Aircraft & Propulsion

New German airline Azur Air has taken delivery of the first of two Boeing 767-300ERs and is preparing to start operations this month.

Lithuanian leisure carrier Small Planet Airlines has added one more Airbus A320 to its fleet as summer tour operator contracts peak.

Unwilling to take more risks on a program that may fail, Emirates asks Airbus for a clear answer on the A380's future.

With a clear niche identified in the company’s product lineup between the 737 single-aisle family and its bigger jets, Boeing is saying more than ever about the gap-filling NMA.

Airlines’ survey answers show they mostly want n middle-of-market airliner, but meeting all their desires may be difficult for the OEMs.

From the 2017 Paris Air Show, final tally of new orders, commitments and conversions.

Paris Air Show Briefs-June 22, 2017

From the 2017 Paris Air Show, orders and commitments for Thursday, June 22, 2017.

CFM International, the GE Aviation/Safran Aircraft Engines joint venture, secured orders for $27.3 billion worth of engines at list prices at this week’s Paris Air Show.

Tibet Financial Leasing has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to order 20 Airbus A321neos valued at more than $2.5 billion at list prices.

Tehran-based Iran Airtour Airlines has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to purchase 45 Airbus A320neo family aircraft, Airbus said at the Paris Air Show June 22.

Malaysia-based low-cost carrier (LCC) group AirAsia has signed an agreement to order 14 more Airbus A320ceos, Airbus said at the Paris Air Show June 22.

CFM International, Pratt & Whitney and Boeing took the top trophies among the ATW 2017 Annual AdAwards that were presented during the Paris Air Show this week.

Airbus will fit new fixed and deployable combined flight data and voice recorders as standard on long-range aircraft starting in 2019 in a bid to make it easier to find aircraft wreckage in the event of an accident over the sea.

Iranian domestic carrier Zagros Airlines has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Airbus for the purchase of 28 aircraft at the Paris Air Show, Airbus announced June 22.

Boeing continued to build its order book for the 737 MAX, including Netherlands-based lessor AerCap becoming the latest customer to commit to the 737 MAX 10 by converting 15 MAX 8 orders to MAX 10s.

“I want to know what Airbus will do with the aircraft,” Emirates Airline President Tim Clark said on the sidelines of the Paris Air Show.

From the 2017 Paris Air Show, orders and commitments for Wednesday, June 21, 2017.

While Airbus and Boeing racked up orders for narrowbody aircraft at the 2017 Paris Air Show, with the newly launched 737 MAX 10 garnering the most attention, widebody orders have been few and far between this week.

Johannesburg-based CemAir signed a letter of intent (LOI) to order two Bombardier Q400s valued at $65 million at list prices.

Paris Air Show Briefs-June 21, 2017

Panama City-based Copa Airlines will convert 15 previously ordered Boeing 737 MAX aircraft to the new MAX 10 version, the company said at the Paris Air show June 21.

Malaysia Airlines Berhad plans to convert 10 Boeing 737 MAX 8s it has on order to the new 737 MAX 10 version, the company said June 21 at the Paris Air Show.

Xiamen Airlines on Wednesday joined a long and still-growing string of customers for the new 737 MAX 10 that Boeing launched at the Paris Air Show this week.

GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS) plans to convert a further 30 Boeing 737-800s into freighters.