In July, Airbus booked $1 billion in new orders and delivered 47 aircraft to 23 airlines and eight lessors, including 12 A320ceos, nine A320neos, 15 A321ceos, four A330-300s, six A350-900s and one A380.
Beaverton, Oregon-based Precision Aircraft Solutions (PAS) and Wilmington, Ohio-based Air Transport Services Group (ATSG) have formed a joint venture (JV) company to develop a passenger-to-freighter conversion of the Airbus A321-200.
If perception is reality, then avionics and cabin interiors leader Rockwell Collins is “in play” to be acquired, with multi-industrial conglomerate United Technologies Corp. (UTC) the first contender.
Boeing and aircraft parts supplier Spirit AeroSystems have reached a tentative agreement on a new commercial agreement through 2022 that removes considerable uncertainty for both parties.
While Hawaiian Airlines has to wait longer than expected for the arrival of its Airbus A321neos, the aircraft will trigger significant changes in the carrier’s fleet and network in 2018.
CommutAir, the Ohio-based regional airline that last year became 40%-owned by United Airlines, has reached agreement with United to accelerate the retirement of its turboprop fleet and add more regional jets.
BOC Aviation has confirmed its planned order for 10 Boeing 737 MAX 10 aircraft. This follows the signing of an MOU for the aircraft at June’s Paris Air Show.
Rolls-Royce Holdings reported an underlying net profit of £206 million ($267 million) for the first six months of 2017, more than doubled from the year-ago figure of £77 million.
Fort-Lauderdale, Florida-based Silver Airways took significant steps toward a long-term goal to become a major US airline by announcing its intention to purchase up to 50 ATR-600 series turboprops, valued at a potential $1.1 billion if all options are taken.
Chinese carriers have introduced 160 new aircraft in the 2017 first half, expanding their total domestic airline fleet to 3,047 airliners as of June 30, according to China’s Civil Aviation Data Analysis.
Boeing forecasts a demand for 2,100 new aircraft in India, valued at $290 billion, through 2036, according to the US manufacturer’s annual Current Market Outlook.
Dubai-based low-cost carrier (LCC) flydubai has taken delivery of its first Boeing 737 MAX 8, becoming the first Middle East carrier to operate the type.
Embraer earned a net profit of $69.5 million in the 2017 second quarter, reversed from a net loss of $101.5 million the 2016 June quarter, as revenue increased 28.6% year-over-year (YOY) to $1.8 billion.
Airbus Commercial Aircraft recorded an EBIT (adjusted) of €954 million ($1.11 billion) in the 2017 first half compared to €1.27 billion for the year-ago half.
Boeing reported a second-quarter net profit of $1.8 billion, reversed from a net loss of $234 million in the 2016 June quarter when the company incurred several pre-tax charges—including R&D charges related to commercial aircraft programs—that weighed down earnings.
German aviation authority DFS has launched a new app that shows hobby pilots of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) where they can fly their drones at any time and location in Germany.
