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Bombardier Misses C Series Delivery Target for 2017

Ships 17 airplanes out of most recent estimate of 20 to 22

Aircraft

January 4, 2018

Air Baltic Reflects on Its First Year of Flying the Bombardier C Series CS300 Airliner

Air Baltic Reflects on Its First Year of Flying the Bombardier C Series CS300 Airliner

Aircraft

January 4, 2018

Competition Begins for Production Site of Boeing's NMA

Several regions are positioning themselves to produce the possible—but not yet launched—New Midsized Aircraft.

Aircraft

January 3, 2018

Indonesia To Step Up Drug Screening of Flight Crew

Effort follows December 30 arrest of Malindo Air pilot in Batam

Airlines

January 3, 2018

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Africa Becoming a Hotbed of Civil Drone Operations

Aid agencies, oil industry turn to UAVs for transportation, surveillance needs in remote areas

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

January 2, 2018

Bombardier Confident In CRJ Sales Upswing

Company believes refreshed cabin will help drive sales in still-relevant large RJ market

Aircraft

December 28, 2017

Mitsubishi Aircraft Details Latest Organizational Changes

Establishes new program management division led by MRJ program director Alex Bellamy

Aircraft

December 27, 2017

Ethiopian Ends Negotiations To Manage Arik Air

Ethiopian flag carrier now engaged to help re-establish Zambia Airways

Airlines

December 26, 2017

Avianca Brasil Eyes A321neos and Europe

Fast-growing airline hopes to extend its fledgling international network to Europe and might add A321neos to its fleet

Airlines

December 26, 2017

Boeing, Embraer Eye 'Potential Combination'

Talks ongoing as Airbus and Bombardier finalize plans for the European venture to take a 50.01 percent stake in the CSeries program.

Aircraft

December 21, 2017

A321neo Arrival Positions Hawaiian for Network Optimization

New U.S. and international markets, upgraded services part of near-term strategy

Airlines

December 18, 2017

Shakeup at Airbus To See Departure of Enders, Bregier

Airbus Helicopters CEO Guillaume Faury to succeed Bregier in February while search for Enders’s replacement intensifies

Aircraft

December 15, 2017

Airbus Snags 100-aircraft A321neo Order from Delta

First delivery scheduled for early 2020

Aircraft

December 14, 2017

Bombardier Offers Perspective on Airbus C Series Airliner Partnership

Bombardier Offers Perspective on Airbus C Series Airliner Partnership

Aircraft

December 14, 2017

Boeing Faces Down UK MPs Over Bombardier Spat

Rejects claims that case has harmed employment in Belfast

Aircraft

December 13, 2017

North Korea Missiles an ‘Unprecedented’ Threat to Airspace

ICBMs the latest and most serious danger to airliners in flight

Airlines

December 12, 2017

IATA Sees Uneven Progress Among Mideast Carriers

Crisis in Qatar, war in Yemen among chief obstacles to broad participation in profit rebound

Airlines

December 12, 2017

Airbus, Bombardier Launch ‘Clean Teams’ for C Series Effort

Companies’ program integration work well underway

Aircraft

December 11, 2017

Engines Choice Open for Qatar’s Latest A321neo Order

Gulf airline remains in negotiations over engine provision for 50 A321neo ACFs

Airlines

December 8, 2017

Trent 1000 Fault Forces Air New Zealand Flight Cancellations

Some 400 to 500 of the Rolls-Royce engines are affected by inadequate design of turbine blades

Engines

December 8, 2017