Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
Sep 18, 2014
UK budget carrier easyJet has firmed up purchase rights on 27 A320ceos, for delivery between 2015 and 2018, to tap into “disciplined growth” opportunities.
Sep 18, 2014
Rapidly expanding Eastern European budget carrier Wizz Air is considering switching all of its outstanding Airbus A320s to the larger A321, if the larger variant proves successful.
Sep 18, 2014
United Airlines expects to reap a significant yield advantage by accelerating the retirement of 50-seat regional jets in favor of 76-seat regionals, the company’s CFO told investors this week.
Sep 18, 2014
Qantas is approaching the final stage of the phase-out of its long-serving Boeing 767 fleet, which is a major plank of its broader plan to increase fleet efficiency and reduce operating costs.
Sep 18, 2014
Boeing is projecting the Asia-Pacific region will make up 39% of the global need for new airline personnel in the next 20 years, according to its 2014 Pilot and Technician Outlook.
Oct 07, 2022
After sanctions, Moscow expects that 270 MC-21-310 will be assembled by 2030.
Oct 07, 2022
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Oct 07, 2022
Incoming MTU CEO Lars Wagner hopes to break CFM International’s Boeing 737 monopoly to power possible narrowbody successor.
Oct 06, 2022
The Allied Pilots Association says it will not support giving Boeing more time to certify its final two 737 MAX family variants if the manufacturer does not meet a year-end deadline linked to flight deck system requirements.
Oct 06, 2022
Sweden’s Heart Aerospace may have moved up to 30 seats to increase the appeal of its planned electric regional airliner, but French startup Aura Aero continues to pursue a 19-seater and has announced letters of intent for another 130 aircraft, taking the total to more than 330.
Oct 06, 2022
Airbus foresees the aviation services market returning to pre-COVID-19 levels by the end of next year and has predicted the segment will double in size over the next 20 years.
Oct 06, 2022
It is Royal Jordanian Airlines second significant fleet decision within the space of a few days after its order for A320neos.
Oct 06, 2022
As unstable oil prices and environmental pressures combine for the next generation of aircraft to drastically cut fuel consumption, Safran Landing Systems is anticipating its electric taxiing system will find an application eventually.