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Boeing’s ecoDemonstrator Makes Airshow Debut

The ex-Air China 777-200 flies final test mission from Seattle to Changi via Osaka.

Aircraft

February 11, 2020

Asia-Pacific Offers Prospects For New ATR Turboprop

Almost a third of the total number of short-runway airports open to service by the new ATR variant are in the Asia-Pacific region.

Aircraft

February 11, 2020

De Haviland Sees APAC Opportunities for New Dash 8-400s

Strong interest in the version from Asia-Pacific carriers persuades De Havilland Canada to exhibit an Extra Capacity Dash 8-400 at Singapore.

Aircraft

February 11, 2020

DHC Explores OEM Dash 8-400 Freighter Conversion

Interest from cargo companies in a Dash 8-400 freighter has persuaded DHC to consider launching its own conversion program.

Aircraft

February 11, 2020

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Boeing 737-800BCF Defies Freighter Market ‘Softness’

The U.S. airframer’s narrowbody cargo conversion has drawn orders and commitments for 130 units since its launch three years ago.

Aircraft

February 11, 2020

Pratt & Whitney Touts Local GTF Maintenance

The U.S. engine maker celebrates a year of geared turbofan overhauls at Eagle Services Asia.

Engines

February 11, 2020

Singapore: 'Bustling, Dynamic, and Filled with Opportunities'

Industry is weathering global uncertainties compounded by the coronavirus, but has a bright outlook with surging passenger numbers, Heng Sweek Keat said.

February 11, 2020

Airbus Unveils 'Maveric' Blended-wing Demonstrator

The Maveric demonstrator began flying in central France in June last year.

Aircraft

February 11, 2020

Airbus Case Spurs Hopes for Indonesian Anti-graft Agency

“Key decision makers” at Garuda received $3.3 million in illicit payments from various firms, including Airbus and Rolls-Royce.

Airlines

February 11, 2020

PNG Air Signs Up for ATR's STOL Regional Airliners

Three new short-takeoff ATR airliners will help Papua New Guinea PNG Air expand its network further into rural communities.

Aircraft

February 11, 2020

Korean Air Picks Pratt GTF Engines for its A321neos

The Korean flag carrier expects deliveries of the GTF-equipped Airbus narrowbodies to start next year.

Engines

February 11, 2020

Sichuan Airlines' New A350s Will Feature Thales's Core IFE

Thales will install its latest Core IFE inflight entertainment systems on Sichuan Airlines' A350s, which are due to enter service at the end of 2021.

Airlines

February 11, 2020

Qatar Airways-backed Air Italy Ceases Operations

The Italian airline will be liquidated following years of losses and an apparent disagreement between shareholders whether to inject more funds.

Aircraft

February 11, 2020

SAESL Confident of Growth

SAESL has been operational for over 20 years; it was set up in 1999 and started operations two years later, overhauling Trent 800 engines.

Engines

February 10, 2020

StandardAero Keeps GE's CF34s Spinning

Having recently delivered its 3,000th CF34 workscope, StandardAero is seeing significant growth in services for the GE engine.

February 10, 2020

Scaled-back Singapore Airshow 2020 Opens

Leading up to Singapore Airshow 2020, 70 exhibitors pulled out, and plans are to reduce public attendance, but more than 90 percent of exhibitors remain.

February 10, 2020

ST Engineering Celebrates A321P2F Milestones

The first test flight of the A321 passenger-to-freighter conversion took place on January 22.

Aircraft

February 10, 2020

Airline Bankruptcies and Max Grounding Depress European Traffic Growth

The number of flights across Europe recorded their lowest growth rate last year since 2013.

Airlines

February 10, 2020

Ryanair Suffers Second Top Executive Departure

The Irish low-cost carrier’s chief marketing officer Kenny Jacobs resigned and will leave his post in April.

Airlines

February 10, 2020

ST Engineering Displays Expandable Lavatory

Singapore’s engineering giant designed its expandable lav for retrofit or factory line-fit on Airbus and Boeing narrowbodies.

Cabin Interior and Electronics

February 10, 2020