Airbus has selected Michigan-based Comau Aerospace to supply the aircraft main assembly and test stations for A320s that will be assembled in the new Mobile, Ala. facility that Airbus is building.
Rapidly expanding Eastern European budget carrier Wizz Air has converted 26 of its Airbus A320 orders to the larger A321, which will be its first of the larger variant type.
Bombardier Aerospace announced Friday that Chinese leasing company CDB Leasing Co. (CLC) is the previously announced undisclosed customer that signed a conditional purchase agreement for five CS100 and 10 CS300 airliners.
Mitsubishi Aircraft Corp. (MITAC) and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) have started final assembly of the first Mitsubishi Regional Jet (MRJ) flight test aircraft.
Israel Aerospace Industries' (IAI) Bedek Aviation Group has signed licensing agreements with Boeing to perform modifications of the 767-200/300 and 747-400, including aircraft passenger to freighter conversions.
The second Airbus A350 XWB, MSN3, has completed its first flight from Toulouse Blagnac Airport, which lasted approximately five hours, according to Airbus.
Boeing Commercial Airplanes is restructuring its marketing and business development unit following the unexpected announcement by Mike Bair—the executive who leads the current strategic, planning and marketing group—that he is to retire.
Fresh off its strategic win over Boeing with an order from Japan Airlines for at least 31 A350s, Airbus is preparing the ground to challenge the US manufacturer in the future cargo aircraft market.
Lufthansa has confirmed its supervisory board did not approve three Airbus A380 options, based on the current lower growth rate of the Lufthansa Group airlines.
The two Sukhoi Superjet 100s placed into domestic Mexican service by Interjet last month have operated at a high level of efficiency and are being embraced by passengers, according to a senior Interjet official.
