Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
Aug 13, 2012
China Southern Airlines’ subsidiary Xiamen Airlines (MF) is reported to have signed a letter of intent (LOI) for 30 Boeing 737 MAX aircraft, making it the first Chinese carrier to order the type, according to an agency insider.
Aug 09, 2012
Emirates Airline (EK) has signed a sale and leaseback contract with GE Capital Aviation Services for three Boeing 777-300ERs, plus seven spare engines.
Aug 09, 2012
AirAsia X (D7) has signed a letter of intent with International Lease Finance Corporation to lease six Airbus A330-300s over 10 years.
Aug 08, 2012
A fan shaft fracture was the cause of a contained engine failure on a Boeing 787 during a pre-delivery taxi test, the US NTSB has determined.
Aug 07, 2012
Ryanair (FR) says Commercial Aircraft Corp. of China (COMAC) is looking at potential modifications that the Irish low-cost carrier would like to see in the C919 single-aisle jet.
Apr 19, 2017
Canada’s Transportation Safety Board (TSB) is looking into an incident in which an Air Canada aircraft lost one of its undercarriage wheels prior to takeoff on a transatlantic flight April 16.
Apr 19, 2017
After years of angling to go public, Azul Brazilian Airlines has raised more than $570 million in an initial public offering (IPO) last week.
Apr 19, 2017
Icelandic low-cost carrier WOW Air has detailed plans to add seven more aircraft, growing its all-Airbus fleet from 17 to 24 by end of 2018.
Apr 19, 2017
China Southern plans for its Xinjiang passenger numbers to reach 18 million a year by the end of 2020 from the current 10 million.
Apr 18, 2017
Russia’s United Engine Corp. (UEC), part of state-owned Rostec Corp., will invest RUB21.9 billion ($389.3 million) to upgrade its production facilities through 2025 to build PD-14 engines to power Irkut Corp.’s MC-21 aircraft.
Apr 18, 2017
Malaysia Airlines has become the first customer to sign up for SITAONAIR, Aireon and FlightAware’s global flight tracking service, designed to prevent incidents similar to the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines MH370.
Apr 18, 2017
Hong Kong-based China Aircraft Leasing Group (CALC) has agreed to buy an Airbus A320-200, following an order for two A320 aircraft April 3.
