Aircraft & Propulsion

Overall safety performance for 2016 compared to 2015, culled from IATA's 2016 Airline Safety Performance report.

Culled from IATA's annual safety performance report, accidents in 2016 involving all turboprop aircraft where the accident resulted in a hull loss.

Air India will lease six additional widebody aircraft—either Boeing 777-300ERs or 787-9s—as its international expansion plan continues.

Culled from IATA's annual report on accidents involving all jet aircraft where the accident resulted in a hull loss.

Culled from IATA's 2016 Airline Safety Performance report, an overview of total accidents, fatal accidents, and fatality totals for commercial aviation flights, specifically scheduled/carter passenger or cargo service.

Iran Air has taken delivery of its first Airbus A330-200, as its re-equipment program gathers pace.

Boeing logged firm orders* for 42 commercial aircraft in February, valued at approximately $5 billion, and delivered 49 commercial aircraft, matching rival Airbus’s commercial delivery total for February.

Under pressure from airlines and lessors, Boeing moves toward development of new midsize widebody, but important questions remain unresolved.

Airbus and Boeing commercial aircraft deliveries for 2017, sorted by most-recent delivery date.

Airbus and Boeing commercial aircraft gross orders for 2017, sorted by most-recent date of order placement with manufacturer.

Embraer earned net income of $167.8 million in 2016, more than doubling a net profit of $80.8 million in 2015, as the company delivered seven more commercial aircraft in 2016 versus 2015.

Azul Brazilian Airlines will be the first carrier to operate the Embraer E195-E2 in service, the Brazilian manufacturer said.

The Boeing 737 MAX 8, the first variant of the re-engined 737 exclusively powered by CFM International LEAP-1B engines, has gained FAA certification.

A KLM Boeing 747s was involved in an incident at Chicago O'Hare International Airport, after a loading vehicle caught fire in close proximity to the aircraft.

A move toward consolidation and the expected entry of a new player could mean significant changes for Japan’s LCCs.

The Russian government plans to invest RUB20.4 billion ($350 million) in Ilyushin Il-114-300 aircraft and RUB17.2 billion in long-haul, widebody Il-96-400 aircraft in 2018-2019.

The first of five airberlin Airbus A320s, operating in Austrian Airlines colors, launched March 7 on services from Vienna, Austria to Skopje, Macedonia.

Unlike the Embraer E190-E2, which was rolled out in a major international event, the first E195-E2 rollout was a reward to Embraer employees for the development of an aircraft, powered by the Pratt & Whitney PW1900 engine.

Boeing rolled out the first 737 MAX 9, the second variant of the re-engined 737, at its Renton, Washington facility March 7.

Embraer’s second E-Jet E2 variant, the E195-E2, rolled out March 7, marking the unveiling of the largest jet aircraft ever produced in Brazil.

As Boeing continues to refine the configuration of the proposed 737-10X, the company confirms it has begun making firm offers to customers for the final stretch of the MAX family.

The AirAsia Group and Singapore Airlines subsidiaries plan network and fleet expansion this year, including forays into European markets.

Airbus delivered 49 aircraft in February, but reported no new orders during the month.

AirAsia has accelerated its planned deliveries of Airbus A320neos this year, as the low-cost carrier (LCC) group targets a resumption of fleet growth.

Aircraft News-March 3, 2017