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Saudia's Flyadeal Aims To Cut 50-Aircraft Deal by Midyear

Campaign pits Boeing 737 Max against Airbus A320neo

Airlines

March 2, 2018

First Airbus A350-900ULR Rolls Out in Toulouse

World’s longest range airliner to fly direct scheduled service from Singapore to U.S. by year-end

Aircraft

February 28, 2018

Embraer E190-E2 Wins Certification from Three Authorities

Gains approval from Brazil’s ANAC, the U.S. FAA and Europe’s EASA following 2,000 hours of flight testing

Aircraft

February 28, 2018

Aerospace Suppliers Feeling Squeeze of ‘Vertical Integration’

Boeing, Airbus look inward for more revenue sources, supply-chain control

Aircraft

February 27, 2018

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ALC Reckons Boeing NMA Launch Isn’t Imminent

Boeing still has much research to complete before it can launch its NMA program, says ALC executive chairman Steven Udvar-Hazy.

Aircraft

February 26, 2018

Simulation Validates Sesar Multi-Remote-Tower Solution

Simulation at DLR will be followed with a real-life simulation at Budapest.

Airports

February 26, 2018

New Malaysia Airlines Regime Faces Down Challenges

Airbus widebodies centerpieces of restructuring effort

Airlines

February 26, 2018

Iran Grounds Aseman Airlines' ATRs Following Crash

Search for bodies, FDR, and CVR suspended due to harsh weather

Accidents

February 23, 2018

Pratt & Whitney Resumes GTF Production

UTC doesn’t expect the knife-edge seal issue affecting 98 PW1100G-JM engines to affect P&W’s GTF 2018 production performance.

Engines

February 21, 2018

Airbus Renews Tough Talk with Suppliers

Demands 100-percent on-time rate as production approaches 800 aircraft a year

Aircraft

February 20, 2018

Airbus Delivers First Qatar A350-1000

Though a few months late, the first delivery has Qatar's management excited with prospects for the future.

Aircraft

February 20, 2018

Indian Regulator Defends IndiGo's GTF Response

Calls claims of negligence on the part of IndiGo "baseless"

Airlines

February 19, 2018

Search Continues for Wreckage of Iran Aseman ATR 72

Aging turboprop carried 66 people on flight destined for Yasuj from Tehran

Accidents

February 19, 2018

Sichuan Airlines Signs for 10 Airbus A350-900s

Airline Aims To Expand Further Afield

Aircraft

February 19, 2018

Boeing 737 Max 9 Cleared for Service

Gains FAA certification some 11 months after first flight

Aircraft

February 16, 2018

Fresh Engine Troubles Tarnish Airbus’s Positive 2017 Financials

Challenges mount while net order count reaches 1,109 commercial airplanes

Aircraft

February 15, 2018

Embraer’s Tiger Liveried E190-E2 Airliner Roars as Certification Approaches

Embraer’s Tiger Liveried E190-E2 Airliner Roars as Certification Approaches

Aircraft

February 15, 2018

Drone/Aircraft Encounters Prompt Call for Tighter Regulations

Carriers, pilots, and controllers want FAA empowered to tighten drone restrictions

Regulations and Government

February 14, 2018

Fly-in, Fly-out Model Proves a Boon for Alliance Airlines

Getting energy workers to out-of-the-way sites is one part of the company's business plan.

Charter & Fractional

February 13, 2018

Emirates Locks In Fresh Batch of Airbus A380s

Cofmirms deal for 20 of the superjumbos scheduled for first delivery in 2020

Aircraft

February 13, 2018