All articles by Niall O’Keeffe – Page 10
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Airbus renews calls for negotiation after subsidy finding by WTO
Airbus has suffered a reverse in its long-running World Trade Organisation dispute with Boeing, conceding that the investigating panel has found "an element...
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Internal business drives growth at Lufthansa Technik
Increase in custom from Lufthansa's airline affiliates helped its maintenance arm, Lufthansa Technik, to grow its revenues and profit in 2009. Revenues...
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Dassault notches record Falcon deliveries despite haemorrhaging orders
Dassault Aviation delivered a record number of Falcon business jets in 2009, but cancellations far outweighed new orders as fractional ownership provider NetJets scrapped 65 post-2014 deliveries.
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PICTURES: Canada's first C-130J makes flight debut
Canada's first Lockheed Martin C-130J Hercules completed its first flight on 3 March ...
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NewsEADS strikes deal with A400M customers
EADS and the customers for its A400 military transport have reached a "principle agreement" to amend the contract governing the programme, the manufacturer...
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Aviation biofuels: the bumpy road to scale production
The aviation industry is embracing biofuels as the solution to its carbon concerns, but insists that governments must assist in their development
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BAe 146 'could be transport stopgap'
BAE Systems is offering its out-of-production regional aircraft as a bridging solution for armies and air forces affected by military transport delivery...
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Avro Business Jet prospects brighten as financial concerns trump egos: BAE
BAE Systems Regional Aircraft is hopeful of "further successes" with cost-conscious operators in the corporate...
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IATA blasts governments and oil companies for neglect of biofuels
The International Air Transport Association has criticised the oil industry and national governments for failing to invest in the development of aviation...
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Eurocopter calls for X4 aid as demand for light helicopters slumps
Eurocopter may have to radically alter the design of its proposed X4 civil helicopter - potentially limiting use of green technologies - if the French government...
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Leasing special report: ACG ready to buy if price is right
California-based lessor Aviation Capital Group is looking to grow its narrowbody-focused portfolio with...
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Qatar enlists Airbus in pursuit of alternative fuels
Qatar Airways has joined forces with Airbus to launch a new environmental initiative aimed at producing biomass-to-liquid (BTL) jet fuel.
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NewsAvicopter ponders alternative engine following EC175 first flight
Chinese state-owned helicopter manufacturer Avicopter is considering the launch of a new engine programme for the EC175/Z15 medium twin that it is developing...
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Falcon jet manufacturer readies collaborative maintenance tool for 2011 launch
Dassault intends to offer operators of its Falcon business jets a new "e-maintenance" service from...
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American Eagle firms 22 additional CRJ700s
American Eagle Airlines has exercised options to acquire 22 additional Bombardier CRJ700 aircraft, which will bring its fleet of the type to 47. The...
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BA-Iberia merger – bigger, but is it better?
Time will tell if long-mooted merger of UK flag carrier with Iberia delivers benefits promised
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Maintenance monolith moves in on Malpensa
Lufthansa Technik has moved into Milan with plans to expand as Alitalia scales down its presence at Malpensa airport
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NewsSukhoi cites engine issues as Superjet schedule slips
Superjet100 maker Sukhoi is blaming engine supplier PowerJet for delays that will push first delivery of the regional aircraft to Russian flag carrier Aeroflot...
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BMIbaby targets redundancies and fleet reduction
BMIbaby is to make 158 staff redundant and scale down its fleet from 17 aircraft to 12 as part of a restructuring programme. BMI's low-cost subsidiary...
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Plans for the future
As new updates come on stream, ATR and Bombardier are now evaluating their next moves in theturboprop sector Both of the major turboprop manufacturers...