Lufthansa introduced its first Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental, equipped with premium-economy class, in a special flight from Frankfurt Airport over Northern Germany on Thursday.
Embraer is expecting to firm up the letters of intent (LOIs) it signed at the Farnborough Airshow and add another two European E-Jet operators to its customer base by year-end.
Embraer’s engineers have given a tentative green light for E-Jet passenger to cargo conversions, but the Brazilian manufacturer is still refusing to comment on when the final first generation E-Jets will come off the production line.
Japan’s Skymark Airlines is close to reaching a settlement regarding penalties it will have to pay for canceled Airbus A380 orders, according to local press reports.
Adria Airways will phase out its two remaining CRJ200s at the end of March 2015 and add another Airbus A320 on wet lease, as it proceeds with plans to set up a series of bases outside its Slovenian home market.
Air China has taken delivery of the first of seven Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental aircraft, making it the first Asian carrier to introduce the type on international routes.
The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has issued a type certificate for the Airbus A350-900, following a certification program that included more than 2,600 hours of flight testing.
UK budget carrier EasyJet has ordered 54 CFM56-5B engines from CFM International to power its 27 Airbus A320ceo aircraft scheduled for delivery between 2015 and 2018.
Rapid developments in electric vehicles and driverless cars have some in aviation wondering whether the long-awaited age of personal air vehicles and on-demand air taxis is finally on the horizon.
Etihad Airways has debuted its first Boeing 787 Saturday in its just-introduced new livery and confirmed plans to deploy the type on six routes linking its Abu Dhabi hub and three continents by mid-2015.
Lessor Macquarie AirFinance has provided a welcome boost for Bombardier’s CSeries airliner with an order for 40 of the larger CS300 model plus 10 options.
Eastern Air Lines Group, a Miami-based startup trying to revive the iconic airline brand, has ordered 20 Mitsubishi Aircraft Corp. MRJ90s with 20 options.
Airberlin has reached an agreement with Boeing to cancel orders for 15 787 and 18 737 aircraft, “at a current price of some $5 billion to be rescinded,” airberlin said in a statement.
Air traffic surveillance and tracking specialist Aireon said it will offer its Aircraft Locating and Emergency Response Tracking (Aireon ALERT) global emergency tracking solution free of charge to the aviation community for any automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) equipped aircraft.
Emirates Airline president Tim Clark is trying to persuade Airbus to launch a re-engined A380, pledging to place an order for at least 60 A380neo aircraft if the manufacturer were to move forward with the program in the next six months.
