Aircraft & Propulsion

CFM International has delivered the first shipset of LEAP-1A production engines to Airbus to power the A320neo.

Despite being months away from entering service, the first production version of the 737 MAX is scheduled to emerge from Boeing’s Renton facility this month as part of a plan designed to ensure a trouble-free manufacturing and assembly build-up.

Réunion Island leisure carrier Air Austral has canceled an order for two Airbus A380s, which was placed in 2009.

Dubai-based Emirates Airline has ordered two new Airbus A380s, scheduled for delivery in the fourth quarter of 2017.

Muscat-based Oman Air expects to make a decision on the shape of its future widebody fleet in 2018, with initial deliveries early in the following decade, CEO Paul Gregorowitsch said April 13.

Philippine based low-cost carrier (LCC) Cebu Pacific has ordered 6,600 Recaro SL3510 seats for its new 30 Airbus A321neos, making it the first airline in the Asia-Pacific region for the new seat model.

Horizon Air, a subsidiary of Alaska Air Group, has placed a firm order for 30 new Embraer E175s and also took 33 E175 options.

Latvian flag carrier and launch operator of the Bombardier CSeries CS300 airBaltic has again increased its order for the new Canadian regional jet.

Airbus delivered 57 commercial aircraft to 34 airlines and five lessors in March.

Airbus and Boeing commercial aircraft gross orders for 2016 year-to-date, sorted by most-recent date of order placement with manufacturer.

Airbus and Boeing commercial aircraft deliveries for 2016 year-to-date, sorted by most-recent delivery date.

GE Aviation is ground testing the first full GE9X development engine at its Peebles Testing Operation in Ohio.

The latest US Airline Fuel Cost and Consumption figures - for February 2016 and comparative prior months - organized by domestic, international and system totals.

Boeing delivered 69 commercial aircraft to 37 customers in March.

Airbus will officially deliver the first aircraft built at its US manufacturing facility, an A321 designated for New York-based JetBlue Airways, on April 25.

Aircraft News-April 8, 2016

UK’s air navigation service provider, NATS, has launched a series of courses designed to ensure that commercial users of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) operate them safely.

Airlines’ pilot scope clauses remain the biggest impediment to the MRJ succeeding in the US regional jet market, Mitsubishi Aircraft US CEO Masao Yamagami told ATW’s sister publication Aviation Daily at the MRO Americas 2016 trade show.

The US Senate rejected a proposal Thursday that would have regulated a minimum seat size on US airline aircraft.

Aeroflot Group’s consolidated regional subsidiary Rossiya Airlines has taken delivery of its first Boeing 747 in a new livery.

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

S7 Airlines has agreed to lease three A321neos from Air Lease Corp. (ALC) and has signed a letter of intent (LOI) for two A320neos, making S7 the first A320neo family operator in Russia.

Mumbai-based GoAir, owned by the Wada Goup, plans to take delivery of its first Airbus A320neo in May if it is confident in the performance of the Pratt & Whitney PW1100G geared turbofan (GTF) engines powering the aircraft.

Malaysia Airlines Berhad (MAB) will repaint one of its Boeing 747-400 aircraft in original 1970s livery before bringing it back into service on domestic schedules in the coming months.

TAP Portugal has been named as the Airbus A330neo launch operator and will therefore be the also be the first to fly the new “Airspace” cabin.