Aircraft & Propulsion

On June 14, 2017, UK low-cost carrier easyJet took its first Airbus A320neo, becoming the 25th A320neo operator. Here is an exclusive look at the

ATW European Bureau Chief Victoria Moores speaks with EasyJet CEO Carolyn McCall on the UK low-cost carrier's first Airbus A320neo delivery June 14, 2017.

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UK low-cost carrier (LCC) easyJet has received its first Airbus A320neo June 14, 2017, kicking off deliveries from an order for 130 of the re-engined twinjets.

Arctic Aviation Assets (AAA), the leasing subsidiary of Scandinavian low-cost carrier (LCC) Norwegian, has exercised options on two Boeing 737 MAX aircraft, converting them to firm orders.

Hong Kong-based lessor China Aircraft Leasing Group (CALC) has signed a purchase agreement for 50 Boeing 737 MAXs, valued at $5.8 billion at list prices.

To ensure the progress toward type certification, Mitsubishi Aircraft Corp. has restructured the MRJ development program and built one of the best teams in the industry, hiring many global engineers with experience in innovative commercial aviation programs to work alongside the Japanese experts in design and manufacturing.

UK low-cost carrier (LCC) easyJet has received its first Airbus A320neo, kicking off deliveries from an order for 130 of the re-engined twinjets.

Turboprop manufacturer ATR will be adding a brand new ATR 72-600 full flight simulator (FFS) to its Paris Training Center this fall.

Russia’s Federal Air Transport Agency, Rosaviatsia, has granted type validation to Airbus for the A320neo and A321neo, the Toulouse-based manufacturer in a statement June 13.

The Commercial Aircraft Corp. of China (COMAC) has won orders for 30 C919s from China Everbright Financial Leasing.

As expected, the US International Trade Commission (ITC) voted unanimously June 9 to allow a Boeing’s antidumping complaint against Canadian aircraft manufacturer Bombardier to continue toward finding compensatory duties.

Iran Air expects to take delivery of its first new Boeing 777-300ER in April 2018, chairman and MD Farhad Parvaresh told ATW at the IATA AGM in Cancun.

Boeing has finalized a definitive agreement with Iran Aseman Airlines for the purchase of up to 60 737 MAX commercial passenger aircraft.

Bombardier Commercial Aircraft said it has concluded a firm order for five Q400 aircraft with an undisclosed customer.

Rival large commercial aircraft (LCA) manufacturers Airbus and Boeing both claimed minor victories June 9 after the latest World Trade Organization (WTO) ruling in their ongoing legal battle over improper government subsidies.

The U.S. Air Force says it will continue investing in the Aerojet Rocketdyne AR-1 engine as a potential replacement for the Russian-made RD-180.

The Embraer E190 has won type certification from South Africa’s Civil Aviation Authority (CAA).

Airbus Group CEO Tom Enders said the Gulf region remains “important and relevant” for the Toulouse-based manufacturer, despite growing geopolitical uncertainties.

Airbus has forecast a need for 34,170 passenger and 730 freighter aircraft, worth a combined total of $5.3 trillion, by 2036, according to Airbus’ latest Global Market Forecast 2017-2036 presented June 9.

Airbus reported 59 commercial aircraft delivered and 59 commercial aircraft booked, valued at approximately $10.6 billion in new orders, during May.

Rolls-Royce’s strategy of close dependency between its engine development programs inevitably meant that trouble with one potentially exposed the other.

Airbus and Boeing commercial aircraft deliveries for 2017, sorted by most-recent delivery date.

Airbus and Boeing commercial aircraft gross orders for 2017, sorted by most-recent date of order placement with manufacturer.

Malaysia Airlines Berhad (MAB) still expects to receive its first Airbus A350 XWB by the end of this year, but is no longer planning to put the widebody on Kuala Lumpur-Auckland routes, the carrier’s CEO said this week.