Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
Oct 02, 2017
Southwest Airlines launched the Boeing 737 MAX 8 into revenue service on its network Oct. 1, flying from Dallas Love Field to Houston Hobby Airport for its first official flight with the CFM International LEAP-1B-powered aircraft.
Oct 02, 2017
Halifax, Canada-based Chorus Aviation Capital (CAC), the aircraft leasing subsidiary of Chorus Aviation, has acquired three aircraft—two Embraer E195s and one E190 with attached leases.
Oct 02, 2017
SkyWest Inc. has placed a firm order for 20 Embraer E175s, including 15 in the “Special Configuration” (SC) model aimed at allowing US major airlines to contract capacity on 70-seat jets without sacrificing premium seats.
Oct 02, 2017
An investigation is underway after an Air France Airbus A380 made an unscheduled landing in Canada after one of its four engines failed.
Oct 02, 2017
[UPDATED] UK leisure carrier Monarch Airlines entered administration in the early hours of Oct. 2 and its air operator’s certificate (AOC) has been suspended, marking the UK’s largest ever airline collapse.
Feb 06, 2025
IndiGo confirms it has reached a deal to damp-lease one Boeing 787-9 from Norse Atlantic Airways and says the two carriers are discussing additional leases.
Feb 06, 2025
The narrowbody shortage is easing, and the carrier is considering accelerating its widebody plans.
Feb 05, 2025
Daher is firming up its project of making final assembly lines for the TBM 900 and Kodiak single-turboprop aircraft at its Stuart, Florida, production facility.
Feb 05, 2025
Lessor DAE says it was able to compensate for a slump in Boeing aircraft deliveries in 2024 by tapping an active secondary market.
Feb 05, 2025
As Daher has undergone salary and price inflation since the pandemic, the company is renegotiating the prices of the aerostructures it supplies to airframers.
Feb 05, 2025
Perforation damage to the Azerbaijan Airlines Embraer E190 that crashed in Kazakhstan on Dec. 25 indicates that external objects penetrated the fuselage.
Feb 04, 2025
France’s defense materiel agency DGA has contracted Airbus in partnership with Thales for a further two-year risk-assessment study on the A321MPA.
Feb 04, 2025
A breakdown of commercial aviation-related CO2kg emissions by year shows where the industry is in terms of tackling its carbon footprint.