Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
Jun 06, 2019
Boeing—looking at the health of its 737 production system and supply chain while MAX deliveries are halted and monthly manufacturing slowed—has a plan for raising production rates that includes potentially helping with financing for suppliers.
Jun 06, 2019
A problem detected during a factory test of GE Aviation’s GE9X turbofan engine could further delay the first flight of the Boeing 777X.
Jun 05, 2019
Two crashes, 346 deaths, almost three months of groundings and a steady stream of new revelations about the Boeing 737 MAX still may have not much dented the aircraft’s image in the public’s mind, a public poll run by part of investment company UBS has suggested.
Jun 05, 2019
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) is negotiating with Bombardier for an undisclosed transaction involving the CRJ regional jet, both companies said, amid reports that the Japanese company will buy the program.
Jun 05, 2019
The Azerbaijani government-owned carrier Azerbaijan Airlines (AZAL) will defer deliveries of 10 Boeing 737 MAX 8 narrowbodies for five years.
Nov 16, 2025
Ahead of entry-into-service of the Boeing 777X in the Middle East, GE Aerospace is studying a potential deployment of its 747-400 flying testbed to the Gulf equipped with a GE9X engine.
Nov 15, 2025
Bangkok Airways has quietly placed an order with ATR for 10–12 ATR 72-600s as part of a broader fleet renewal program.
Nov 15, 2025
Rolls-Royce is on track to clear key durability upgrades to the A350-1000's Trent XWB-97 engine as it nears the end testing aimed at improving performance in the Middle East.
Nov 15, 2025
Air Algerie has taken delivery of its first Airbus A330-900, which enables the Algerian carrier to launch new transatlantic and Asian routes.
Nov 14, 2025
Boeing’s flight operations representative (FOR) program has grown to more than 150 pilots that make up a global network supporting some 250 customers.
Nov 14, 2025
Air Transat has confirmed two more summer routes from Montreal in 2026, adding points in Senegal and Iceland to its network.
Nov 14, 2025
Etihad Airways says it set a new benchmark at the nine-month point in its financial year, continuing the trend among Gulf airlines for record financial results.
Nov 14, 2025
Customers in the Middle East will take more than 4,000 commercial engines over the 2026-35 period, Aviation Week's new forecast shows.