Panama-based AviancaTaca Holdings has selected the advanced technology LEAP-1A engines to power 33 Airbus A320neo family aircraft, in addition to ordering CFM56-5B engines to power an additional 18 Ai...
Frontier Airlines has begun evaluating the use of Apple iPads equipped with electronic-chart functionality, or “electronic flight bags.” The Federal Aviation Administration has approved a six-month ev...
Boeing has shared designs for the upgraded 777 with Emirates, International Consolidated Airlines Group and Japan Airlines, reports the Wall Street Journal, indicating that the manufacturer is seeking...
Sabre has extended its relationship with Aegean Airlines so the carrier can sell pre-paid baggage through Sabre-connected travel agencies. Agents will be able to view the discounted pre-paid baggage o...
Hong Kong-based China Aircraft Leasing Company (CALC) has announced its selection of CFM56-5B engines to power 25 new Airbus A320 family aircraft. The firm engine order is valued at $500 million U.S....
The landing gear on a Sukhoi Superjet 100 failed shortly after takeoff from Moscow's Sheremetyevo Airport and the aircraft was forced to make an emergency landing back at the airport. No one was injur...
Qantas is reported to be negotiating to buy several used 747-400 freighters that will replace the two 747Fs wet leased from Atlas Air when their contracts expire. The order is not set in stone howeve...
New aircraft trader/lessor of used aircraft, Beijing Ji-An has been launched by joint venture partners Air China and GA Telesis. The company, which will be based in China, will also offer full-scale a...
Boeing has added another nine aircraft to the growing 787 inventory which now stands at around 51 aircraft. As long as 787 remains grounded, Boeing is faced with the choice of either slowing productio...
Norwegian plans to wet lease two A340s from HiFly if the delivery of Norwegian's Boeing 787 fleet is delayed. The low-cost carrier plans to fly 787 services from Oslo to New York JFK from May 30 and O...
Meggitt has confirmed that the Boeing 787’s battery charger, made by one of its US subsidiaries, passed a series of tests by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) in January. The NTSB said, ...
A regulatory filing shows that Air China has agreed to buy 20 737-800s, two 747-8s, one 777-300ER and eight 777 freighters to be operated by Air China Cargo. ...
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