Air France celebrates its first Boeing 787 flight with it customers
On Saturday 7 and Sunday 8 January 2017, Air France will celebrate the first flights of its Boeing 787 through four discovery flights around...
Boeing achieves strong delivery numbers in 2016, airplane development programs reach milestones
748 airplane deliveries
668 net ordersBoeing recorded strong commercial delivery numbers in 2016 and achieved several airplane program milestones. The company delivered 748 commercial airplanes.Boeing...
Finnair extends the lease of an Airbus A330-300 from Iberia for its Miami route
Finnair extends the lease of an Airbus 330 aircraft and crew from Iberia for its Miami route until May 1, 2017. Finnair previously announced...
2 Boeing 777 clip wings at Toronto Pearson International (PIA and Air France)
A Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) Boeing 777 (AP-BGY) clipped the wing of a parked Air France Boeing 777 (F-GSPP), a "marshalling mistake" according to...
Travel Service orders five additional Boeing 737 MAX airplanes
Boeing and Travel Service, the Czech airline company that operates scheduled flights under the SmartWings brand, have finalized an order for five 737 8...
GECAS announces order for 75 Boeing 737 MAX airplanes
Boeing and GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS), the commercial aircraft leasing and financing arm of General Electric, announced today an order for 75 737 MAX 8 airplanes.
The...
Emirates A380 returns to Narita, Japan
Emirates has announced it will resume its flagship A380 service between Dubai and Narita from 26 March 2017.
This follows the airline’s recent A380 deployment...
airBaltic receives second Bombardier CS300
After delivery of the first Bombardier CS300, the Latvian airline airBaltic has received the second of its 20 Bombardier CS300 jets on firm order....
Lufthansa welcomes its fifth Airbus A320neo into its fleet
Airbus A320neo gives convincing results in fuel efficiency and lower noise emissions
An additional ten A320neo aircraft to be delivered to Lufthansa in...
In 2017 Qatar Airways will head to Brussels and Geneva with an Airbus A350-900
From 1 June 2017 Qatar Airways will switch its Brussels operations from the usual Boeing 787 to the Airbus A350-900.
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Airbus adapts A380 deliveries and reconfirms its delivery target from 2018 onwards
Following an agreement reached between Emirates Airline and Rolls-Royce and a consecutive agreement between Emirates Airline and Airbus, the Toulouse based aircraft manufacturer is...
Delta and Boeing agree to cancel 787-8 order placed in 2005 by Northwest Airlines
Delta Air Lines has reached an agreement with The Boeing Company to cancel an order placed for 18 Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft that Delta...
Sukhoi Superjet 100 fleet inspection completed
JSC “Sukhoi Civil Aircraft” (SCA), together with operators, have completed the Sukhoi Superjet 100 fleet inspection. Aircraft which have successfully passed the inspection have resumed flights. The reason for the inspection was the previously detected defect in the stabilizer attachment bands on one aircraft.As of today,...
Approved for airline service: how the Airbus A321neo received its airworthiness certification
This month’s A321neo certification was the culmination of an extensive effort to confirm the “ready-for-service” status of Airbus’ longest-fuselage version in its New Engine...
EASA certificated Sukhoi Superjet LR version
JSC “Sukhoi Civil Aircraft” has obtained European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) approval of Sukhoi Superjet 100 Long Range (SSJ100LR). The certificate will enable Sukhoi...
Sukhoi Civil Aircraft comment on fulfilment of FATA (Russian Federation Federal Air Transport Agency) Airworthiness Directive (dated 23.12.2016)
We have received the following statement from Sukhoi Civil aircraft after our article on the grounding of the SuperJet SSJ100 by the Russian authorities.As...
Russia grounds the Sukhoi Superjet SSJ100 over safety concerns
Russian aviation authorities have grounded the country’s fleet of its newest model of civilian airliner, the Sukhoi Superjet 100. Metal fatigue, a problem usually...
Embraer delivers first (of 12) Legacy 450 to Canada’s AirSprint
Embraer Executive Jets delivered today the first Legacy 450 mid-light business jet to AirSprint, Inc., a Canadian privately held fractional aircraft ownership company based...
Cargo B Airlines Boeing 747 (OO-CBA) tailstrike on takeoff
On 27/10/2008 a Cargo B Airlines Boeing 747 (OO-CBA) performed flight BB3101 from Brussels to Sao Paulo via Dakar, during takeoff from Brussels Airport...
Boeing delivers 500th 787 Dreamliner (to Avianca)
Five years of deliveries to 48 operators worldwide Fastest commercial twin-aisle airplane to reach 500 deliveries Boeing this week delivered the 500th 787 Dreamliner, a...