Despite the recent spate of large widebody aircraft orders by Japanese carriers, there are still opportunities for new contracts with these airlines, according to a senior Boeing executive.
Mitsubishi Aircraft sees a global market over 20 years for 5,000 aircraft in the 100-seat sector and aims to win orders for 2,500 of that total market, the company’s president and COO said Wednesday.
The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has affirmed FAA’s authority to impose civil fines against commercial operators of small unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) engaging in “careless or reckless” flying.
Utah-based SkyWest Inc., parent of regional carriers SkyWest Airlines and ExpressJet Airlines, plans to remove from service all Embraer EMB-120 Brasilia 30-seat turboprop aircraft operated by SkyWest Airlines by mid-2015, as it aims to improve overall efficiency and long-term profitability.
Airbus will launch the development and production of five new Beluga transport aircraft following its decision to ramp up production of the A350 XWB and other aircraft production rate increases.
The Airbus A350 XWB (MSN5) has embarked on an 11-day demonstration tour of Asia. The tour follows the completion of the A350-900 flight test campaign, which recently led to certifications by FAA and the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA).
Airbus Group reported net income of €1.40 billion ($1.77 billion) for January-September 2014, up 16.3% over a €1.2 billion net profit in the first nine months of 2013.
Following a difficult stretch that saw Bombardier CSeries flight testing grounded for more than three months, program GM Rob Dewar was eager to assure reporters that “I am smiling” these days.
Sukhoi Civil Aircraft Co. (SCAC) has been granted a Supplemental Type Certificate for its Sukhoi Superjet 100 (SSJ100) to perform reduced thrust takeoff.
While there has been a lot of attention on Cebu Pacific’s recent long-haul expansion, the carrier is also boosting its fleet of Airbus A320s to improve its short-haul network.
Indonesia’s Lion Group has taken delivery of its first three Airbus aircraft from a March 2013 order for 234 A320 family aircraft, comprising 109 A320neos, 65 A321neos and 60 A320ceos.
Abu Dhabi’s Falcon Aviation Services has confirmed an order for three Bombardier Q400 NextGen turboprops. Bombardier said the aircraft form part of a letter of intent for five Q400 NextGens signed by Falcon at last July’s Farnborough Airshow.
Lufthansa subsidiary Austrian Airlines is considering more wet-lease contracts for Lufthansa Group member airlines, CEO Jaan Albrecht told ATW in Vienna.
