Embraer will launch a new business unit concentrating on services and customer support in the first half of 2017, the Brazilian manufacturer said Dec. 20.

Russia’s Irkut Corp. has begun testing the MC-21-300 aircraft on frequency response.

EgyptAir has taken delivery of the first of nine Boeing 737-800 NGs.

Carriers in South America’s biggest country look for ways to access fresh capital or consolidate to cope with ongoing economic crisis.

Russia’s United Aircraft Corp. expects revenue generated from civil aircraft sales to grow as much as 45% through 2035 from the existing 20%.

A third Mitsubishi Aircraft Corp. MRJ90 flight test aircraft has arrived in the US, where the majority of MRJ90 flight testing is taking place.

Global political and economic uncertainties are creating a difficult environment for those in the air transport business and their customers, the head of Embraer believes.

U.S. airlines' new services to Cuba still underutilized as tourism faces obstacles, but carriers remain confident about the future.