Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion

May 19, 2016
The disappearance of EgyptAir flight 804 over the Mediterranean Sea early May 19 came as Egypt had begun making progress in shoring up international travel to the country in the aftermath of the suspected inflight bombing of a Russian Metrojet Airbus A321 shortly after departure from Sharm el Sheik on Oct. 31, 2015.
May 19, 2016
Dublin-based aircraft lessor SMBC Aviation Capital has ordered 10 CFM International LEAP-1A engines to power five additional Airbus A320neo aircraft.
May 19, 2016
Kunming-based Ruili Airlines has ordered six Boeing 787-9 aircraft, in a deal valued at $1.54 billion at list prices.
May 18, 2016
Current U.S. Gulf Coast Kerosene-Type Jet Fuel Spot Price, showing the latest and comparative figures for the current week.
May 18, 2016
Korean Air is set to receive additional widebody aircraft that will help upgrade its passenger and cargo fleets, and allow the carrier to retire its remaining Boeing 747-400s by the end of 2017.
May 18, 2016
Salisbury, Maryland-based Piedmont Airlines and its parent company, American Airlines, soon must make decisions about the future of the regional carrier’s Bombardier Dash 8 fleet.
May 17, 2016
Japan’s All Nippon Airways (ANA) will create a different business and service model for its Airbus A380s, which will begin to come into the fleet in 2018, president and CEO Osamu Shinobe told ATW in Tokyo.
May 17, 2016
Taiwan-based China Airlines has taken delivery of its 10th Boeing 777-300ER, which features a co-branded livery with the US manufacturer.