Aircraft & Propulsion

A Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-700 pushing back from the gate struck a parked JetBlue Airways Airbus A320 Tuesday morning at Boston Logan International Airport.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Linda Blachly
American Airlines Group has taken delivery of the first of 30 enhanced Bombardier CRJ900 NextGen aircraft, which will be operated by subsidiary PSA Airlines under the American Eagle brand.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Linda Blachly
Phoenix-based Mesa Air Group has received FAA to add the Embraer E-175 to its operating certificate, which it called a “critical accomplishment” in its goal of having the aircraft “on line on time.”
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
The Pratt & Whitney PW1500G geared turbofan (GTF) engine that malfunctioned on Bombardier CSeries flight test aircraft FTV1 had been having problems and was repaired just before the low-pressure turbine failed during ground tests, Bombardier executives have told analysts from UBS.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Alan Dron
Engine manufacturer Rolls-Royce has officially opened a £100m ($168 million) advanced turbofan disc manufacturing plant, designed to produce fan discs and turbine discs for the latest generation of the company’s engines.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Victoria Moores
Airbus booked orders for 70 aircraft in May and delivered 55, taking its total backlog to 5,514 aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Pratt & Whitney has made a preliminary determination of the root cause of the PW1500G geared-turbofan engine failure during ground tests on a CSeries and is working with Bombardier “on a plan to resume testing in the next few weeks.”
Aircraft & Propulsion

Pratt & Whitney has delivered the first PW1200G geared turbofan (GTF) engine to Mitsubishi Aircraft Corp. for installation on the MRJ.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Victoria Moores
Icelandair’s regional subsidiary Air Iceland is evaluating whether to perform a cockpit and interior upgrade on its five Fokker 50s, or to replace them with a newer type.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Air India is reportedly demanding compensation from Boeing for delivering 787s that do not meet promised fuel-efficiency targets because the aircraft are heavier than planned.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Linda Blachly
TUI Travel subsidiary Arke has taken delivery of its first Boeing 787-8.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Victoria Moores
TAP Portugal’s fully owned regional subsidiary Portugalia is introducing a pair of wet-leased ATR 42-600s and has begun evaluations to replace its six Fokker 100s.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Victoria Moores
Rolls-Royce has run its Trent 1000-TEN engine, which will power all variants of the Boeing 787, for the first time.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Polina Montag-Girmes
Aeroflot’s grounded Ilyushin Il-96 caught fire June 3 while parked at Moscow Sheremetyevo Airport.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Polina Montag-Girmes
Russia’s United Aircraft Corp. (UAC) and Commercial Aircraft Corp. of China (COMAC) have entered into an agreement to study the feasibility of designing a new widebody aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Linda Blachly
Fiji Airways subsidiary Fiji Link took delivery of its first new ATR 72-600 on lease from Singapore-based Avation PLC.
Aircraft & Propulsion

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Aircraft & Propulsion

Airbus has begun operating so-called Early Long Flights (ELFs) aimed at assessing the cabin environment and related systems of the new A350 XWB in a typical operating scenario.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Karen Walker
A group of airlines chiefs, including IAG CEO Willie Walsh, is calling for a review of how air transport communications and IT specialist SITA is structured and governed.
Airlines & Lessors

By Karen Walker
Recommendations from an IATA task force created to find options for better global tracking of airliners will not be mandatory and may not be “one size fits all,” the organization’s head of safety and flight operations said Tuesday.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Karen Walker
Bombardier Aerospace’s president and COO believes the company will soon have a better understanding of the possible cause of the engine failure that occurred May 29 on the CSeries flight test aircraft FTV1 during ground testing at Bombardier’s Mirabel, Quebec, facility.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Karen Walker
Delta Air Lines has placed a firm order for 15 Airbus A321ceo aircraft for delivery from 2018 to replace older narrowbodies due for retirement.
Airlines & Lessors

By Karen Walker
Air New Zealand signed a firm order for 13 Airbus A320 family neo aircraft and one A320ceo in Doha on the eve of the 70th IATA AGM.
Airlines & Lessors

Singapore Airlines (SIA) has flown the first commercial Airbus A380 flight into India following the relaxation of restrictions imposed in 2008 by the Indian Ministry of Civil Aviation.
Airports & Networks

Patrick de Castelbajac has been appointed CEO of ATR, taking over from Filippo Bagnato, whose four-year mandate, according to ATR statutes, expired at the end of May 2014. De Castelbajac joins ATR from the commercial direction of Airbus where he was head of contracts negotiations.
Aircraft & Propulsion