Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
Apr 25, 2017
Halifax-based Chorus Aviation Capital, the leasing arm of Chorus Aviation, will acquire six ATR 72-600 turboprops with attached leases from Singapore-based lessor Avation PLC.
Apr 24, 2017
Latvian ACMI and charter specialist SmartLynx Airlines plans to enlarge its fleet substantially by the end of 2018, as it seeks to escape from the high levels of seasonality in its main European market.
Apr 24, 2017
South Korea’s Asiana Airlines took delivery of its first Airbus A350-900 April 24 in Toulouse, which is on lease from Dublin-based SMBC Aviation Capital. The aircraft is the first of the type to be operated by a Korean airline. Asiana has ordered 30 A350s and will initially operate the aircraft on flights from Seoul to Hong Kong and Manila beginning in May. The A350 is configured in a three-class layout with 311 seats, comprising 36 premium-economy, 28 business- and 247 economy-class seat.
Apr 24, 2017
South Korea’s Asiana Airlines has taken delivery of its first Airbus A350-900, which is on lease from Dublin-based SMBC Aviation Capital.
Apr 21, 2017
Air France has taken delivery of its second Boeing 787-9, which is scheduled to enter revenue service May 1 to Montreal.
Jun 28, 2024
Asia-Pacific-based turboprop operators have been told to review their practices after safety data revealed higher-than-average incident rates in the region.
Jun 28, 2024
A new plan focuses on tracking airplane production basics as key to addressing issues and eventually increasing production.
Jun 28, 2024
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Jun 27, 2024
The A321XLR is reviving a niche created decades ago by the Boeing 757, currently the only narrowbody capable of flying true long-haul services.
Jun 27, 2024
The 10-year outlook for the Baltics and Eastern European region shows the in-service fleet expanding and MRO demand at $32 billion.
Jun 27, 2024
A Boeing executive's June 26 narrative around Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 shared during a media event violated the safety board's regulations.
Jun 27, 2024
Boeing is pointing to factory floor changes as keys to tracking metrics that, for now, are more relevant than familiar measuring sticks like production rates.
Jun 26, 2024
Breakthrough Energy, a consortium of aviation stakeholders including seven airlines, is seeking EU funding for a large-scale contrail mitigation trial.