Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
Jan 21, 2012
The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has issued an Airworthiness Directive (AD) Friday on 20 Airbus A380 after new cracks were found in wing brackets last week.
Jan 20, 2012
The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) will issue an Airworthiness Directive (AD) today on the Airbus A380 after new cracks were found in wing brackets this week.
Jan 19, 2012
Air China (CA) will debut its Boeing 777-300ER Feb. 1, on the Los Angeles (LAX)-Beijing (PEK) night flight, replacing a 747-400. CA, which is the only carrier to provide nonstop service between the two cities, doubled the daily service in September. It will go one step further to enhance the route in June when it plans to upgrade the 747-400 day flight between LAX and PEK to the 777-300ER.
Jan 19, 2012
PrivatAir, a Geneva-based VIP airline that operates all-business-class flights for airlines including Lufthansa, Swiss International Air Lines and KLM, placed a firm order for five Bombardier CSeries 100 aircraft, with five options.
Jan 19, 2012
Bahrain Air (2B) is in talks with Sukhoi Civil Aircraft Co. (SCAC) to acquire three to five Sukhoi Superjet 100 aircraft.
Dec 18, 2020
United Airlines will become the second U.S. carrier to resume commercial Boeing 737 MAX operations when it reintroduces the model to service in…
Dec 18, 2020
Demand for used serviceable material (USM) is starting to rise as cost-conscious operators seek to leverage the sudden availability of material from retired aircraft during the COVID-19 pandemic, AAR Corp. CEO John Holmes said.
Dec 18, 2020
Latvian carrier airBaltic dispensed with its last remaining Boeing 737 on Dec. 17, a few days after accepting its latest Airbus A220-300s.
Dec 18, 2020
The research arm of China’s state-owned airframer AVIC is forecasting that the country will need 7,576 new aircraft by 2039.
Dec 18, 2020
While 2020 will go down largely as a year to forget for Boeing, the company’s tally of new build commercial freighter deliveries represents a 12-month record and a rare bright spot for the under-pressure manufacturer.
Dec 18, 2020
Forecasts, snapshots and commercial air transport and business aircraft to watch.
Dec 18, 2020
The pandemic has made a difficult market worse for Airbus and Boeing, threatening the viability of programs and dimming optimism.
Dec 18, 2020
North filed pilot reports on more than 120 aircraft and was a protector of his staff and the publication.