Among the few forecasts which Airbus finance chief Harald Wilhelm didn’t have to hand during the company’s third-quarter briefing was whether the odds were about to shorten on his boss, Tom Enders, staying in the top job. Powered by WPeMaticoContinue Reading

Drive for a little over an hour and a half along the UAE s highway E311 and you will pass no fewer than four international airports, each at a very different stage of development. Starting at Sharjah base of one of the Middle East s leading low-cost airlines, Air Arabia you will soon arrive at...Continue Reading

Textron AirLand’s production-standard Scorpion light-attack aircraft appears set to make a debut appearance at the Dubai air show from 12-16 November, with the aircraft currently being flown in neighbouring Saudi Arabia. Powered by WPeMaticoContinue Reading

Bombardier has received a letter of intent from an unidentified European carrier to acquire up to 61 CSeries aircraft, but delays to Pratt & Whitney engines have forced the airframer to cut its predicted 2017 deliveries of the airliner. Powered by WPeMaticoContinue Reading

The existence of a two-year-old project to develop a new air-to-air missile capable of intercepting targets at great distances has emerged in US budget documents. Powered by WPeMaticoContinue Reading

Airbus has wrapped up functional and reliability testing for its A350-1000, and is expecting to achieve certification for the twinjet this month. Powered by WPeMaticoContinue Reading

Over recent years it has been the big Gulf carriers that have caused headaches for rival network carriers in virtually all corners of the globe. Powered by WPeMaticoContinue Reading

Lufthansa Technik is exploring the possibility of another base maintenance facility in the Asia-Pacific, to take advantage of growing narrowbody MRO demand. Powered by WPeMaticoContinue Reading

Thailand low-cost carrier Nok Air has successfully raised Bt1.7 billion ($51 million) through a share offering. Powered by WPeMaticoContinue Reading

A batch of helicopters delivered years late and allegedly with parts missing and broken has led to a second legal dispute between MD Helicopters (MDHI) and Boeing, two acrimonious neighbours and former corporate partners in Mesa, Arizona. Powered by WPeMaticoContinue Reading