Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion

May 22, 2019
Aircraft Briefs-May 22, 2019
May 22, 2019
Two more Chinese carriers—Air China and China Southern Airlines—have formally filed for compensation from Boeing over the grounding of the 737 MAX 8, joining China Eastern Airlines, which reportedly filed a claim May 21.
May 22, 2019
Boeing’s reimbursements to airlines for 737 MAX-related service disruptions will approach $1.4 billion, assuming the grounded fleet is back in service by October, according to Bloomberg analysts.
May 22, 2019
Airbus is studying potential efficiency gains in its production system and what level of vertical integration makes sense in the future.
May 21, 2019
American Airlines is confident that two stakeholder gatherings in the coming days will help provide clarity on when the Boeing 737 MAX fleet will be cleared to fly again, a top executive said.
Jul 11, 2025
India's AAIB just missed ICAO’s Annex 13 30-day deadline for a preliminary report on the Air India Boeing 787 crash that killed 260.
Jul 11, 2025
The Science-Based Targets initiative (SBTi) aims to finalize its new net-zero standard by year-end for launch in the first quarter of 2026.
Jul 11, 2025
A Swiss executive outlined further details of the airline's widebody fleet strategy during a visit to Toulouse to assess the flag carrier's first Airbus A350.
Jul 11, 2025
Safran CEO Olivier Andriès has succeeded Airbus CEO Guillaume Faury as head of French industry lobby GIFAS.
Jul 11, 2025
Strong June deliveries signal Boeing’s recovery is gaining momentum, but system tests on 737-10s remain a challenge toward completing MAX family certification.
Jul 11, 2025
This week's Flight Friday looks at utilization in Europe of Embraer’s E170/E175s, E190/E195s and its E2s, given the Brazilian OEM's successful Paris Air Show.
Jul 10, 2025
A large part of Embraer's commercial aircraft backlog could be at risk of serious disruption if an escalating political dispute between the U.S. and Brazil cannot be settled.
Jul 10, 2025
Russia’s new passenger turboprop the Ilyushin Il-114-300 will reportedly gain its designed operational parameters in 2028, two years after it enters service.