Singapore Airlines plans to deploy its first Boeing 787-10 on the Singapore-Osaka route in May, with subsequent deliveries to be used elsewhere in the Asia-Pacific region.
By Rupa Haria, Bradley Perrett, Guy Norris, Jens Flottau
Nuggets of information coming from OEMs at this year’s Singapore Airshow give us a big insight into future-focused programs, including engine decisions for the joint Sino-Russian widebody, Boeing’s new midsize airplane, design freeze of the 737 MAX10, and the continued ramp-up of production rates.
The PD-14 turbofan engine secured its place under the wing of the Irkut MC-21 narrowbody airliner. Russia’s largest carrier, Aeroflot, plans to equip half of its future MC-21 fleet with the Russian powerplants.
Aegean currently operates 46 Airbus A320-family aircraft and 12 turboprops. The Airbus A320neo and Boeing 737 MAX families are both understood to be in contention.
IATA plans to partner with the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) to establish a Safety Predictive Analytics Research Center (SPARC) in Singapore, according to a memorandum of collaboration signed Feb. 7 by the parties.
The All Nippon Airways (ANA) Group intends to use its existing LCCs Peach and Vanilla Air to launch its planned medium-haul low-cost operation, with aircraft types still to be decided.
Lufthansa Group CEO Carsten Spohr expects increased competition in the German market in the aftermath of airberlin’s insolvency, with airlines looking to fill the void.
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.
