All air transport news – Page 1143
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Firefighting DC-10 available to lease
A McDonnell Douglas DC-10 firefighting-configured aircraft is available for lease to European governments. The US-registered aircraft - the second of only...
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Lessor LCI orders 20 CSeries including first CS300s
Operating lessor Lease Corporation International has emerged as the second firm customer for the Bombardier CSeries twin-jet, with a firm purchase agreement...
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Aerolineas Argentinas deal draws near
Argentina's government and Spain's Grupo Marsans are on the brink of a deal to settle their differences...
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Survival specialists
Like all SMEs, Wales's small aerospace suppliers have had to develop distinct product offerings to beat overseas competition
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Lufthansa Technik gets more engine work from PAL
Philippine Airlines (PAL) has signed a 12-year contract with Lufthansa Technik to handle repair and overhaul work on the engines used to power its Airbus...
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World Airlines directory 2009 - Crisis Management
Huge losses are hitting the airline industry round the world and carriers are tightening their belts - but will the chaos lead to changes and a more solid future?
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This Week briefings
ILFC, the airliner leasing giant and one of Airbus's and Boeing's biggest customers, may be unable...
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PICTURE: Dubai's DAE takes delivery of first Emirates 777 freighter
Dubai Aerospace Enterprise has taken delivery of its first Boeing aircraft, a 777 freighter which will be leased by Emirates
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TUIfly fleet to split as Air Berlin partnership sealed
Germany's Air Berlin has firmed a cross-ownership agreement with TUI Travel carrier TUIfly, through which the carriers will hold 19.9% of one another. Under...
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PICTURE: Single SkyTeam alliance livery expected to debut shortly
SkyTeam member carriers are expected shortly to introduce a common livery on some aircraft, while Czech Airlines appears already to have revealed the basics...
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PICTURE: Virgin Galactic makes WhiteKnight Two structural changes
To solve handling and stability problems Virgin Galactic has made structural modifications to the vertical stabiliser fins of its WhiteKnight Two...
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SAS eyes CSeries potential as narrowbody successors slip
Bombardier's CSeries has emerged as a more serious fleet renewal candidate for Scandinavian Star Alliance member SAS, should Airbus and Boeing fail to deliver...
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Embraer to decide on larger aircraft within 18 to 24 months
Embraer expects to decide whether to move forward with development of a larger commercial aircraft within the next 18 to 24 months.
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SIA Engineering picks $100 million Gulf Air deal
SIA Engineering Company (SIAEC) has emerged as the big beneficiary of Gulf Air's decision to terminate its major MRO contract with SR Technics. The...
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VIDEO: Virgin Galactic releases flight test footage
VIDEO: Virgin Galactic releases flight test footage
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Helicopter's height alerts failed on rig approach that ended in sea
The crew of a Bond Offshore Eurocopter EC225 Super Puma that collided with the sea surface during a poor visibility night approach to a North Sea oil rig...
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Business: Good week - Bad week
ROW44 The in-flight broadband systems developer won special temporary US Federal Communications Commission authority to operate up to 12earth stations for...
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Airbus confident in financing for 2009 deliveries
Buoyed by financial support from export credit agencies Airbus believes the majority of its deliveries this year will gain financing. Airbus Americas...
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American reaches new ASAP agreement with pilots
American Airlines has reached a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with its pilots' union on a new Aviation Safety Action Programme (ASAP), ATI has learned.
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FAA may mirror EASA with aircraft exit rule
The US Federal Aviation Administration is considering adopting a new requirement concerning "self-help" escape exits if and when the European Aviation Safety...