Rolls-Royce has won an order worth $1.1bn, at list prices, from Air Lease Corporation for Trent XWB engines to power its 25 Airbus A350XWB aircraft. Twenty of the Airbus A350 XWB aircraft will be the ...
Aeroflot has finally been granted permission by Russian aviation authorities to operate its Boeing 777-300ER. The first flight of this aircraft had to be postponed last month due to the missing type c...
Flybe has outsourced its customer call centre function to Sitel, a leading global business process outsourcing provider. This new partnership will integrate Flybe’s existing customer service team into...
Although Airbus has reiterated its confidence that the lithium ion (Li-ion) main battery architecture it has been developing with Saft and qualifying for the A350 XWB aircraft is robust and safe, sinc...
At the time of going to press, the 787 fleet has now been grounded for six weeks without a definitive solution in sight to solve the perceived problems with the lithium-ion battery installed on the ai...
Although Airbus has reiterated its confidence that the lithium ion (Li-ion) main battery architecture it has been developing with Saft and qualifying for the A350 XWB aircraft is robust and safe, sinc...
Japan Airlines (JAL) is seeking to replace its grounded 787 aircraft on routes between San Diego and Tokyo, which have been cancelled for the foreseeable future. JAL may use the larger 777 while the 7...
In 2012 ATR recorded its highest turnover, 1.44 billion dollars. The turboprop aircraft manufacturer also achieved a record annual delivery level of 64 aircraft, an increase of 18% over 2011 deliverie...
Indonesian carrier Sky Aviation plans to put into operation five Russian Sukhoi Superjet-100 RRJ-95B planes this year. "The first Sukhoi will arrive in mid-January. We expect it to begin operations in...
CIT Group has placed a firm order for 10 A350-900s. This is the second time CIT has ordered A350 XWBs and brings the lessor’s total backlog for the type to 15. “This order for Airbus A350 XWBs will fu...
Last week Aviation Capital Group (ACG) placed an order for 60 737 MAX aircraft. ACG's order, consisting of 50 737 MAX 8s and 10 737 MAX 9s, was finalized in December 2012. "This order is a major step ...
Malaysian Airlines System Bhd has signed a memorandum of understanding ATR to buy 36 ATR 72-600, which will deliver in H2 2013. Wholly owned carrier Firefly will take 20 of the 36 aircraft, while MASw...
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