Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
Jun 17, 2019
Boeing is revising the 777X test plan to maximize ground evaluations as it attempts to compensate for a lengthy delay to first flight following the recent discovery of a durability issue on the aircraft’s General Electric GE9X engines.
Jun 17, 2019
Chicago-based United Airlines will top up its fleet of Embraer E175s with a further firm order for 20 of the type, plus 19 options.
Jun 17, 2019
Air Lease Corp. (ALC) placed an order for 50 Airbus A220-300s on the opening day of the Paris Air Show. The US lessor plans to take delivery of the aircraft between 2021 and 2026, according to the terms of the preliminary order.
Jun 17, 2019
UK long-haul specialist Virgin Atlantic will acquire 14 Airbus A330-900s, with an option for six more, in a move CEO Shai Weiss said will position the carrier for future growth.
Jun 17, 2019
Boeing is revising the 777X test plan to maximize ground evaluations as it attempts to compensate for a lengthy delay to first flight following the recent discovery of a durability issue on the aircraft’s General Electric GE9X engines.
Oct 06, 2025
Four A320neos, formerly operated by Go First and currently owned by parts trading specialist AerFin, have been dismantled and recycled by Tarmac Aerosave.
Oct 03, 2025
Following a deal earlier in the week with Aercap to reject 27 Neos, Spirit is also seeking to reject 87 A320ceo and neo-family aircraft from a multitude of other lessors.
Oct 03, 2025
As Iberia nears a year of operation with the A321XLR, COO Ramiro Sequeira tells Aviation Week about the airline's experience operating the aircraft so far.
Oct 02, 2025
A long-time important customer of Embraer's in Brazil has arguably provided LATAM a blueprint for using the E195-E2: launch operator Azul.
Oct 02, 2025
Lufthansa targets saving millions from digitizing technical operations and carving out certain engineering and maintenance functions from Lufthansa Technik.
Oct 02, 2025
TAAG Angola Airlines has received its second Boeing 787-9, as it proceeds with its extensive re-fleeting program.
Oct 02, 2025
Labor contracts prohibit many U.S. airlines from refreshing their regional jets with the latest technology. Does this open the door for a novel hybrid-electric venture—and perhaps even a turboprop comeback?
Oct 01, 2025
Emirates Airline President Tim Clark is “pushing hard” for Airbus and Boeing to develop further stretches of the 777X and the A350.