Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
Oct 06, 2016
Mexican low-cost carrier VivaAerobus has taken delivery of the first of 40 Airbus A320neo aircraft, part of an order for 52 A320 family aircraft the airline placed in October 2013.
Oct 06, 2016
Turkish regional Borajet Airlines is to take three Embraer E190-E2s and two E195-E2s on long-term lease from Irish lessor AerCap.
Oct 05, 2016
Taiwan's EVA Air will celebrate its 25th anniversary of flights from Taiwan to Europe in November 2016. Vienna was the Taipai-based carrier's first destination. The Boeing 777-300ER has replaced the Airbus A330-200 on the Vienna-Bangkok-Taipeh route from Oct. 4. ATW correspondent Kurt Hofmann was invited onboard the 777-300ER in Vienna.
Oct 05, 2016
The Lufthansa Airbus A350-900 has rolled out of the airbus paint shop in Toulouse.
Oct 05, 2016
Japanese manufacturer Mitsubishi Aircraft Corp. has confirmed it is in talks with launch customer All Nippon Airways (ANA) over a further technical delay, although it insists no decision has been made.
Apr 13, 2022
Etihad Airways is weighing the future of the Airbus A321neos it has on order, with CEO Tony Douglas saying a likely home for the narrowbody aircraft could be at its joint venture LCC with Air Arabia.
Apr 13, 2022
The recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic has begun in earnest. While new risks emerge, airlines believe they can be managed—for now.
Apr 12, 2022
Spirit AeroSystems was part of Boeing for 76 years, in between stints with Stearman and its current run as an independent supplier.
Apr 12, 2022
Parker Hannifin has committed to divest its aircraft wheels and brakes business to secure European Commission approvals for its acquisition of UK-based aerospace supplier Meggitt.
Apr 12, 2022
Air France-KLM has converted the letter of intent it signed last December to buy four Airbus A350F aircraft into a firm order that includes purchase rights for an additional four of the new-generation freighters.
Apr 11, 2022
BOC Aviation has signed a contract to buy 80 Airbus A320neo family aircraft, the largest single order in the lessor’s history.
Apr 08, 2022
Airbus recorded cutbacks of its largest A330-900 order in the European OEM’s March orders and deliveries statement, leading to a major reduction in the official backlog for the type.
Apr 08, 2022
Projects to develop aviation-specific fuel cells and storage systems are included in the first call for proposals under the European Union’s new Clean Hydrogen public-private research program.