Boeing reports market interest in its 737‑10, the 230-seat stretch of the MAX twinjet, is gathering momentum, as the design passes the firm-configuration milestone and potential operators gain confidence in the ruggedness of the landing-gear redesign.
As ATR continues to rack up sales of its ATR 42/72 turboprop family, CEO Christian Scherer said the Airbus-Leonardo joint company remains focused on continuous improvements rather than more expensive options of re-engining and potentially stretching the aircraft.
Bombardier and Airbus could have a C Series final assembly line in the U.S. up and running within a year of a go-ahead, but it remains undecided whether CS100s ordered by Delta Air Lines will be produced there or in Canada, a senior Bombardier executive said.
Spirit Airlines, aided by a one-time, non-cash $199.3 million tax credit courtesy of the late-2017 U.S. tax reform legislation, posted a $420.6 million net profit for 2017, a 58.8% increase over $264.9 million in 2016.
Embraer has yet to receive a proposal from Boeing for a possible combination of the aircraft manufacturers, Embraer Commercial Aviation CEO John Slattery said in Singapore.
Air Tanzania chief executive officer and managing director, Ladislaus Matindi, has outlined the carrier's early CS300 and 787-8 deployment plans ahead of either type's delivery later this year, reports ch-aviation.
Joby Aviation is the latest startup to attract significant investment for its eVTOL air taxi as Uber moves to help remove roadblocks to urban air transport.
Airlines across Asia-Pacific are giving Boeing’s proposed new mid-market airplane high marks on the basis of the concept’s unusual combination of a relatively high passenger capacity and wide range capability.
Rolls-Royce has launched the IntelligentEngine, an all-embracing digital strategy which the company says represents a paradigm shift in the way it designs, produces and supports propulsion systems.
Air Baltic CEO Martin Gauss says there is a now a sufficient supply of Pratt & Whitney PW1500G spare engines as the airline continues to have to replace powerplants on wing earlier than planned.
Airbus is studying a further increase in production of single-aisle aircraft as the manufacturer seeks ways to accommodate continued strong demand for the A320neo family.
Swoop, Canadian carrier WestJet’s standalone ULCC subsidiary scheduled to launch in June, could eventually have a fleet of as many as 40 aircraft, WestJet CEO Gregg Saretsky said.
Mitsubishi Aircraft plans to add two aircraft to the MRJ flight-testing program to verify design changes prompted by a reassessment of certification requirements in late 2016.
AirBaltic CEO Martin Gauss said he is confident there is a sufficient supply of Pratt & Whitney PW1500G geared turbofan (GTF) spare engines to do necessary on-wing replacements on Bombardier CS300s.
Southern Pacific Flight Training (SPFT), a startup pilot training company in Brisbane, Australia, is to receive the first ATR 72-600 simulator in the country, from manufacturer Axis Flight Training Systems.
Boeing is touting the sales prospects of its proposed new midmarket aircraft (NMA) in the Asia-Pacific market, but the manufacturer will not be pinned down on a formal program launch date.
Comac said it is working toward making the first delivery of the C919 airliner in 2021, though the Chinese state company also implied the milestone might come later.
Airbus is studying a further increase in production of single-aisle aircraft as the manufacturer seeks ways to accommodate continuously strong demand for the A320neo family.
