All news – Page 3168
-
News
Boeing bites into Asian pie
As its home market shrinks, US manufacturer Boeing is looking to unlock doors elsewhere, including in Asia ...
-
News
Israel reports 'some progress' in JSF talks
Fresh talks between US and Israeli teams about the planned sale of Lockheed Martin's F-35 Joint Strike Fighter to the Israeli air force have resulted in...
-
NewsPICTURES: Boeing seeks heat with 747-8
Photographer David Shields snapped pictures of a Boeing 747-8F performing three touch-and-go circuits followed by a full-stop landing at the Phoenix-Mesa...
-
NewsEmirates talks to Boeing about 777 successor and hints at more big orders
Emirates is continuing dialogue with Boeing about its plans to develop a 777 replacement, as the airline hints that more big twinjet orders could be in the offing.
-
Opinion
Comment: Chinese walls
Airframers and charter companies attending the inaugural Asian Business Aviation show in Macau approached the occasion with caution, and who can blame them?
-
Opinion
Comment: Single-pilot crews for airliners?
The discussion about one-pilot cockpits is not new, but so far it's been all speculation. Now a manufacturer is talking about it publicly. Could it happen? Should it? Will it?
-
News
IATA investigates suspected fraud in billing and remittance system
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) is carrying out an internal investigation of its billing and remittance system for airlines, after 550...
-
News
M-346 partners make case for Eurotraining deal
Alenia Aermacchi and EADS are stepping up their efforts to meet the nine-nation Eurotraining initiative with the M-346 Master ...
-
NewsUS Air Force, industry prepare for T-38 replacement
Rivals for the US Air Force's massive T-38 replacement deal are pushing their proposed successors to the venerable Talon ...
-
News
Business bad week
AIR BERLIN The German carrier warns that it will have to raise fares after estimating that the country's planned aviation tax could place a €180-220 million...
-
News
Business good week
EGYPTAIR The Egyptian carrier has grabbed an opportunity offered by Airbus to introduce its new A330-300 fleet this year, which is much earlier than planned....
-
News
GTF assembly site for MRJ to be decided by P&W this year
Pratt & Whitney (P&W) will decide by year-end on a location for assembling the 17,000lb-thrust (76kN) PurePower PW1000G geared turbofan for the Mitsubishi...
-
News
Gatwick Airport drops 'London' brand ahead of £1bn revamp
London Gatwick Airport is to be known simply as Gatwick Airport and will undergo a £1 billion ($1.48 billion) facelift, its new owner Global Infrastructure...
-
NewsEmirates hungry for even more A380s: Clark
Emirates Airline president Tim Clark says the carrier is likely to need even more A380s than the 90 it has ordered so far.
-
News
FL Technics to treble line maintenance network
Lithuania's FL Technics plans to more than treble the number of its line maintenance stations in Europe by 2012 as part of a $25 million investment programme. The...
-
NewsTurkey halts Israel UAV talks in wake of Gaza flotilla action
Turkey has frozen negotiations on buying more Israeli-made UAVs, but planned deliveries of its IAI Heron system will be completed ...
-
News
L-3 set to deliver New Zealand's first delayed C-130H
New Zealand's first of five upgraded C-130H transports should be returned to the nation's air force within weeks ...
-
News
Financial markets turmoil hits airline plans
Volatile capital markets have forced three airlines to shelve initial public offerings and at least one other carrier to cancel a debt issue. Global markets...
-
News
Colombian competition hots up
The launch of LAN-supported AerOasis and more expansion at Aires is expected to further shake-up the Colombian market
-
NewsPICTURES: SkyCargo 777 tests new Dubai Al-Maktoum Airport
Emirates' freight division SkyCargo has performed the first operational flight into Dubai's Al-Maktoum International Airport, ahead of its formal opening...