Singapore Airlines first ultra long-range A350-900ULR has departed Toulouse for its home base, following official delivery of the twinjet to the carrier. Powered by WPeMaticoContinue Reading
Shanghai Airlines, a unit of China Eastern Airlines, has taken delivery of its first Boeing 787, a Dash 9 variant that the carrier intends to deploy on major routes from its Shanghai hub. Powered by WPeMaticoContinue Reading
Bombardier has delivered its very first 90-seat Q400 turboprop, handing over the first of 25 such aircraft to Indian airline SpiceJet. Powered by WPeMaticoContinue Reading
Rolls-Royce Trent has been synonymous with advanced aero engines for nearly three decades. Indeed, the series has been successful enough for this namesake of British engineering to claim that gas turbines named after the mighty waterway flowing past its Derby home power a market-leading 40% share of the new generation widebody fleet. The Airbus A330,...Continue Reading
It was never going to be easy for Airbus to replace its billion dollar salesman John Leahy. And just eight months into its post-Leahy journey, Toulouse has already had to make unscheduled turnback. Powered by WPeMaticoContinue Reading
Oneworld alliance partners Cathay Pacific and Qantas will start a codeshare partnership on 28 October, covering two Australia-Hong Kong routes, services from Hong Kong to Asia, and some Australian domestic routes. Powered by WPeMaticoContinue Reading
The US Air Force will experiment with a Kickstarter-style contracting process in October for small businesses and startups that is designed to reduce the time it takes the service to grant contracts from months to days. Powered by WPeMaticoContinue Reading
Southwest Airlines will co-fund a new $130 million regional maintenance facility at Baltimore/Washington International airport, to better meet its needs at the second busiest airport in its network. Powered by WPeMaticoContinue Reading
Boeing has engaged Liebherr to supply electronic control equipment for the landing gears of current- and next-generation 777s. Powered by WPeMaticoContinue Reading
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