Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
Oct 07, 2013
International Lease Finance Corp. (ILFC) has signed a 12-year lease agreement with SriLankan Airlines for three A350-900s.
Oct 07, 2013
Airbus booked 170 orders in September, exceeding the company’s 2013 sales target and bringing its total net orders for 2013 to 1,062, creating a backlog of almost 5,300 aircraft—nearly eight years of production, according to an Airbus statement.
Oct 04, 2013
Boeing is reporting 170 commercial aircraft deliveries during the third-quarter, comprised of 112 737 NGs, four 747s, five 767s, 26 777s and 23 787s.
Oct 04, 2013
El Al Israel Airlines will take delivery of its first of six Boeing 737-900ERs in October, the company announced.
Oct 03, 2013
Danish turboprop lessor Nordic Aviation Capital (NAC) has added 15 firm ATR 72-600s and 25 options to its ATR order book, building on the deal for 35 firm orders and 55 options that was announced at this year’s Paris Air Show.
Mar 18, 2022
Lufthansa will base four additional Airbus A350-900s in Munich over the summer season, meaning the airline will be operating a total of 26 long-haul aircraft from the German hub.
Mar 18, 2022
Slowly coming out of the COVID-19 pandemic, aviation is facing another huge task: dealing with the fallout of Russia’s war in Ukraine.
Mar 18, 2022
With more than 13,000 visitors, a busy show floor and a bevy of orders, the 2022 HAI Heli-Expo showed it is back to business as usual.
Mar 18, 2022
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Mar 17, 2022
Delta is the first U.S. airline to partner with the European airframer in its Airbus “ZEROe” aircraft development program, which was unveiled two years ago with a potential service entry date by 2035.
Mar 17, 2022
Howmet Aerospace sees potential for growth as airframe and engine manufacturers shift their titanium supply chain sourcing away from Russia but will not alter its business strategy to chase market share, its top executive said.
Mar 17, 2022
Many suppliers have found alternate sources of the metal, and OEMs have built up buffer inventory.
Mar 16, 2022
A public-private initiative launched at EU level says it is relevant to focus CO2-minimizing technologies on short- and medium-haul flights—essentially, narrowbodies—because that segment emits most of the industry’s CO2 globally.