Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
May 23, 2016
The Embraer E190-E2 has achieved first flight in São José dos Campos, Brazil.
May 23, 2016
The Egyptian military has deployed an autonomous submarine to assist a multi-national contingent of aircraft and ships in the search for the main wreckage of EgyptAir flight MS804 in the Mediterranean Sea.
May 23, 2016
Ryanair CEO Michael O’Leary has said the Irish budget carrier is likely to firm all of its Boeing 737 MAX options to fuel its growth beyond 2023.
May 23, 2016
Etihad Aviation Group president and CEO James Hogan believes there is potential for equity partner Alitalia to grow to 40 long-haul aircraft from its current fleet of 24.
May 23, 2016
Malaysia Airlines Berhad (MAB) has exercised the lease option for two additional new Airbus A350-900s with Air Lease Corp. (ALC) under a 12-year lease agreement.
May 23, 2016
Vietnamese low-cost carrier Vietjet finalized an order for 100 Boeing 737 MAX 200 narrowbodies, a deal worth some $11.3 billion at list prices.
May 20, 2016
Boeing has opened its $1 billion 777X composite wing manufacturing center in Everett, Washington.
May 19, 2016
Japan’s All Nippon Airways (ANA) president and CEO Osamu Shinobe said he hopes Mitsubishi Aircraft Corp. will stick to the adjusted delivery schedule for the Mitsubishi Regional Jet (MRJ), which calls for first delivery in mid-2018.