Mitsubishi Aircraft Corp. has cut the standard seating of both versions of its Mitsubishi Regional Jet (MRJ) to allow for greater distance between rows.
Average list prices for Airbus’ commercial fleet have risen 1.1%, effective Jan. 1, 2016, according to a statement released by the Toulouse-based manufacturer.
Airbus delivered 635 aircraft in 2015 and secured net orders for a further 1,036, taking its production backlog to 6,787 units worth $996.3 billion at list prices.
Airbus logged three firm A380 orders in December 2015 to an undisclosed customer, but the manufacturer declined to comment on whether they are destined for Japanese carrier All Nippon Airways (ANA).
WestJet has launched flights from Calgary and Edmonton to Hawaii using its own Boeing 767-300ERs, a major step for the Canadian low cost-carrier as it gears up for widebody service to London Gatwick.
The latest US Airline Fuel Cost and Consumption figures - for November 2015 - organized by domestic, international and system totals, contrasted with figures from the previous month, three months prior, six months prior, a year ago, two years ago, five years ago and ten years ago.
Swedish accident investigators have recovered the two flight recorders from the West Atlantic Bombardier CRJ200 freighter that crashed in Sweden near the Norwegian border in the early hours of Jan. 8, killing the two crew members.
Chinese firm Bohai Leasing has completed its $7.6 billion acquisition of Irish lessor Avolon, ranking its parent company HNA Group as the world’s fourth largest lessor by asset value.
Malaysia Airlines Berhad (MAB) has confirmed the suspension of its Paris and Amsterdam routes will allow it to retire its remaining Boeing 777-200ERs, and that many of the pilots from this fleet will also be leaving the airline.
Dubai-based Emirates Airline will add a second daily Airbus A380 flight from Los Angeles next summer, timing the new departure to connect with an early morning bank of departures from Dubai, many bound for India and Pakistan.
FAA administrator Michael Huerta said the mandatory registration process for recreational unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) has proceeded smoothly, with 181,000 registrations completed so far.
Air France will end more than 40 years of Boeing 747 operations with a final commercial flight from Mexico City to Paris-Charles de Gaulle (CDG) on Jan. 10.
Virgin America expects the US Department of Transportation (DOT) to approve its recent petition to remove the limit governing how many aircraft the carrier can fly.
Singapore-based leasing company BOC Aviation has placed an order for 18 Airbus A320neos and 12 A320ceos, valued at more than $3 billion at list prices.
FAA has released a mobile app, B4UFLY, which alerts unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) operators about current or upcoming requirements and restrictions in areas of the National Airspace System where they may want to operate their devices.
Thailand-based regional carrier Kannithi Aviation (Kan Air) is looking to expand its fleet with either Airbus A320 or Sukhoi Superjet 100 (SSJ100) aircraft.
