New Boeing 787 operator Royal Brunei is poised to place a short-haul aircraft order by the end of the year and is mulling its strategic partnership options.
Russian State Duma is considering a bill banning aircraft over 20 years old following the Nov. 17 crash of a Tatarstan Airlines Boeing 737-500 in Kazan.
Iberia CEO Luis Gallego formally presented the carrier’s first aircraft bearing its new livery and logo at the T4 hub in Madrid-Barajas Airport Nov. 21.
Iberia—which unveiled its new logo and livery on an Airbus A330-300 Nov. 21 at Madrid-Barajas Airport—said the new branding expresses the carrier’s ongoing process of transformation and modernization.
A Boeing Dreamlifter cargo aircraft operated by Atlas Air safely reached its eventual destination Thursday afternoon after having mistakenly landed at the wrong airport—which was unequipped to handle the modified 747-400 freighter—Wednesday night.
CFM International remains confident in its predictions of a slight fuel burn advantage for the new LEAP-1A engine over the competing Pratt & Whitney PW1100G geared turbofan on the Airbus A320neo, even though the two currently remain essentially neck-and-neck in terms of firm engine selections.
ATR will apply the engine technology of its proposed 90-seat large turboprop [LTP] to its existing ATR 42-600 and ATR 72-600 variants via a new engine family, if it secures shareholder approval for the larger aircraft.
Bombardier Aerospace today at the Dubai Air Show launched an extra capacity seating configuration option for the Q400 NextGen that adds up to 14 more seats to accommodate up to 86 passengers.
Ethiopian Airlines will expand its Bombardier Q400 fleet from 13 to at least 26 aircraft by 2025, but could go further depending on the needs of its sister airlines.
Newly launched Libyan Wings has signed a memorandum of understanding for three Airbus A350-900s and four A320neos, which was announced at the Dubai Air Show.
Middle East lessor Palma Holding has signed a letter of intent (LOI) for four Bombardier Q400s, plus four options, which will be placed with Ethiopian Airlines.
Air Cote d'Ivoire, the national airline of Ivory Coast, announced at the Dubai Air Show that it has agreed to order two Bombardier Q400 NextGens for delivery in 3Q14, and option two more.
