Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
Mar 21, 2016
Investigators have begun analyzing information from the flight data recorder (FDR) of flydubai FZ981 that crashed on landing in severe weather at Rostov-on-Don Airport March 19, killing all 62 aboard.
Mar 19, 2016
A flydubai Boeing 737, en route from Dubai to Russia’s Rostov-on-Don Airport, crashed on landing March 19. The airline said all 55 passengers and seven crew members on board the aircraft were killed.
Mar 18, 2016
The first Airbus A320 family aircraft built in the US is scheduled to fly for the first time next week, Airbus said.
Mar 18, 2016
Norwegian CEO Bjorn Kjos is considering placing a follow-on order for more Boeing 787-9s in “a couple of years,” which he would use to expand its London Gatwick operation.
Mar 18, 2016
Lufthansa chairman and CEO Carsten Spohr said the Airbus A320neo engine software issues are about 50% resolved.
Mar 18, 2016
Airbus has committed to build a $40 million aircrew and MRO training facility at Delhi, India to start operations in 2018.
Mar 18, 2016
Lufthansa, which recently signed an agreement with Iran Air to increase cooperation between the two companies, is considering selling some of its Airbus A340-300s to the Iranian flag carrier.