Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
May 30, 2017
Lufthansa Group low-cost (LCC) subsidiary Eurowings—which remains the fastest-growing airline in Europe—aims to continue its fleet expansion and eventually double the number of aircraft it has in order to compete with other European LCCs such as the UK’s easyJet and Ireland’s Ryanair.
May 30, 2017
Irkut’s MC-21-300 took off from Irkutsk Aviation Plant for a 30-minute sortie, flying at an altitude of 1,000 m, at 300 km/hr.
May 29, 2017
Russia’s entry into the most fiercely contested area of the commercial airliner market, the single-aisle sector dominated by Airbus and Boeing, made its first flight May 28.
May 26, 2017
Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS) has taken delivery of the first of 20 Bombardier CS300 aircraft it has on order.
May 26, 2017
Airbus has completed the wing-fuselage junction and has installed the tailplane and tailcone on Air Mauritius’ first A350-900, which is on schedule to deliver in the fourth quarter.
Sep 09, 2024
Machinists will vote Sept. 12, and already there is cause for concern.
Sep 09, 2024
This week’s Carbon Analysis looks at some global low-cost carriers, namely Frontier Airlines, Ryanair, Scoot and Wizz Air.
Sep 09, 2024
Egyptian LCC Air Cairo is aiming is to greatly increase its fleet, taking it to 72 aircraft by 2030.
Sep 09, 2024
El Al has become an air transport lifeline since war broke out in Gaza.
Sep 08, 2024
Boeing and the machinists union have reached a tentative, four-year agreement that would keep new commercial airplane production in the Pacific Northwest, provide significant pay and benefits boosts, and address gaps on other key issues that have plagued the company.
Sep 06, 2024
In August, Airbus delivered 47 aircraft to 31 customers, including 36 A320neo family aircraft, compared to 57 A320neo family deliveries in July.
Sep 06, 2024
Swiss startup Jekta has announced an order from South Korean lessor Solyu for 30 of its PHA-ZE 100 hydrogen-electric seaplanes.
Sep 06, 2024
WestJet appears to have secured deals for all nine 737-8 narrowbodies operated by rival Lynx Air when it ceased operations and went out of business in February.