Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
Oct 19, 2016
GE Aviation has completed the initial ground testing of the first full GE9X development engine, which will power Boeing’s 777X aircraft that is scheduled to begin production in 2017, with first delivery in 2020.
Oct 19, 2016
Denver, Colorado-based low-cost carrier (LCC) Frontier Airlines has taken delivery of its first Airbus A320neo, becoming the first US carrier to receive an A320neo with CFM engines.
Oct 18, 2016
Mitsubishi Aircraft Corp. has started MRJ90 flight testing in the US. The Japanese manufacturer, which plans to bring four of five MRJ flight test aircraft to the US, said its first flight test aircraft (FTA-1) took off at 1:20 p.m. local time Oct.
Oct 18, 2016
Mitsubishi Aircraft Corp. has started MRJ90 flight testing in the US.
Oct 18, 2016
Aircraft & Leasing Market-Oct. 18, 2016
Mar 12, 2024
The FAA launched its audit in the wake of the Jan. 5 Alaska Airlines 737-9 incident in which a door plug blew off the aircraft.
Mar 12, 2024
The first production GE-powered 787, which never entered service, is being scrapped to feed the maturing 787 fleet's spares needs.
Mar 12, 2024
While Swiss International Air Lines works to mitigate the impact of GTF-related groundings, CEO Dieter Vranckx is looking ahead to what will replace its 777s.
Mar 12, 2024
Challenges with the reliability and availability of Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 engines have forced Air New Zealand to suspend flights to Chicago.
Mar 12, 2024
For decades, aircraft manufacturers have preferred derivatives over all-new aircraft. That approach appears to be ending.
Mar 11, 2024
The largest aircraft lessors could receive more than $2B by 2025 as insurance settlements from lost business and assets in Russia pay out faster than expected.
Mar 11, 2024
Airlink is looking to standardize its fleet of Embraer E190s and E195s, before eventually considering a move to larger capacity aircraft.
Mar 11, 2024
Generally, European LCCs are performing quite well, although this might be expected, given the efficient nature of the way they do business.