Brazilian manufacturer Embraer announced firm orders and commitments for 38 of its E-Jet family aircraft from six customers at the Paris Air Show June 20, valued at over $2.2 billion at current list prices.
Boeing will leverage technology from the Boeing 777 and 787 when pulling together the design for its proposed middle of the market aircraft (MMA), Boeing VP and GM-airplane development Mike Delaney said at the Paris Air Show June 20.
Air Senegal, the new Senegalese national airline, has signed a firm contract for two ATR 72-600s at the Paris Air Show. The order has estimated value of €50 million ($56 million) at list prices.
Rapidly expanding African carrier Ethiopian Airlines has placed a follow-on order for 10 Rolls-Royce powered Airbus A350-900s, which were previously listed as undisclosed on Airbus’ order book.
Delta Air Lines announced an order for 10 Airbus A321ceos at the Paris Air Show June 20, adding to 30 A321s ordered by the Atlanta-based carrier in May.
Boeing’s strong opening act for the new 737 MAX 10, the largest of its re-engined narrowbody family launched this week at the Paris Air Show, continued Tuesday with major orders from United Airlines and Chinese lessor CALC.
Indian low-cost carrier (LCC) SpiceJet has signed a letter of intent (LOI) for the purchase of up to 50 Bombardier Q400 turboprops, the Canadian manufacturer announced at the Paris Air Show June 20.
China’s Okay Airways placed a firm order for 15 737 Boeing MAX aircraft, including eight MAX 10s, as Boeing continued to rack up commitments for the MAX at the Paris Air Show.
Dublin-based CDB Aviation Lease Finance, part of China’s CDB Leasing, gave notice of its plans to become a major force in the leasing market at the Paris Air Show June 20.
Mitsubishi is considering building one, or perhaps two, extra flight test aircraft to help it through its certification process for the heavily delayed Mitsubishi Regional Jet (MRJ).
Russia’s United Aircraft Corp. (UAC) will make a decision on whether to go ahead with a stretch of the Sukhoi SuperJet 100—a 130-seat variant dubbed the SSJ100NG—by the end of this year, UAC president Yury Slusar said at the Paris Air Show.
Driven by increased orders for Airbus, Boeing and COMAC aircraft, CFM International plans to add an extra 800 CFM56 and LEAP engines to its already bulging production plan between 2018 and 2020.
Boeing expects the airliner market to expand solidly in both the passenger and cargo sectors over the next 20 years, but sees the effective demise of the very large aircraft (VLA) sector, the company said at the Paris Air Show June 20.
NASA transformed the ATR 42-500 in a design exercise to show how careful integration of propulsion and airframe can overcome the limitations of electric propulsion and unlock its benefits.
When the commercial air travel industry was deregulated in the United States in 1978, new opportunities appeared on the horizon to link hundreds of city pairs that had never received nonstop air service before.
Indonesian carrier Lion Air has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to take 50 Boeing MAX 10 single-aisle aircraft, the US-based manufacturer said at the Paris Air Show June 19.
