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Bombardier Seals Q400 Deal with SpiceJet

Agreement covers firm order for 25 of the big turboprops and purchase rights on 25 more

Aircraft

September 29, 2017

UAC, Comac Name New Widebody CR 929

Companies finally agree to designation following several months of ambiguity

Aircraft

September 29, 2017

Qatar Completes Purchase of Equity Stake in Meridiana

Doha-based carrier now owns 49-percent of the ailing Italian airline

Airlines

September 29, 2017

U.S. Proposes Massive Import Duties on Bombardier C Series

Commerce Department calculates value of subsidies at 219.63 percent of airplane’s cost

Aircraft

September 27, 2017

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Analysis Spotlights Middle East’s Risky Capacity Assumptions

Region adding 8 percent more seats per year, mostly in widebodies

Airlines

September 26, 2017

Airbus’s ‘Blade’ Laminar Flow Wing Demonstrator Takes Flight

Tests aim to achieve a 50-percent reduction in wing friction and up to 5 percent lower CO2 emissions

Aircraft

September 26, 2017

Boeing Opens New Office for NMA Study

Company appoints 787 executive Mark Jenks to lead development efforts

Aircraft

September 26, 2017

Lufthansa Commits to Adding 61 Airplanes to Eurowings Fleet

Supervisory board approves €1 billion investment

Airlines

September 26, 2017

Al Baker Defiant as Qatar Takes First Boeing 747-8

Airline’s cargo business grows by 160-percent following institution of travel bans by four neighboring countries

Aircraft

September 25, 2017

Boeing Boosts Market Outlook for Southeast Asia

Latest forecast reflects expected requirement for $650 billion worth of airliners over the next two decades

Aircraft

September 22, 2017

Boeing Turns Focus to Turkey’s Vision 2023 with Dreamliner Deal

Turkish Airlines signs MOU for forty 787-9s as Boeing agrees to participate in national aerospace initiative

Aircraft

September 22, 2017

Ryanair’s O’Leary Apologizes For Mass Cancellations

Pilot scheduling snafu forces airline to scrap 2,100 flights over six weeks

Airlines

September 21, 2017

Airbus Inaugurates A330 Delivery Center in China

European airframer plans to outfit two airplanes per month for Chinese customers by 2019

Aircraft

September 20, 2017

Russia and China to Partner on Engine for New Widebody

MOU signed during Aviation Expo China outlines collaboration on new engine to generate 75,000 pounds of thrust

Engines

September 20, 2017

Nokia Fielding European Air-to-ground Data Network

The Nokia air-to-ground network starts operating later this year and will require 300 ground stations to cover 30 countries in Europe.

Cabin Interior and Electronics

September 19, 2017

Comac Inks Big C919 Deals at Beijing Aviation Expo

Order tally now reaches 730 for the Chinese narrowbody

Aircraft

September 19, 2017

JetBlue’s Hayes Rails against Legacy Airline Power Grab

During speech at Aero Club of Washington, the JetBlue CEO sides with Persian Gulf airlines

Airlines

September 19, 2017

ATR Makes Case for Maintaining Output at 80 Airplanes

Order involving Silver Airways boosts prospects in U.S.

Aircraft

September 18, 2017

Traffic, Widebody Demand Back Boeing’s 787 Rate Bump

OEM confirms production rate increase from 12 to 14 in 2019

Aircraft

September 15, 2017

A320neo Engine Woes, Slot Shortage Hamper HK Express

Hong-Kong-based LCC forced to apply brakes to expansion plans

Aircraft

September 14, 2017