Production capacity for the Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (COMAC) ARJ21 has reached 30 aircraft per year with the commissioning of a second assembly line for the regional jet, the manufacturer said.
The Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (COMAC) plans to begin building its first C919 delivery aircraft this year, while also putting the sixth and last C919 prototype in the air.
Mitsubishi Aircraft Corp. plans to establish a footprint in the Montreal area, with the goal of creating 100 jobs in the first year focused on certification and entry into service of the SpaceJet family of regional jets.
Gulf LCC Air Arabia expects to make a decision soon on an order for either 120 Airbus A320neo family or Boeing 737 MAX aircraft, Air Arabia Group CEO Adel Al Ali said.
French long-haul carrier Corsair is speeding up plans to transition to an all-Airbus fleet as it seeks to grow its fleet and network with the backing of its new shareholder.
Embraer delivers the second, larger version of the E2 family to its first operator. Executives hope the low unit costs will allow it to break into new markets.
Airbus has forecast a need for 39,210 new passenger and cargo aircraft over the next 20 years, an increase of around 4% over its prediction a year ago.
Nerves are fraying over the pending release of another World Trade Organization (WTO) decision in the long-running commercial airliner subsidy spat between Airbus and Boeing, with industry observers preparing for a ruling favorable to the US and Boeing that deepens a trade war with Europe.
The US National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has overturned a previous decision allowing a unit of 178 mechanics and inspectors at Boeing’s South Carolina plant to unionize with the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM).
Azul Brazilian Airlines plans to double in size over the next five years as the carrier continues to grow its Embraer E2, Airbus A320neo and A330 fleets.
Airline entrepreneur David Neeleman has started the process of setting up another airline in the U.S. in addition to the planned Airbus A220 operator Moxy.
Boeing is warning that escalating trade tensions between the US and China—the US manufacturer’s largest single market—may soon threaten prospective aircraft sales, particularly the company’s lucrative twinjet 777 and 787 families.
Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg remains confident regulators will clear the 737 MAX to fly again this year, but suggested the volume of requests and growing variance between regulators is making that target more difficult to meet.
A combination of increased capacity at Istanbul’s Sabiha Gökçen Airport and the arrival of larger aircraft in the fleet will bring brighter prospects for Turkish LCC Pegasus Airlines, CEO Mehmet Nane said.
FAA is proposing inspections and replacement of certain Pratt & Whitney geared turbofan oil system components to eliminate an issue linked to at least two inflight shutdowns.
