Pratt & Whitney (P&W) has officially opened its first manufacturing facility in Singapore, through its subsidiary P&W NGPF Manufacturing Co. Singapore.
Singapore Airlines (SIA) has signed a 10-year Flight Hour Services-Tailored Support Package (FHSTSP) contract with Airbus to integrate and provide full component support, line and base airframe maintenance, as well as fleet technical management services for SIA’s 19 A380s.
As part of its new brand refresh and marketing campaign, Alaska Airlines has chosen a new advertising agency of record, its first agency change in 20 years.
Lufthansa has taken delivery of its second Airbus A320neo in Hamburg. Its first A320neo, which was delivered Jan. 20 with Pratt & Whitney’s PW1100G engines, will keep operating on domestic routes within Germany until its engine issues are resolved, according to Lufthansa chairman and CEO Carsten Spohr.
The latest US Airline Fuel Cost and Consumption figures - for December 2015 and comparative prior months and years - organized by domestic, international and system totals.
GE Aviation said final assembly is well underway on the first full GE9X engine that will test in the first half of 2016, four years before the GE9X engine enters service on a Boeing 777X aircraft.
Plans for the first global CO₂ emissions standards for passenger aircraft have taken a significant step forward with the recommendation of a new standard by an ICAO committee.
Somali authorities say the Feb. 2 onboard explosion of a Djibouti-based Daallo Airlines Airbus A321-100, en route from Mogadishu to Djibouti, was caused by a bomb.
Turkish Airlines and Boeing have signed a collaboration agreement to strengthen the carrier’s industry position, as well as Turkey’s aerospace and technology capabilities.
Egypt’s Air Leisure Airline has signed memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Russia’s Sukhoi Civil Aircraft Co. (SCAC) for four Sukhoi Superjet 100s (SSJ100), with six options.
UK low-cost carrier (LCC) easyJet has unveiled plans for a hydrogen fuel cell system that would remove the need for aircraft to use their engines for taxiing.
Singapore Airline’s (SIA) first Airbus A350-900 has completed its maiden flight and will now enter the final production phase as it prepares for delivery in the coming weeks, Airbus said.
Indonesian flag carrier Garuda Indonesia is set to take delivery of four new Airbus A330-300 aircraft in 2016, all fitted with an enhanced business class.
Russian carriers took delivery of fewer than 60 aircraft in 2015, less than half of the approximately 123 aircraft delivered per year during 2008-2014, according to Russia’s State Scientific Research Institute of Civil Aviation.
