Boeing reported second-quarter net income of $1.11 billion, down 32.7% from a net profit of $1.65 billion in the 2014 June quarter, as an $835 million charge on the KC-46 aerial refueler program dampened earnings.
Increasing numbers of near misses between unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and airliners in the UK have prompted the country’s regulator to launch a new code of practice for UAV operators.
FedEx Express has signed an agreement with Boeing to buy 50 Boeing 767-300Fs with options on a further 50 aircraft, the cargo carrier announced late Tuesday.
Polish Air Navigation Services Agency (PANSA) said air traffic controllers changed landing direction for more than 20 flights into Warsaw Chopin Airport on July 20 after a Lufthansa crew on approach reported a near-miss with an unmanned aircraft.
Russia intends to have a prototype small supersonic transport ready for flight tests “as early as 2025,” says TsAGI, the Moscow-based central Aerohydrodynamic Research Institute.
In a deal worth $930 million, Dubai-based lessor International AirFinance Corporation (IAFC) has ordered Rolls-Royce Trent 700 engines for 20 Airbus A330-300 Regional aircraft to be leased to Saudi Arabian Airlines (Saudia).
The European Commission (EC) has published a report into the March crash of Germanwings Flight 9525, compiled by a Task Force led by the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA).
A Silk Way Airlines Boeing 747-400F made an emergency landing at Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) after one of its Rolls-Royce engines appeared to fail immediately after takeoff.
Indonesian flag carrier Garuda Indonesia has committed more than $1.85 billion to continued fleet and engineering expansion as part of a new direction, following the resignation of former CEO Emirsyah Satar in December 2014.
Brazilian manufacturer Embraer reported bookings for 104 new firm orders in the 2015 second quarter, a twentyfold year-over-year (YOY) upsurge compared to the company’s year-ago quarter total of five new orders.
Airbus is looking at new ways of detecting improperly latched engine cowling doors after the latest in a series of incidents resulting in the loss of the doors in flight.
African budget carrier fastjet has signed a letter of intent (LOI) with an undisclosed lessor for its fifth Airbus A319 and is preparing to take delivery of its fourth aircraft, which will be used to launch startup carrier fastjet Zimbabwe.
Delta Air Lines’ order for 40 new Boeing 737-900ERs and 20 used Embraer E-190s has been shelved owing to the carrier’s pilots rejecting a tentative agreement on a new labor contract.
British Airways (BA) has named Heathrow-Delhi as its first Boeing 787-9 route, from Oct. 25, and is moving ahead with plans to revamp its Boeing 747 fleet.
Taipei-based China Airlines is seeing improvement in yields on its North American routes since introducing the Boeing 777-300ER, replacing the four-engine 747-400, chairman & CEO Hang Hung Sun told ATW.
