Aircraft & Propulsion

The Civil Aviation Administration of China’s (CAAC) Air Traffic Management Bureau signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Boeing in an effort to alleviate increasing air traffic congestion in China.

Responding to a reported tripling of recreational unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) incidents since 2014, Transport Canada issued new operational rules March 16, effective immediately.

Boeing’s task is to develop an A300/310 done right, a technologically up-to-date yet affordable 757/767 hybrid. Easily done? Absolutely not. Impossible? Absolutely not.

Argentine ultra-low-cost carrier (ULCC) startup Flybondi has selected the Boeing 737-800 as its launch aircraft and is ready to begin negotiations for up to 50 737 MAX 200s.

US air traffic control would be taken out of FAA and placed under the management of an independent agency under President Donald Trump’s 2018 budget proposal.

Ruag faces some challenges due to Swiss neutrality laws, but hopes to use experience on the Airbus A320 and composites to be in line for narrowbody contracts.

After a prolonged fiduciary scandal and transition in leadership, Austrian composites specialist FACC hopes it is now back to business as usual.

A merger between Russia’s state-owned Rostec and United Aircraft Corp. (UAC) “could probably be appropriate, but not today,” Rostec CEO Sergey Chemezov told Russia 24 TV channel March 14.

Latin American airlines, LCCs as well as mainline are looking to offer lower fares in the market.

Aircraft & Engines-March 14, 2017

Philippines-based low-cost carrier LCC Cebu Pacific is making contingency plans to handle potential further delays to its Airbus A321neo deliveries, which could disrupt the carrier’s fleet and network strategy.

Boeing’s decision to set up a Chinese completion center for 737s is likely to be rewarded with orders from an airline based in the same province.

CDB Aviation Lease Finance, a wholly owned Irish subsidiary of China Development Bank Financial Leasing, has ordered 30 Boeing 737 MAXs.

Cebu Pacific is making contingency plans to handle potential further delays to its Airbus A321neo deliveries, which could disrupt the carrier’s fleet and network strategy.

New South Korean low-cost carrier KAIR Airlines has placed a firm order for eight Airbus A320s and aims to launch operations in 2018.

Overall safety performance for 2016 compared to 2015, culled from IATA's 2016 Airline Safety Performance report.

Culled from IATA's annual safety performance report, accidents in 2016 involving all turboprop aircraft where the accident resulted in a hull loss.

Air India will lease six additional widebody aircraft—either Boeing 777-300ERs or 787-9s—as its international expansion plan continues.

Culled from IATA's annual report on accidents involving all jet aircraft where the accident resulted in a hull loss.

Culled from IATA's 2016 Airline Safety Performance report, an overview of total accidents, fatal accidents, and fatality totals for commercial aviation flights, specifically scheduled/carter passenger or cargo service.

Iran Air has taken delivery of its first Airbus A330-200, as its re-equipment program gathers pace.

Boeing logged firm orders* for 42 commercial aircraft in February, valued at approximately $5 billion, and delivered 49 commercial aircraft, matching rival Airbus’s commercial delivery total for February.

Under pressure from airlines and lessors, Boeing moves toward development of new midsize widebody, but important questions remain unresolved.

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.