Comac stole the show on the first day of this year’s Singapore Airshow but AIA says the Chinese OEM remains years away from becoming a serious challenger to Boeing or Airbus.
This week’s analysis focuses on four Asia-Pacific full-service carriers: Cathay Pacific, China Eastern Airlines, Japan Airlines, and Singapore Airlines.
The huge potential of the aviation market in India means it could have the largest fleet of ATR turboprops of any country, an ATR senior executive says.
With more than 100 tests complete on the RISE program, so far there have been no showstoppers in the quest to develop an engine with 20% better fuel efficiency.
A Marathon Airlines Embraer E195 operating for Air Serbia sustained substantial damage to its fuselage during takeoff from Nikola Tesla Airport on Feb. 18.
Embraer opened the Asia-Pacific’s first E-Jet E2 flight simulator at the Singapore Airlines Training Center, ahead of first delivery of the E190-E2 to Scoot.
The need for more production investment, ongoing supply chain issues and maintenance capacity concerns are all refraining Safran's CEO from pursuing a higher market share of Airbus A320neo powerplants.
Air Canada plans to deploy the bulk of its capacity growth toward the transpacific, as opportunities driven by the recovery in that region remain robust.
The Singapore Airshow is expected to have some order announcements for operators within the region but not the megadeals seen during last year’s Paris Air Show.
U.S. carrier Avelo Airlines will add five leased Boeing 737NGs to its fleet from Brazilian LCC GOL Linhas Aéreas, bolstering its current fleet of 16 737NGs.
BBN Airlines Indonesia’s initial fleet plans are hampered by a lack of available pre-owned aircraft in the market, CEO Martynas Grigas tells Aviation Daily.
Airbus is progressing with studies and tests on two different hydrogen propulsion systems—a modified turbofan and an electric motor associated to a fuel cell.
On top of the committed corporate capital, the fund has raised nearly $500,000 from United customers through contributions made during the booking process.
