Airbus A330

By Guy Norris
A new cooling strategy for the high-pressure turbine is at the heart of the plan to boost Trent 1000 and 7000 durability.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Guy Norris
Rolls-Royce sees the widebody cargo sector as an increasingly important part of its future portfolio.
Airlines & Lessors

By Helen Massy-Beresford
France’s public prosecutor has launched an appeal after a Paris court verdict cleared Air France and Airbus of charges from the 2009 crash of AF447.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Chen Chuanren
Air China narrowed its first-quarter net loss to CNY3.2 billion ($462 million) from CNY9.8 billion a year prior.
Airlines & Lessors

By Adrian Schofield
While Hawaiian Airlines reports strong demand on most of its international and domestic routes, recovery remains sluggish in the key Japanese tourist market.
Airlines & Lessors

By Guy Norris
Northrop Grumman has partnered with JetZero in its bid to develop a full-scale blended-wing-body demonstrator as a tanker-transport for the U.S. Air Force.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Helen Massy-Beresford
The verdict comes nearly 14 years after the crash of Air France flight AF447 in 2009, which killed all 228 people on board an Airbus A330-200.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Adrian Schofield
Cathay is also looking at placing new orders for freighter aircraft.
Airlines & Lessors

By Victoria Moores
The Airbus A330-200, registered 9XR-WX, was delivered from Châteauroux, France, to RwandAir’s Kigali home hub on March 18.
Airlines & Lessors

By Graham Warwick
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Aerospace

By Kurt Hofmann
Maldivian Airlines’ parent company has issued a request-for-proposal to provide two Airbus A330-200s on a dry-lease basis for a period of six years.
Airlines & Lessors

By Adrian Schofield
AirAsia X posted its highest quarterly profit since the pre-pandemic period after tapping into strong international demand.
Airlines & Lessors

By Tony Osborne
The United Arab Emirates is understood to have gone through with a controversial deal to buy Chinese advanced jet trainers.
Light Attack and Advanced Training

By Sean Broderick
Incursions and other close calls trigger proactive move to flag safety risks.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Jens Flottau
Airbus management has finally accepted that its narrowbody ambitions have been unrealistic, but there is confidence the OEM can deliver more widebodies.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Aaron Karp
The flag carrier will be the only airline flying between Ottawa and Europe.
Airports & Networks

By David Casey
The oneworld alliance member is adding a second route to Jakarta.
Airports & Networks

By Kurt Hofmann
Kuwait Airways' management has accepted the aircraft's limitations and is looking ahead.
Airlines & Lessors

By Aaron Karp
PAL’s service to China had been suspended since early 2020.
Airports & Networks

By Adrian Schofield
Air Premia and T’Way are expanding the widebody operations they launched during the past two years.
Airlines & Lessors

By David Casey
Service to the Italian carrier’s third destination in Latin America will start in October.
Airports & Networks

By David Casey
After taking delivery of a third Airbus A330, the Vietnamese LCC is forging ahead with its long-haul expansion plans.
Airlines & Lessors

By David Casey
After taking delivery of a third Airbus A330, the Vietnamese LCC is forging ahead with its long-haul expansion plans.
Airports & Networks

By Adrian Schofield
Hawaiian Airlines has added another two aircraft to its Boeing 787-9 order and has also revealed a revised delivery timetable for the 787s.
Airlines & Lessors

By Kurt Hofmann
Routes to Miami, Toronto and Shanghai are being evaluated as the carrier looks to add a third Airbus A330 to its fleet.
Airports & Networks