Aircraft & Propulsion

Bombardier completed a CSeries aircraft demonstration flight carrying senior executives from about 20 Star Alliance member airlines and media representatives.

Garuda Indonesia still intends to place firm orders for either Airbus A350 or Boeing 787, but is not yet ready to make a decision.

Airbus COO-customers John Leahy says an oil price of around $50-$60 is likely here to stay for a number of years, a level he believes would be “good for everyone” in the industry.

Airbus COO-customers John Leahy has warned that delays in setting up a secure system of money transfer into and out of Iran could jeopardize orders from the country.

Current U.S. Gulf Coast Kerosene-Type Jet Fuel Spot Price, showing the latest and comparative figures for the current week.

Calgary-based WestJet Encore has signed a firm order for nine Bombardier Q400 turboprops in an order valued at $293 million at list prices.

The Airbus A320neo powered by CFM International CFM LEAP-1A engines has received joint EASA/FAA certification, Airbus president & CEO Fabrice Brégier announced May 31.

Mitsubishi Aircraft Corp.’s second MRJ flight test aircraft (FTA-2) has completed its first flight from Nagoya Airport in Japan.

Airbus COO, customers, John Leahy is not concerned about considerations that Boeing reportedly is giving to stretch the 737 MAX further using higher-thrust CFM International LEAP-1A engines that have been developed for the Airbus A320neo.

Delta Air Lines is the launch customer for an Airbus-developed digital maintenance prognostics solution, Airbus announced this week.

Putting the engine developed for the Airbus A320neo on to the Boeing 737 MAX would not be easy, Airbus executives said this week, although they acknowledged they were aware of rumors that this was being considered in the US.

Cathay Pacific Airways has taken delivery of its first Airbus A350 XWB, becoming the sixth airline to place the new widebody in its fleet. The aircraft was delivered to the Hong Kong-based airline May 28 and will begin service June 1.

A Korean Air Boeing 777-300 experienced an engine fire and aborted takeoff from Tokyo Haneda International Airport May 27.

Icelandic budget carrier WOW Air is to add three Airbus A321-200s, one A321-200neo and one A320-200neo to its fleet, sourced from Air Lease Corp. (ALC).

Aurigny Air Services, a regional airline based on the Channel Islands, has placed a firm order with Swiss technology company RUAG for a second Dornier 228.

Beijing-based Air China has taken delivery of its first of 15 Boeing 787-9s, becoming the first airline in China to introduce the type into service.

Dublin-based regional CityJet has taken delivery of its first 98-seat Sukhoi Superjet 100 (SSJ100) aircraft, becoming the first European SSJ100 customer.

Travel technology provider SITA is exploring the use of blockchain technology as a platform for generating secure single travel “tokens” that could potentially streamline a passenger’s progress through all airport processes involving the scanning of personal documentation.

Will airliners always look the way they do today? NASA thinks not, and the US research agency has bold plans to return to the heydays of X-planes.

The next wave of airline IT changes may include new jargon: Speech recognition to turn voice into text, natural language processing and artificial intelligence.

Aircraft News-May 24, 2016

Réunion Island leisure carrier Air Austral has taken delivery of its first Boeing 787, becoming the first French operator of the type.

TAP Portugal has taken delivery of its first Embraer E190, which will be operated by regional subsidiary TAP Express.

Low-cost carrier Norwegian has firmed up eight Boeing 737 MAX 8 purchase options and agreed to lease two more 787-9s.

The Embraer E190-E2 has achieved first flight in São José dos Campos, Brazil.