Air Transport

AIN Blog: MH17 Insurer Pledges Payments as Liability Questions Loom

The Montreal Convention prescribes war risk payments of $150,000 per passenger.

Delta Suspends Service to Tel Aviv Over Missile Fears

A rocket or associated debris found Ben Gurion International Airport prompted Delta to divert a flight bound for Tel Aviv to Paris.

Farnborough Show Yields Record Air Transport Orders

The 2014 Farnborough International Airshow set new records for airliner and engine orders.

MH17 Evidence Lays Blame on Pro-Russia Militia

A mounting body of evidence suggests that pro-Russian separatists shot down Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over eastern Europe.

UN Demands Independent Investigation of Ukraine Crash

Malaysian Airlines flight MH17 was flying just 1,000 feet above an existing exclusion zone when it crashed.

GP7200 Adds Two New Thrust Ratings

The engine that powers the A380 is able to deliver higher power at hot ambient temperatures for improved airline performance.

Flight Testing of A350 Targets September EASA Certification

Principal remaining elements include the maximum-energy rejected take-off (Merto) demonstration and long-range, route-proving flights.

Boeing, Qatar Seal 777-9X Deal

Airline Big Bucks Break Farnborough Show’s Sales Record

Aircraft and engine orders logged so far at the 2014 Farnborough show could be as high as $155 billion.

Bombardier Converts Two Q400s, Gets LOI For Five CSeries

The Nok Air Q400 contract is valued at $66 million, and the CSeries sale, if exercised, is valued at $365 million.

Boeing’s ‘lessons learned’ manifest themselves in 787-9, 777X

The company delivered Air New Zealand's first Dreamliner a month ahead of schedule.