Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
Jan 14, 2013
The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said it has moved materials from the Japan Airlines (JAL) Boeing 787 that caught fire last week from Boston to Washington DC for detailed examination.
Jan 14, 2013
Embraer delivered 106 commercial airplanes in 2012, compared to 105 in 2011, including 23 commercial jets in the fourth quarter.
Jan 14, 2013
Garuda Indonesia’s low-cost subsidiary (LCC) Citilink has placed a firm order with Airbus for 25 A320neos.
Jan 11, 2013
Xiamen Airlines is the first Chinese airline to conduct Required Navigational Performance-Authorization Required (RNP-AR) flight operations using its Boeing 737 fleet.
Jan 11, 2013
AirBridgeCargo Airlines, part of Russia’s Volga-Dnepr Group, has taken delivery of its third Boeing 747-8 freighter. The 747-8F will be used to replace older aircraft and will be deployed on the carrier’s existing network from its Moscow hub. AirBridgeCargo’s fleet now comprises five 747-400ERFs, three 747-400Fs and three 747-8Fs.
Jul 05, 2017
Aircraft procurement company China Aviation Supplies Holding Co. (CAS) has signed a general terms agreement (GTA) covering 100 Airbus A320-family aircraft and 40 A350s.
Jul 05, 2017
Airbus completed a group reorganization July 1, unifying its operations under one central brand.
Jul 05, 2017
Japanese airlines are focusing on Tokyo slot plans for their next wave of expansion, and will curtail growth until then.
Jul 04, 2017
Demand for Cuba travel has underwhelmed the industry. The 50-year flight hiatus meant airlines had little data with which to predict the popularity of flights.
Jul 03, 2017
The Trump administration has made travel to Cuba stricter, but air service is unaffected
Jun 30, 2017
Boeing Global Services, the aircraft manufacturer’s new business unit formed from the customer services groups within the company’s existing Commercial Airplanes and Defense, Space & Security units, will commence operations July 1.
Jun 30, 2017
Demand for the very large passenger aircraft (VLA) sector has declined to such an extent that Boeing forecasts only 81 big aircraft will be built in the next 20 years, Boeing Commercial Airplanes VP-marketing Randy Tinseth told ATW in Brussels.
Jun 30, 2017
Halifax-based Chorus Aviation Capital, the leasing arm of Chorus Aviation, has acquired six ATR 72-600 turboprops with attached leases from Singapore-based lessor Avation PLC, the company said June 29.