Russia’s Roseximbank has signed an agreement with Ilyushin Finance Co. (IFC), a Russian leasing company, to provide $70 million in export financing for Antonov An-158 aircraft for Cubana de Aviación.
Airbus expects Russia`s commercial fleet to double in size over next 20 years with over 2,000 aircraft needed by 2034, compared to the 922 in operation today.
“The aircraft is expected to be ready for operations by the end of September 2015, and is planned as the first aircraft for the fastjet Zambia fleet,” fastjet said in a statement.
As released by the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on August 21, 2015: a comprehensive list of unmanned aerial vehicle events reported to the FAA from Nov.13, 2014 to Aug. 20, 2015.
The Boeing 737-300—on wet lease from Brussels Airlines—was damaged by “loose tarmac slabs on the runway” at Bipemba Airport on Aug. 19, Korongo Airlines said.
Boeing remains bullish on China's commercial aircraft market, valuing it at $950 billion over 20 years, up 9.2% from its previous forecast of $870 billion.
Indonesia regional carrier Sriwijaya Air has taken delivery of its first of two Boeing 737-900ER aircraft to be used to extend the carrier's capacity on both domestic and international routes.
Turkish regional carrier BoraJet has taken delivery of three Embraer E-195s from the Regional Aircraft Group of GECAS, the leasing and financing division of GE.
Delta Air Lines pilots’ labor leadership is in “reset mode” following the pilots’ rejection of a tentative agreement, Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) president Tim Canoll said.
More than three decades of Boeing 737 service at British Airways (BA) is due to come to an end in the next few weeks as the carrier retires its last examples of the twinjet.
Myanmar domestic carrier Air Bagan has stopped operations following the off-runway excursion of one of its two ATR 72-500 aircraft at Yangon Airport last month.
Australian flag carrier Qantas reported an annual gross income for FY2015 of A$975 million ($711 million), a dramatic A$1.6 billion reversal from its A$646 million loss in the year-ago period.
Icelandair has taken delivery of its first Boeing 767 from lessor GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS), marking an increase in capacity from its current all-Boeing 757 fleet.
