the rebaselined MRJ90 test plan is on a firmer footing and staying on its revised certification schedule, says Mitsubishi.
May 22, 2018
Aviation Engine Corp. of China (AECC) has run its CJ-1000AX demonstrator turbofan, as part of a program intended to provide alternative, domestically-produced propulsion for the COMAC C919.
May 22, 2018
A little-known airline has been producing impressive results for nearly two years. But it has no network, its airplanes have no fancy livery and you can’t buy a ticket on it.
May 21, 2018
After a fractious beginning, the GDSs have become NDC partners.
May 21, 2018
U.S. scheduled charter operator JetSuite is the launch customer for Zunum Aero’s hybrid-electric regional aircraft, which is scheduled for delivery beginning in 2022.
May 18, 2018
Singapore-based lessor BOC Aviation has delivered its first Boeing 737 MAX aircraft, a MAX 8 to leisure carrier Corendon Airlines.
May 17, 2018
Russia’s Ivolga Airlines, which previously flew under the Saratov Airlines brand, has taken delivery of a third Embraer E190—its first rebranded aircraft.
May 17, 2018
Air Canada does not plan to exercise options on Boeing 787s, CFO Michael Rousseau said at a recent industry event.