Boeing has completed certification flight testing of the first delivery variant of its 787 Dreamliner – 606 days after the type first began flying. Aircraft ZA102, operating as flight BOE102, complete...
Ex-Cathay Pacific executive John Olsen has called on the UK government to build a new £15 billion airport in the flatlands of north Kent to alleviate pressure on London Heathrow. Olsen, who also ran D...
Spirit AeroSystems Holdings’ second quarter 2011 revenues were $1.466 billion, up from $1.056 billion for the same period of 2010 as the company recognized the deferred revenue associated with the 787...
GE Aviation plans to open a new manufacturing facility in Ellisville, Miss., to meet accelerating global demand. GE will invest $56 million in the new facility. The company is targeting for production...
Airbus has acquired air-traffic management firm Metron Aviation, subject to regulatory approvals. The US-based company is heavily involved in the U.S. NextGen air traffic modernization effort. Metron ...
Airbus has agreed to acquire Danish aircraft parts distributor Satair for more than $500 million. Shares in Satair rose 22.8% on the news in Copenhagen. Airbus will offer Satair shareholders 580 Danis...
TAM will install OnAir connectivity across its future Airbus A350 fleet as part of a broad agreement to equip its long-haul fleet with the system. The operator has tested OnAir on four aircraft in its...
Mxi Technologies has announced the opening of their new corporate office in Hong Kong in order to support the growing demand for the Maintenix software throughout the Asia-Pacific region. The decision...
Pemco World Air Services is converting several Boeing 737-400s to Combi configuration with the U.S. Department of the Interior. The converted aircraft will be operated by the National Nuclear Securit...
Boeing and ANA completed the 787 service ready operational validation in Japan over the weekend. As part of the validation, ANA pilots, together with Boeing, flew the Dreamliner on routes from Seattle...
Embraer delivered 25 commercial and 23 executive jets in the second quarter of 2011 (2Q11), closing out the first six months of the year with 45 commercial jets and 31 executive jets delivered. On Jun...
Airbus aims to win an order from AMR Corp’s American Airlines by offering $6 billion in preferential financing. Airbus has assembled a team of lenders and leasing firms to help the European company wi...
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