All air transport news – Page 921
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Air China confirms deal for four 777-300ERs
Boeing has confirmed that Air China ordered the four 777-300ERs that it added to its backlog last week as those from an undisclosed customer.
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Switzerland: Starragheckert rides out machining downturn
Despite a drop in investment by manufacturers, machine tooling maker Starragheckert is spending on new product development
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Switzerland: Acutronic gets into motion
Acutronic, one of a few suppliers of motion test simulation equipment, is looking to the emerging markets of the east
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Switzerland: Sauter Bachmann - a little firm with big ambitions
Sauter Bachmann is a relative newcomer to aerospace, but it is winning a glowing reputation from international OEMs
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Southwest plans to keep AirTran’s Boeing 717 fleet
Southwest executives have confirmed that it plans to operate AirTran's 86 Boeing 717s once its acquisition of AirTran closes and the Atlanta-hubbed carrier...
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Caribbean orders nine ATR 72-600s with Armonia cabins
Trinidad and Tobago's Caribbean Airlines has ordered nine ATR 72-600 turboprops from the European airframer.
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Southwest to acquire AirTran Airways
Southwest is to further consolidation in the US industry through the acquisition of fellow low-fare carrier AirTran Airways. In a definitive agreement...
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Aeromexico hands 737 component support to Lufthansa
Aeromexico has reached a maintenance agreement with Lufthansa Technik covering component support for Boeing 737 aircraft.
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Korean Air studies regional jet order
Korean Air (KAL) is mulling over an order for regional jets in the next two years to operate on short-haul services to China and Japan.
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ICAO realistic about emissions schemes as its 37th Assembly begins
ICAO leadership plans to take a practical approach during its triennial Assembly beginning on 28 September to achieve a highly-anticipated framework for...
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UAE's RAK Airways to relaunch services on 10 October
Ras Al Khaimah's latest attempt to establish its own airline will culminate with the commencement of flights in two weeks' time. The emirate will restart...
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Inquiry opens after Wind Jet A319 landing accident
Italian investigators have opened an inquiry into a landing accident at Palermo in Sicily which badly damaged a Wind Jet Airbus A319.
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Iraq offered new F-16s with older missiles
Iraq could receive 18 Lockheed Martin F-16s worth up to $4.2 billion and equipped with previous generation missiles and radar ...
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Cause of 787 engine test failure remains unclear
As Boeing's lead 787 returned to flight operations on 17 September following an engine surge, uncertainty continues to surrounds the investigation into the 2 August uncontained failure in ground testing of a Package A Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 engine.
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Bombardier indicates more CSeries orders to come soon
Bombardier insists more orders for its CSeries twin-jet programme are set to be disclosed shortly. In a programme update during the European Regions...
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More CSeries orders in the pipeline: Bombardier
Bombardier Commercial Aircraft president Gary Scott says more CSeries orders will be announced in the "not too distant future". Giving a programme...
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Jet Airways to launch New Delhi-Milan service in December
Jet Airways is to start a daily nonstop service between New Delhi and Milan from 5 December. This is its first service into Italy, and the Indian carrier...
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Boeing adds 10 777s to backlog
Boeing has added orders for 10 777s, including four from an undisclosed customer.
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Martinair to axe passenger operation next year
Air France-KLM's holiday carrier Martinair is to axe its passenger business late next year in order to focus completely on its air freight operations.
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Koito's falsification of seat test data results in proposed ADs
Seven months after Koito Industries made the stunning revelation that it falsified test data on some 150,000 aircraft seats in the world fleet, EASA and...