Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
May 14, 2018
Air Italy, which is the relaunched Italian leisure carrier Meridiana, received its inaugural aircraft—the Boeing 737 MAX in new livery—May 14 at Milan-Malpensa Airport. The new MAX aircraft features modern and spacious cabins, superior operating economics and a greater fuel efficiency. The aircraft type will feature business-class seating and will replace Air Italy’s existing Boeing 737NGs.
May 14, 2018
Airbus CFO Harald Wilhelm announced he will leave the company in early 2019 with CEO Tom Enders.
May 10, 2018
The Russian government will inject RUB6 billion ($95 million) into the Sukhoi Superjet 100 (SSJ100) program to increase sales of the regional aircraft.
May 10, 2018
WestJet’s first business-class cabins, the signature feature of its new Boeing 787-9s, will help the carrier revamp its onboard experience throughout its network—part of its strategy to move further away from its low-cost regional carrier roots and become “a global network airline,” WestJet president and CEO Ed Sims said.
May 09, 2018
Airbus and Boeing commercial aircraft deliveries for 2018 year-to-date, sorted by most-recent delivery date.
Aug 02, 2023
ShinMaywa has reported an increase in orders for commercial aircraft components for Boeing programs as well as its flagship US-2 seaplanes.
Aug 02, 2023
Smaller aircraft meet seasonality challenge, says CEO.
Aug 02, 2023
Paulo Cesar de Souza e Silva served as CEO of Embraer between 2016 and 2019 and led the ultimately ill-fated tie-up with Boeing.
Aug 01, 2023
A yawning gap stands between the ambitions of Chinese aircraft manufacturer Comac and its capabilities.
Aug 01, 2023
The company’s commercial aerospace business has grown for nine consecutive quarters.
Aug 01, 2023
Situated near Lufthansa's Frankfurt hub, the site in Speyer, Germany, will produce SAF from waste biomass generated by agriculture and forestry.
Aug 01, 2023
Icelandic LCC Play Airlines is in preliminary negotiations to add one Airbus aircraft for the 2024 summer season and four aircraft in 2025.
Jul 31, 2023
The X-66A differs from all previous X-planes by deliberately creating a production-scale platform for a next-generation commercial airliner family.