Bombardier finally flew a CSeries aircraft at a major air show when a CS300 took part in the flying display on the first day of the Paris Air Show Monday, part of a big push by the Canadian manufacturer to reboot the narrowbody airliner program following a string of disappointments.
Russia’s Yakutia Airline signed an order with Sukhoi Civil Aircraft Co. for three additional Sukhoi Superjet SSJ100s at the Paris Air Show. Deliveries are scheduled to begin in 2017.
Qatar Airways announced an order for 10 Boeing 777-8Xs and four 777 freighters, valued at $4.8 billion at list prices, on the opening day of Paris Air Show.
Swiss International Air Lines said it will place the first Bombardier CSeries into revenue service in the middle of 2016 and also announced it is converting 10 of its 30 CSeries orders from the CS100 to the larger CS300.
Turboprop manufacturer ATR is hoping to certify a higher-density, 78-seat version of the ATR 72-600 by year-end and is poised to announce a launch customer on Tuesday.
Garuda Indonesia signed letters of intent with Boeing for 30 Boeing 787-9s and up to 30 737 MAX 8s, and with Airbus for 30 A350 XWBs Monday, opening day at the Paris Air Show.
CFM International will keep its maintenance costs for the new LEAP narrowbody engine to levels at or similar to those of the current CFM56 engine, company senior executives said Sunday on the eve of the Paris Air Show.
Pratt & Whitney said it will deliver retrofitted PW1100G geared turbofan (GTF) engines to Airbus by the end of June to enable the resumption of GTF-powered A320neo flight testing.
Delta Air Lines has agreed to buy 40 new Boeing 737-900ERs and 20 used Embraer E-190s, subject to ratification by Delta’s pilots of a tentative labor contract.
Emirates Airline president Tim Clark told journalists on the sidelines of the IATA AGM in Miami that it is only a matter of time before the search for Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 will end.
RwandAir, the flag carrier of the central African state of Rwanda, is preparing to operate its first widebody aircraft on long-haul routes to Asia and Europe.
Boeing projects a demand for 38,050 new aircraft over the next 20 years, valued at $5.6 trillion, an increase of 3.5% from last year’s forecast, according to its annual Current Market Outlook.
Proof of concept trials are underway in the UK to evaluate whether standard TV signals could be used as a viable alternative to radar for tracking aircraft.
