Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
Sep 24, 2012
Latvian carrier AirBaltic (BT) has confirmed plans to acquire four new Bombardier Q400s, which will join its fleet on lease in spring 2013.
Sep 21, 2012
Airbus has released its Smarter Skies concept, which looks at how aircraft will operate to accommodate the expected growth in air travel in 2050 and beyond.
Sep 21, 2012
Ethiopian Airlines (ET) took delivery of its first Boeing 777 freighter, becoming the first 777F to be operated by an African carrier.
Sep 21, 2012
Embraer opened two manufacturing centers in the Portuguese cities of Évora; Embraer Metálicas and Embraer Compósitos.
Sep 21, 2012
Russia’s Yakutia Airline (R3) will take delivery of its first Bombardier Q400 in early November.
May 11, 2017
ICAO aims to develop a common global framework for traffic systems for drones, or unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs).
May 11, 2017
Bombardier executive chairman Pierre Beaudoin said he intends to give up his executive role at the Canadian company June 30, but will stay on as non-executive chairman of Bombardier’s board of directors.
May 11, 2017
Delta Air Lines has placed an incremental order for 30 firm Airbus A321ceo aircraft. This order follows three previous Delta orders for the type.
May 11, 2017
Scandinavian leisure carrier Primera Air has placed an order for eight Boeing 737 MAX 9s, has taken purchase rights on four more, and will lease another eight from US lessor Air Lease Corp.
May 10, 2017
Boeing has suspended 737 MAX flights after being informed by CFM International of a potential issue with the aircraft’s LEAP-1B engine, although Boeing says MAX 8 deliveries will begin this month as planned.
May 10, 2017
Flight tests of Boeing 737 MAX aircraft are expected to resume shortly after being suspended for several days. This followed the discovery of cracks in part of a low-pressure turbine section destined for one of the CFM Leap-1B engines that power the new aircraft.
May 10, 2017
Irish low-cost carrier (LCC) Ryanair will add a further 10 Boeing 737-800s to its Frankfurt base, for a total of 12 aircraft next year, Frankfurt airport operator Fraport CFO Matthias Zieschang told journalists during a analysts conference call May 9.
May 10, 2017
India’s SpiceJet is still weighing whether to become the latest low-cost carrier to enter the long-haul market with widebody aircraft, an airline executive said.