The third ESM (European Service Module) for NASA's Orion spacecraft has departed from Airbus' facility in Bremen, Germany, on its way to the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. There, it…
Airbus has been selected by the French Space Agency (CNES) to design and construct two next-generation microwave radiometers for the C²OMODO mission (Convective Core Observations through MicrOwave Derivatives in the…
VAS Aero Services has announced the acquisition of an additional 17 Airbus A320 airframes for teardown and Used Serviceable Material (USM) parts redistribution, bringing the total number of A320s acquired…
The NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA) has awarded Airbus Helicopters a contract to lead a concept study as part of the Next Generation Rotorcraft Capability (NGRC) project. This initiative…
Abra Group has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for five A350-900 aircraft, aiming to expand its international long-haul operations and increase capacity. This aligns with the Group's strategy to…
Saudi Arabia’s low-cost carrier flynas has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Airbus for 75 A320neo family aircraft and 15 A330-900 aircraft. This agreement aims to expand the airline's…
LanzaJet, a sustainable fuels technology company, has received a strategic investment from Airbus to help expand LanzaJet’s ethanol-to-sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) technology. “LanzaJet intentionally developed a diverse portfolio of strategic…
Berniq Airways, a newly established Libyan airline offering domestic and international flight services, has announced a firm order for six Airbus A320neo Family aircraft. Currently operating six A320s, the airline…
Airbus, the Air France-KLM Group, Associated Energy Group, LLC, BNP Paribas, Burnham Sterling, Mitsubishi HC Capital Inc., and Qantas Airways Limited have co-invested in a Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) financing…
Japan Airlines (JAL) has finalised an order with Airbus for 20 A350-900 widebody aircraft and 11 single-aisle A321neo at the Farnborough Air Show 2024, formalising a commitment announced earlier this…
Vietjet and Airbus have signed a contract for the acquisition of 20 new-generation wide-body A330neo (A330-900) aircraft, valued at USD 7.4 billion according to the manufacturer’s list price, during the…
Drukair - Royal Bhutan Airlines, the national carrier of Bhutan, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Airbus to acquire three A320neo and two A321XLR aircraft. This strategic move…
Airbus and the Airports Council International (ACI) World have signed a cooperation agreement aimed at supporting the aviation industry's efforts to reduce its environmental impact. This collaboration combines the expertise…
The Airbus A321XLR powered by CFM LEAP-1A engines has received its Type Certification from the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), preparing the way for the entry-into-service of the new…
Saudi Arabia has ordered four additional Airbus A330 Multi Role Tanker Transport (MRTT) aircraft for the Royal Saudi Arabia Air Force (RSAF). The first aircraft will enter into conversion at…
Germany's armed forces, the Bundeswehr, have awarded Airbus the SATCOMBw 3 prime contract for the next generation secure military satellite system. This contract includes geostationary satellites, ground segment, launch, and…
PHI Aviation has received the first Airbus H160 helicopter in the United States, marking the start of H160 operations in the country. This helicopter is the first of four H160s…
Airbus has signed a binding term sheet agreement with Spirit AeroSystems, considering the potential acquisition of several major Airbus-related activities. These include the production of A350 fuselage sections in Kinston,…
UAE-based Al Yah Satellite Communications Company PJSC (Yahsat) announced a contract with Airbus Defence and Space for the construction of its new geostationary telecommunications satellites, Al Yah 4 (AY4) and…
Airbus and Avincis have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to jointly explore opportunities in Advanced Air Mobility (AAM). Their focus will be on electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL)…
Airbus is set to showcase its Wingman concept at the International Aerospace Exhibition (ILA) in Berlin. In military aviation, while the term traditionally refers to a pilot in another aircraft…
Airbus has received certification from the Australian Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) for the twin-engine H160, heralding a new chapter for helicopter operations in Australia. The H160 has already been…
A consortium of Japanese businesses, led by NTT DOCOMO, Inc. and Space Compass Corporation, along with Mizuho Bank Limited and the Development Bank of Japan Inc., has committed to investing…
Aura Aero and Airbus Protect have signed a cooperation agreement in view of the certification of ERA, the next regional transport 19-seater hybrid-electric aircraft developed by Aura Aero. Both companies…
Airbus UpNext, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Airbus, has started testing new technologies to support automatic taxiing and enhance pilot assistance onboard an innovative electric truck. The three-year research project, called…
Airbus Helicopters, LCI, a leading aviation company, and Sumitomo Mitsui Finance and Leasing Company (SMFL), have announced an order for up to 21 of the latest generation helicopters. The new…
Iberia will be launching the new Airbus A321XLR, as it will receive the first A321XLR on the market by the end of the summer. As with all newly delivered planes,…
Airbus Defence and Space, leading the Eurodrone programme, has concluded the Preliminary Design Review (PDR) milestone. This achievement, overseen by OCCAR and representatives from France, Germany, Italy, and Spain, along…
Airbus Helicopters and Babcock have secured a contract to provide support for 48 EC145s operated by the French Ministry of Interior. The 12-year agreement, beginning this year, was signed with…
As far as high-profile visits go, this one was right up there on the list. After speaking at the opening ceremony of the ongoing show, Malaysia's Prime Minister Datuk Seri…
Airbus has finalised the acquisition of U.S.-based Aerovel and its unmanned aerial system (UAS), Flexrotor, in a move to strengthen its portfolio of tactical unmanned solutions. Flexrotor is a small…
Airbus has announced the launch of the Pléiades Neo Next programme, aimed at bolstering its high-resolution Earth observation satellite constellation, on Monday (Apr. 29). The initiative, set to introduce new…
GD Helicopter Finance (GDHF), a Dublin-based helicopter leasing and finance company, has secured a contract with Airbus Helicopters and GDAT, a Chinese helicopter lessor and operator, to acquire up to…
Indian Low-Cost Carrier (LCC) IndiGo has announced a firm order for 30 Airbus A350-900 aircraft in what is its first purchase of widebody aircraft. IndiGo has opted for Purchase Rights…
Racer demonstrator, developed by Airbus Helicopters as part of the European Research Clean Sky 2 initiative, has completed its inaugural flight at Marignane, according to the company’s press release on…
The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) ordered six Airbus H145 helicopters as part of its efforts to update its rotary fleet and streamline operations. These helicopters will primarily serve in…
Korean Air finalized a firm order for 33 aircraft, including 27 A350-1000s and six A350-900s on Tuesday (Apr. 2). The A350 aircraft, known for its extended range, will seamlessly serve…
Airbus Defence and Space has revealed its plans to acquire INFODAS, a Cologne-based company specialising in cybersecurity and IT solutions for the public sector, including defence and critical infrastructure. The…
Korean Air is set to finalize a contract with Airbus for the acquisition of 33 A350 family aircraft. The agreement comprises of 27 A350-1000s and six A350-900s with a total…
Airbus has secured a contract from NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Pasadena, California, to design and manufacture the GRACE-C twin spacecraft. This collaborative effort between NASA and the German…
Vietnam Airlines will introduce the Airbus A350 from New Delhi to Vietnam from May. This marks the official launch of the Airbus A350 by Vietnam Airlines for travelers in India.…
The Airbus-built EUTELSAT 36D geostationary telecommunications satellite has been shipped from Toulouse, France to Sanford, Florida, on board an Airbus BelugaST (A300-600ST). Its next step is the Kennedy Space Center,…
Pratt & Whitney, a business under RTX, announced on Monday (Mar. 4) that Icelandair has chosen GTF engines to power up to 35 new Airbus A320neo family aircraft. The selection…
Airbus Defence and Space and Singapore’s Defence Science and Technology Agency (DSTA) have collaborated on developing data analytics models for the Airbus A330 Multi-Role Tanker Transport (MRTT) aerial refuelling systems.…
Airbus Helicopters concludes the 2024 edition of Heli-Expo at Anaheim, California with 155 commitments, including 40 firm orders, from customers worldwide for various multi-mission helicopters. Highlights included a contract with…
Niagara Helicopters, a tourism company based in Niagara Falls, Ontario, has confirmed a full fleet renewal by ordering six H130 helicopters. The company, which annually serves over 100,000 customers worldwide…
Air Center Helicopters, Inc (ACHI) has inked a five-year Airbus HCare In-Service contract to maintain their fleet of 18 H225 helicopters. The company employs these aircraft for various global missions,…
LCI Aviation (LCI) and Airbus Helicopters announced a new Flight Path partnership which will address the long-term capacity, sustainability, and financing requirements of the industry on Thursday (Feb. 28). The…
The Helicopter Company (THC), a provider of commercial helicopter services in Saudi Arabia and fully owned by the Public Investment Fund, has signed a significant framework agreement with Airbus at…
STARLUX Airlines of Taiwan has placed a firm order for five A350F freighters and three more A330neos aircraft. The agreement was signed at the Singapore Airshow by KW Chang, Chairman…
Amidst the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region's ongoing robust economic growth and active trade dynamics, Airbus projects a demand for approximately 400 widebody freighters in the area over the next two decades,…
Airbus is bringing its newest A350-1000 widebody aircraft to the Singapore Airshow, where it will be featured in the flying display from February 20th to 22nd. The A350 is being…
Airbus, Avinor, SAS, Swedavia, and Vattenfall signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in Stockholm, Sweden on Wednesday (Jan. 31) to explore hydrogen infrastructure at airports in Sweden and Norway. This…
Airbus Helicopters has announced that it is partnering with the Tata Group to establish a Final Assembly Line (FAL) for helicopters in India. The FAL will produce Airbus’ H125 helicopter…
The Airbus Lifecycle Services Centre (ALSC) has started its operations in Chengdu (China), offering solutions to manage the entire lifecycle of an aircraft. Certified by both the European Union Aviation…
Airbus Helicopters and Aerovel have signed an agreement regarding the acquisition of Aerovel and its unmanned aerial system (UAS), Flexrotor. Flexrotor is a small tactical unmanned aerial system designed for…
Delta Air Lines has placed a first order for 20 Airbus A350-1000 aircraft. These aircraft will be a new aircraft type in Delta’s fleet. “We are thankful for Delta’s continued…
BOC Aviation will purchase four new Airbus A321neo and two new Airbus A320neo aircraft from Airbus. The aircraft will be leased to Condor on long term leases and are scheduled…
An Airbus A350-900 aircraft operated by Japan Airlines was involved in an accident during flight JAL516 from Sapporo New Chitose Airport to Haneda International Airport. The aircraft and a Japanese…
Airbus has delivered its first Airbus A321neo assembled at its newest A320 Family Final Assembly Line (FAL) in Toulouse. The A321neo, which will be operated by Pegasus Airlines, the leading…
Vietjet, a Vietnamese low-cost airline based in Hanoi, recently celebrated the delivery of an Airbus A321neo ACF as its 102nd aircraft. The airline’s 5th international route was also launched in…
The Spanish Ministry of Defence has ordered 16 Airbus C295 aircraft in Maritime Patrol Aircraft (MPA) configuration and Maritime Surveillance Aircraft (MSA) configuration. The contract amounts to €1.695 billion. The…
Türkiye’s national carrier, Turkish Airlines, will expand its fleet with an order for 220 Airbus aircraft, made up of 150 A321s and 70 A350 widebody aircraft (50 A350-900s, 15 A350-1000s…
Royal Jordanian and Lufthansa Technik have expanded their cooperation in the field of Base Maintenance. Recently, two Airbus A320s underwent a C-check at Lufthansa Technik Budapest. The experts at Lufthansa…
Pratt & Whitney has signed a 10-year agreement with Emirates to maintain and support the airline's 116 PW980 auxiliary power units (APUs) on its Airbus A380 aircraft. "The PW980 is…
Air Lease Corporation has delivered a new Airbus A321-200neo aircraft to LATAM Airlines. The aircraft is the first of eight new Airbus A321s confirmed to deliver to the South American…
Airbus-made Detumbler device, designed to prevent satellites at the end of their lives from tumbling, was launched on Nov. 11, and will be tested in space on the mission in…
Bloomberg is reporting that Turkish Airlines is poised to order 350 aircraft at this week’s Dubai Air Show, starting Monday, November 13. The agency says, quoting un-named persons, that “the…
ITA Airways has taken delivery of its first A321neo on lease from Air Lease Corporation from Airbus' Hamburg production facilities. The latest addition further consolidates ITA Airways' all-Airbus fleet strategy,…
The third Airbus C295 transport aircraft ordered by the Royal Thai Army (RTA) arrived in the country in October and is slated to be inducted into service, later in the…
The eleventh eco-friendly Airbus A321LR for Air Astana Group arrived in Almaty on Tuesday following delivery at the manufacturer’s assembly plant in Hamburg, Germany. The total number of aircraft in…
Airbus has announced changes to its leadership team to best address operational challenges as well as strategic and transformational priorities under the lead of CEO Guillaume Faury The airframer's New…
Airbus has officially launched the construction of the new A400M maintenance centre in Wunstorf. The A400M maintenance centre is being built right next to the air base of Air Transport…
flynas, the leading low-cost airline in the world and the Middle East, has announced the delivery of five A320neo aircraft in the past month to upscale flynas all-Airbus fleet to…
The first Airbus Defence C-295 military transport has been inducted into the IAF. The first IAF squadron to have the distinction of being equipped with the new aircraft, is 11…
J&C Aero, an End-to-End aircraft cabin interior solutions provider, has announced that it recently completed a major refurbishment project under which it provided cabin modification and renewal services for a…
During the German National Aviation Conference in Hamburg, Airbus Helicopters unveiled the PioneerLab, its new twin-engine technology demonstrator based on the H145 platform. PioneerLab complements Airbus' range of FlightLabs and…
Airbus Helicopters and PHI Group (PHI) have signed a framework agreement that includes commitments for 20 super-medium H175 helicopters and 8 H160s to serve the energy market worldwide, including in…
Air France and Airbus have entered into exclusive negotiations to establish a joint venture for the provision on a worldwide basis of Airbus A350 component maintenance services (supply chain management,…
Airbus is advancing its industrial system and expanding ramp-up capacity with a new automated A321XLR equipping hangar. The facility was officially opened on Wednesday by Hamburg's First Mayor Peter Tschentscher…
International aircraft leasing company Avolon has added US-Bangla Airlines as a new customer, with an agreement to lease the Bangladeshi carrier two Airbus A330-300 aircraft. The two aircraft will be…
Canada has signed a contract for four newly-built Airbus A330 Multi Role Tanker Transport aircraft (MRTT) and for the conversion of five used A330-200s. The contract has an order value…
Icelandair has secured four A321LR aircraft on long-term lease from lessor SMBC Aviation Capital Limited. Icelandair and Airbus had in April signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the purchase…
Airbus has inaugurated its new A320 Family final assembly line (FAL) in Toulouse. "The inauguration of this new A321-capable final assembly line in Toulouse represents another milestone in the ongoing…
Azorra has signed lease agreements for two new Airbus A220-300 aircraft with Breeze Airways. These will also be the first deliveries to Breeze from Airbus’ Mirabel plant in Quebec, Canada.…
After the record-breaking order for 500 Airbus A320 family aircraft from IndiGo on the opening day of the Show, it would have nothing short of a major upset if Airbus…
China Aircraft Leasing Group Holdings Limited (CALC) has entered into a memorandum of understanding to select GTF engines to power an additional 10 firm Airbus A320neo aircraft, with options for…
Airbus and Leonardo have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to jointly promote integrated training systems and study the future solutions to tackle Air Dominance challenges. Both companies will jointly…
Honeywell has announced two memorandums of agreement (MOAs) to establish a cooperative relationship with SIA Engineering Company (SIAEC) and its affiliates in the areas of authorization of repair activities on…
After the record-breaking 500-A320 Family aircraft order from IndiGo on the opening day of the Paris Air Show, it was Air India's turn to hog the headlines on the second…
Pratt & Whitney and Volaris announced on the opening day of the Show that the airline has selected GTF engines to power an additional 64 A321neo aircraft. Pratt & Whitney…
No prizes for guessing who won Day 1 in the ongoing commercial aircraft orders competition between Airbus and Boeing. The biggest talking point of the day was Indian low-cost carrier…
Airbus made history on the first day of the Paris Air Show, with India’s low cost carrier IndiGo placing a firm order for 500 A320 Family aircraft. The aircraft order is not only…
Airbus will publicly unveil its EcoPulse hybrid-electric aircraft at the Paris Air Show. The technology demonstrator is scheduled to have its first flight later this year. The EcoPulse is a…
Elbe Flugzeugwerke GmbH (EFW), center of excellence for Airbus Passenger-to-Freighter (P2F) conversions and joint venture by ST Engineering and Airbus, has redelivered the 50th passenger-to-freighter (P2F) converted aircraft of its…
LATAM has selected Pratt & Whitney's GTF engines to power additional A320neo family aircraft, adding to their initial order selecting GTF engines to power more than 40 aircraft in 2013.…
Latvian national airline airBaltic has taken delivery of its 42nd Airbus A220-300 jet. The aircraft is the third Airbus A220-300 delivery for airBaltic in 2023. It is a part of…
Airbus on Wednesday delivered the 600th Airbus aircraft to Lufthansa group at a ceremony at the aircraft OEM's Hamburg-Finkenwerder site. Lufthansa took delivery of its first Airbus A300B2 on February…
AerCap has completed a mandate for the lease of four new Airbus A321neo aircraft with Air India, the flag carrier of India, following the delivery of the fourth aircraft. The…
ABL Aviation has delivered a new Airbus A321neo aircraft to Pegasus Airlines, on behalf of ABL Aviation’s Japanese partner. The aircraft is the fourth A320neo Family unit delivered by the…
Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company (Masdar), a leading clean energy company, has signed an agreement with Airbus to support the development and growth of the global sustainable aviation fuel market.…
Latvian national airline airBaltic welcomed its 41st Airbus A220-300 jet on April 29 in Riga. This is the second Airbus A220-300 delivery for airBaltic this year. It is a part…
Airbus Canada, Pratt & Whitney Canada, and SAF+ Consortium are collaborating on next-generation sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), supported by the Government of Quebec. Known as CADAQ-100, the project will contribute…
Safran Nacelles and Lufthansa Technik have signed a license agreement for MRO services on Airbus A320neo's LEAP-1A nacelles. Over 2,500 nacelles produced by Safran Nacelles are currently in service on…
Icelandair and Airbus have signed a Memorandum of Understanding for the purchase of 13 Airbus A321XLR aircraft with purchase rights for additional 12 aircraft. The aircraft deliveries will start in…
During French President Macron's visit to China, Airbus Helicopters signed a contract with GDAT, one of China's most prominent helicopter lessors and operators, for 50 H160 helicopters. The contract is…
During a French state visit to China, Airbus signed new cooperation agreements with China aviation industry partners. In the presene of Chinese President Xi Jinping and French President Emmanuel Macron,…
Airbus has awarded a contract to Tata Advanced Systems Ltd. (TASL) to manufacture cargo and bulk cargo doors of the A320neo aircraft family. TASL will produce these doors at a…
Airbus has delivered the first A321neo aircraft assembled at its Final Assembly Line Asia (FAL Tianjin) to China’s Juneyao Air in Tianjin, China. The aircraft is powered by Pratt &…
Stelia Aerospace Canada, a wholly owned subsidiary of Airbus Atlantic, has a new name: Airbus Atlantic Canada. Based in Mirabel since 2014, the company manages the design and manufacturing of…
Sener Aerospace and Defense has signed a contract with Airbus Helicopters Spain to install IFF mode 5/S transponders in the helicopter fleets of Spanish armed forces. The navigation and communication…
Boeing, with its brand value up 13% to US$17.5 billion, remains the most valuable aerospace and defence brand in 2023. However, Airbus has overtaken Boeing to become the strongest brand…
Lufthansa Group is expand its fleet by adding 10 A350-1000s and 5 A350-900s. In addition to the agreement on the purchase of the new aircraft, Airbus and Lufthansa have also…
Like other helicopter OEMs, Airbus Helicopters is reporting a rebound in sales of rotorcraft after the worldwide shock caused by COVID-19. Indeed, Fabrice Rochereau, Vice President and Head of Sales…
Egyptair has taken delivery of its first A321neo from Airbus’ Delivery Centre in Hamburg, making the airline the first African operator of the aircraft. The carrier has specified a two-class…
Aerospace giant Airbus expects that the Pacific region, comprising Australasia and the Pacific Islands, will receive 920 new airliners over the coming 20 years, as revealed in the latest Airbus…
Despite a host of disruptive events during 2022, Airbus was able to post net profits of €4.3bn on revenue of €58.8bn. Gross commercial aircraft orders increased to 1,078, compared to…
Airbus has appointed Dr. Thomas Toepfer, 50, to succeed Dominik Asam, 53, as Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Thomas Toepfer, currently CFO of Covestro AG,–will join Airbus on Sept. 1. Dominik…
The Tata Group-owned Air India has announced its commitment to order 250 Airbus aircraft. The commitment includes 140 A320neo and 70 A321neo single-aisle aircraft as well as 34 A350-1000 and…
Nidec Leroy-Somer has been selected by Airbus to develop electric motors for its future hydrogen powered zero-emission engine. Leroy-Somer, part of the Japanese Nidec Group since 2017 has signed an…
Airbus and Qatar Airways have settled a dispute over surface damage on grounded A350 jets, the companies said on Wednesday. The settlement averts an UK court trial. The "amicable settlement"…
To support its commercial aircraft ramp-up and to meet challenges in defence, space and helicopters, Airbus intends to recruit more than 13,000 people globally in 2023. Around 7,000 of these…
Airbus delivered 661 commercial aircraft to 84 customers in 2022 and registered 1,078 gross new orders. the OEM's December 2022 backlog stood at 7,239 aircraft. The year was the fourth…
Airbus Defence and Space has signed a contract with Poland to provide a geospatial intelligence system including the development, manufacture, launch and delivery in orbit of two high-performance optical Earth…
Germany’s Bundeswehr, Airbus, the German Aerospace Center DLR, and German companies SFL and Geradts have jointly carried out the world’s first successful launch and operation of a Remote Carrier flight…
Air Greenland has taken delivery of an A330neo (A330-800) widebody aircraft, becoming the latest operator of the type, according to a press release from Airbus on Wednesday (Dec. 7). The…
Airbus considers its target to achieve “around 700” commercial aircraft deliveries in 2022 to now be "out of reach" but the final figure is not expected to fall materially short…
The Ministry of Defence (MINDEF) of Brunei Darussalam announced that it has signed a contract with Airbus Defence and Space for an undisclosed number of C-295MW military transport aircraft on…
Airbus is developing a hydrogen-powered fuel cell engine and will test it on a modified A380 superjumbo, the largest commercial airplane to fly. Test flights are likely to take place…
Airbus and Neste, a world-leading producer of renewable fuels, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to jointly advance the production and uptake of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF). This collaboration…
Airbus will support the development of one of the world’s first low carbon hydrogen production and distribution stations at an airport. Airbus has entered into a partnership agreement with HyPort,…
Sogitec has bagged the tender for the supply of training equipment for the French ‘Guépard’, the Joint Light Helicopter (JLH). Sogitec has been notified by Airbus Helicopters of the contract…
Airbus and ArianeGroup signed a contract for the next transition batch of Ariane 6 large carbon fiber structures in Spain's capital, Madrid on Monday (Nov. 21). The contract includes the…
The Royal Air Force, Airbus and other industry partners have carried out the world’s first 100% Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) flight using an in-service military aircraft. It is also the…
PT Dirgantara Indonesia (PTDI) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Airbus to explore the expansion of Maintenance, Repair, and Overhaul (MRO) capabilities for helicopters and military aircraft delivered…
India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi has laid the foundation stone of a transport aircraft manufacturing project for the Indian Air Force (IAF) at Vadodara, in the Western Indian State of…
Airbus has delivered the first two H135s to the Spanish Guardia Civil and National Police under the 36-unit contract signed with the General Directorate for Armaments and Materiel (DGAM) at…
An A320neo for China Eastern Airlines, first time powered by a five percent Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) fuel blend, took off from the Airbus Delivery Centre in Tianjin on OCt.…
AerCap has placed firm orders for 15 Airbus A321-200 Passenger to Freighter (P2F) aircraft conversions and an option for a further 15 A321P2F conversions with EFW. The aircraft are from…
Airbus and Ecocopter have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to start collaborating on the launch of urban air mobility services across various countries in Latin America. With the agreement, the…
Airbus Defence and Space has developed and tested a loading system to lift outsized military cargo into the Airbus Beluga A300-600ST aircraft. The capability was successfully tested during a verification…
Vietnam Airlines plans to convert two of its Airbus A321 passenger planes to freighters. The country’s flag carrier is preparing to create a freighter division to help capture more intra-Asia…
Airbus has signed contracts with the Ministries of Defence of the Czech Republic and the Netherlands to provide satellite communications for a 15-year period. The Armed Forces of the Czech…
PT Dirgantara Indonesia (PTDI) and Airbus signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to explore cooperation in the production of aerostructure components on Wednesday (Sept. 7). The signing of the MoU…
FL Technics Indonesia, a subsidiary of Lithuanian MRO provider FL Technics, has been certified by the Indonesian Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) for Maintenance, Repair, and Overhaul services of…
NASA's Orion spacecraft will be launched in a few days from Kennedy Space Center in Florida, USA, on its mission to the Moon. The Airbus-built European Service Module (ESM) will…
Malaysia Aviation Group (MAG), the parent company of Malaysia Airlines, has selected the A330neo for the carrier’s widebody fleet renewal program. The initial agreements cover the acquisition of 20 A330-900…
Boeing stole Airbus' thunder at the latest edition of the Farnborough Airshow, announcing more new jet orders, but the European plane maker had the last laugh in July. Airbus secured…
Etihad Airways has confirmed its order with Airbus for seven A350F freighters, following its earlier commitment announced at the Singapore Airshow in February 2022, according to an Airbus press release…
Jetstar Airways, Australia’s largest low fares airline and a wholly owned subsidiary of the Qantas Group, has taken delivery of its first A321neo. Featuring Jetstar's new livery, the aircraft is…
German airline Condor Flugdienst GmbH has selected the Airbus A320neo family to modernize its Single-Aisle-fleet. The agreement will cover 41 aircraft which will be powered by Pratt & Whitney engines,…
Airbus bounced back in the order competition on the third day of the show bagging a firm order of 56 A320neo Family aircraft from easyJet. The order, following shareholder approval,…
Curtiss-Wright Corporation has been selected by Airbus to provide custom electric actuation technology for the main deck cargo door on the future Airbus A350F freighter aircraft. The A350F, a variant…
Delta Air Lines on Tuesday firmed up orders for 12 A220-300 aircraft, bringing the carrier' total firm order for A220s to 107 aircraft - 45 A220-100s and 62 A220-300s. The…
Airbus has confirmed signatures for orders for a total of 292 A320 family aircraft from Air China, China Eastern, China Southern, and Shenzhen Airlines. Once the relevant criteria are met,…
Vallair and UUDS Group, in partnership with Regio Lease and Deucalion Aviation, announced their Airbus A330-300 E Class cargo conversion capability at Vallair’s new mega hangar in Châteauroux, France, Monday…
Airbus has confirmed that the European multinational aerospace company received orders from Air China, China Eastern, China Southern, and Shenzen Airlines for a total of 292 A320 Family aircraft on…
Honeywell’s Flight Management System (FMS) has been selected by Airbus to meet the air traffic management needs of the future A320, A330 and A350 aircraft. With the new FMS, airline…
Racer, the high-speed compound helicopter that is under development at Airbus Helicopters in Marignane, France, has a landing system that has been developed and qualified by the ANGELA consortium that…
Airbus’ first A321XLR (Xtra Long Range) has successfully accomplished its first flight. The aircraft's entry into service is targeted for early 2024. The aircraft, MSN 11000, took off from Hamburg-Finkenwerder…
Vietnamese low-cost carrier (LCC) VietJet is planning to add up to six additional Airbus A330 aircraft to expand its routes to Australia, the Middle East, Eastern Europe, and other destinations.…
Wizz Air has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Airbus to explore the potential for hydrogen-powered aircraft operations. Wizz Air will analyse the potential for highly efficient, ultra-low-cost hydrogen…
Latvian airline airBaltic recently welcomed its 36th Airbus A220-300 jet. This is the fourth of eight planned A220-300 aircraft deliveries for airBaltic this year and is part of the 50…
Utah-based Breeze Airways has chosen Airbus Flight Hour Services (FHS) to provide long term material services support for its A220 fleet, including spare parts pooling, multiple on-site stocks, components repairs,…
Airbus sees the Philippines as a growing market for military aircraft, and says is well-positioned to meet the country's defence and maritime security requirements. Countries in the Asia-Pacific region, especially…
BOC Aviation Limited has entered into an agreement with Airbus S.A.S to purchase 80 new Airbus A320neo family aircraft. All aircraft are scheduled for delivery between 2027 and 2029. “We…
Etihad Airways, on March 31st., 2022, unveiled its new Airbus A350-1000, registration A6-XWB, on a special inaugural commercial flight from Abu Dhabi to Paris. The aircraft is the first A350…
A routine service test for an Emirates Airbus A380 aircraft on April 1 has ended with a surprising result. The aircraft, registered as A6-CJE, spent two years in storage…
Airbus Helicopters and Boeing are partnering on the Chinook H-47 to support Germany’s Schwerer Transporthubschrauber (STH) heavy-lift helicopter requirements. The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) will build on the existing Chinook…
Airbus held a ceremony celebrating the Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) for being the firstA400M operator to achieve more than 10,000 flight hours with the aircraft on the second day…
Airbus Secure Land Communications is promoting its mission-critical collaboration and communication solutions for the maritime and defence industries, including Tactilon Agnet, TACTEAM and Workflowmanagement, at the ongoing show. According to…
Airbus and stc have signed an agreement to explore key areas of cooperation focusing on mission-critical communication solutions. The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), signed during the ongoing World Defense Show…
Philippine Airlines (PAL) has selected Airbus to perform cabin modification for 15 aircraft and expand the material services programme for the airline’s Airbus fleet. PAL is also extending its ‘Flight…
The Airbus Asia Training Centre (AATC) has inaugurated its fourth A350 Full Flight Simulator (FFS). AATC thus offers more A350 simulator capacity than any other training centre in the world.…
Philippines low-cost carrier Cebu Pacific has chosen Airbus’ Flight Hour Services (FHS) materials management to provide the component support for its fleet of 16 A330neos. The contract includes parts pooling,…
Further burnishing Singapore’s credentials as an aviation leader in the region, the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS), Changi Airport Group, global industrial gases and engineering company Linde and Airbus…
JetBlue Airways has signed a firm order with Airbus for an additional 30 A220-300 aircraft. This takes the airline’s firm commitment for the A220-300 to 100 aircraft. This latest agreement…
The Asia-Pacific region will require 17,620 new passenger and freighter aircraft by 2040, with nearly 30% of the new jets replacing older less fuel efficient models, Airbus Global Market Forecast…
Airbus has bagged a firm order for 20 A220s from global full-service aircraft lessor Aviation Capital Group (ACG). The new order announced on the eve of the Singapore airshow, follows…
Airbus has launched a new air-cargo service using its unique BelugaST fleet to offer freight companies and other potential customers a solution to their outsized freight transportation needs. Airbus Beluga…
Airbus signed a Memorandum Of Understanding (MOU) with the city of Chengdu and Tarmac Aerosave for the development of the first sustainable aircraft “life cycle” service centre in China. The…
Global aerospace powerhouse Airbus has announced that it will hire 6,000 new employees in 2022, as the aerospace industry shows strong signs of recovery post-COVID Airbus says that a quarter…
Airbus, Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation (NTT), NTT DOCOMO, INC. (DOCOMO) and SKY Perfect JSAT Corporation (SKY Perfect JSAT) have begun studying the feasibility of collaborating on future high-altitude platform…
Airbus has established Airbus Atlantic, a new player in the global aerostructures field. The Airbus subsidiary, officially set up on Jan. 1, will combine the company’s strengths, resources and skills…
BOC Aviation has delivered the last of eight Airbus A320NEO aircraft to IndiGo under a purchase-and-leaseback agreement signed earlier this year. The aircraft will be powered by CFM Leap engines.…
Singapore Airlines (SIA) has signed a letter of intent with Airbus to purchase at least seven A350F freighter aircraft. Deliveries are expected to begin in the fourth quarter of 2025.…
Singapore, 10 December 2021 – Airbus has delivered the first ever H160 to Japanese operator All Nippon Helicopter (ANH), heralding a new chapter for this next generation twin-engine helicopter. With…
The Helicopter Company (THC), the only helicopter services provider licensed to operate commercial flights in Saudi Arabia, has signed a second purchase agreement with Airbus Helicopters. The company has signed…
ITA Airways, Italy’s new national carrier, has firmed up an order with Airbus for 28 aircraft, including seven A220s, 11 A320neos and 10 A330neos. The order confirms the Memorandum of…
Airbus is showcasing its growing range of tactical communication systems at the ongoing EDEX. Buoyed by the growing market response for such smart collaboration and communication systems within defence and…
Akwa Ibom state government owned airline in Nigeria, Ibom Air has signed a firm order for ten A220s at the Dubai Airshow. Mfon Udom, the chief Executive Officer of Ibom…
Two new airline customers in Africa have selected Airbus’ Flight Hour Services (FHS) to support their Airbus fleets: Air Tanzania for its A220s and Uganda Airlines for its A330neos. The…
Air Lease Corporation (ALC) inked a Letter of Intent (LoI) at the air show with Airbus for 25 A220-300s, 55 A321neos, 20 A321XLRs, four A330neos and seven A350Fs. The order…
Two additional Airbus A330 Multirole Tanker Transport (MRTT) aircraft have been formally ordered by the United Arab Emirates Air Force & Air Defence at the ongoing airshow. The latest order…
Over the next 20 years, Airbus forecasts demand for air transport to progressively shift from fleet growth to the accelerated retirement of older, less fuel-efficient aircraft, resulting in a need…
In a significant expansion of its inventory of Used Serviceable Material (USM), GA Telesis (GAT) will disassemble two Boeing 737NG, two Airbus A330-200 and four Airbus A340-600 aircraft. The company's…
Airbus Secure Land Communications is presenting its portfolio of modern hybrid communication and collaboration solutions for smart airports at the Dubai Airshow 2021. Airbus is holding a demo at its…
Northrop Grumman and Airbus Defence and Space, together with seven partners, have set up ASPAARO, the Atlantic Strategic Partnership for Advanced All-domain Resilient Operations. ASPAARO will compete for the Risk…
Christian Venzal has taken over as Managing Director of Airbus Helicopters in Australia and New Zealand. Venzal will be based in Brisbane, Australia and moves to the region from the…
Scandinavian Airlines has signed a five-year contract with Airbus becoming the latest European operator to go with Airbus' Skywise Health Monitoring (SHM) digital solution. The carrier will apply Airbus' Skywise…
Finnair has selected Airbus's Flight Hour Services (FHS) to support its entire A320 Family fleet (35 aircraft), thus becoming the first European FHS customer for an A320 fleet. The airline…
The Republic of Korea Air Force (ROKAF) A330 Multi Role Tanker Transport (MRTT) on display at the show is indicative of Airbus’ growing success in South Korea. The A330 MRTT…
Global Medical Response (GMR) has ordered 21 Airbus helicopters from the H125, H130 and H135 families, with options to include up to an additional 23 helicopters, bringing the total order…
Mature aircraft asset specialist Vallair, the launch customer of the A321 freighter conversion (A321F), has delivered its third Airbus A321 freighter, bearing serial number 1017. The aircraft follows two Airbus…
Air France has received its first A220-300 from an order for 60 aircraft of the type, the largest A220 order from a European carrier. The aircraft was delivered from Airbus’…
Guangzhou Aircraft Maintenance Engineering Co. (GAMECO) has signed a contract with Satair extending its long-term agreement for the Airbus Managed Inventory service. The agreement extends the contract for a multi-year…
India has formally signed the deal to acquire 56 Airbus C295 MW aircraft to replace the Indian Air Force (IAF) legacy AVRO fleet. Under the deal, Airbus will deliver the first…
With the Urban Air Mobility (UAM) market beginning to firm up, Airbus on Tuesday announced plans for a new CityAirbus at the inaugural "AirbusSummit on “Pioneering Sustainable Aerospace.” CityAirbus NextGen…
Airbus is showcasing its range of products and services in the defence, space, secure communications and helicopter segments at the DSEI exhibition at Excel, London from Sept. 14-17. The Airbus…
India has decided to buy 56 C-295MW transport aircraft from Airbus Defence and Space for the Indian Air Force (IAF). The deal is expected to cost about USD2.5 billion. The Cabinet…
The Western Australian Police Force has purchased a second H145 helicopter to strengthen police operations in the region. The WA Police Force the only law enforcement jurisdiction in the southern…
An order for two Airbus A400M aircraft has been placed by the Republic of Kazakhstan, making it the newest operator of the European built tactical airlifter. Airbus is to deliver…
Jet2.com has placed an initial order for 36 A321neos making the airline based in Leeds, United Kingdom, a new Airbus customer and a new Airbus A320neo Family operator. The order…
Delta Air Lines has ordered 30 additional Airbus A321neo aircraft to help meet the airline’s future fleet requirements. The airline is slated to receive the first of its 155 A321neo…
Aircraft lease company BBAM and Elbe Flugzeugwerke (EFW) have signed an agreement for Airbus A320/A321 Passenger-to-Freighter (P2F) orders including options. The new orders by BBAM bring the total number of…
British Airways has extended its contract with Lufthansa Technik for Base Maintenance Services for its Airbus A380 aircraft. The contract will run from August next year for more than five…
Volga-Dnepr and Airbus have initiated discussions on a launch program for A350 freighter conversions. A Volga-Dnepr delegation headed by the Chairman of the Board of Directors, Aleksey Ivanovich Isaikin, held…
BIRD Aerosystems has signed a new contract for the delivery of the SPREOS DIRCM solution and for the certification of BIRD Aerosystems' AMPS-MD on Airbus 320 type aircraft. The advanced…
Air Manas, low-cost operator based in Kyrgyzstan, has selected Airbus’ Flight Hour Services (FHS) for component maintenance services in support of their new A220 leased fleet. As first A220 operator…
Intelsat today announced that the first factory-installed Intelsat 2Ku system has been delivered on an A321neo aircraft. The 2Ku system was installed by Airbus at its factory in Hamburg, Germany…
flyadeal, the low-cost Jeddah-based airline owned by Saudi Arabian Airlines, has taken delivery of a brand new A320neo, the first out of 30 to be delivered in the next 3…
Airbus and the Montreal-based SAF+ Consortium have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate with major Canadian aviation industry players on sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) development and production in…
In another significant milestone in the making of the first A321XLR, Airbus has announced that the nose and front fuselage assembly of the aircraft has started in France, following the earlier…
Airbus space engineers have installed European Space Agency's (ESA) European Robotic Arm (ERA) onto the Russian Multipurpose Laboratory Module (MLM) and it is now ready for its flight to the…
S7 Technics has launched the first automated plant for the production of Airbus aircraft panels in Russia. Floor panels and interior panels of the aircraft cabin will be produced at…
United Airlines has announced the purchase of 270 new Boeing and Airbus aircraft, the largest combined order in the airline's history and the biggest by an individual carrier in the…
Airbus has bagged an order for 70 Airbus A321neo aircraft from United Airlines. The new order complements existing orders from United for 50 A321XLR aircraft, bringing the total commitment from…
Airbus has appointed Catherine Jestin as Executive Vice President Digital and Information Management, effective July 1. In the new role, Jestin will join the Executive Committee and report to Guillaume…
The Royal Thai Army will receive an additional Airbus C295 air-lifter, following the placement of a firm order by the Ministry of Defence of Thailand with the European firm. The…
The United States and the European Union have agreed on a five-year truce in their near 17-year conflict over the allegedly unfair subsidies given to Boeing and Airbus. Many of…
Airbus, Safran, Dassault Aviation, ONERA, and the Ministry of Transport will commence joint in-flight research at the end of 2021 to analyze the compatibility of unmixed sustainable aviation fuel (SAF)…
Airbus Helicopters is acquiring ZF Luftfahrttechnik as part of its strategy to strengthen its MRO capabilities. The decision also improves the fleet availability of the programs covered by the ZF…
Airbus and Boustead Heavy Industries Corporation (BHIC) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), to explore the joint development of military aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) capabilities in Malaysia.…
Airbus has signed its first Flight Hour Services (FHS) contract with a North American customer. JetBlue has signed a long-term contract for Airbus components maintenance services for its 70 A220…
Aeroflot has taken delivery of its brand-new Airbus A320 with Recaro Aircraft Seating's BL3710 and CL4710 installed in its economy class and business class, respectively. Recaro will fully equip Aeroflot’s…
The European Commission has selected a consortium of companies and research institutes to study the design of the future European quantum communication network, EuroQCI (quantum communication infrastructure). EuroQCI will enable…
Expecting the commercial aircraft market to recover to pre-COVID levels between 2023 and 2025, Airbus has started updating suppliers about its production plans. The company expects the single-aisle segment to…
Indian low-cost carrier IndiGo will use CFM International's LEAP-1A engine to power its fleet of 310 new Airbus A320s, A321s, and A321XLRs. The agreement between the two companies include 620…
Airbus’ manufacturing partner Premium Aerotec has delivered the first fully equipped Rear Centre Tank to Airbus’ major component assembly facility in Hamburg. “It's a major milestone for the A321XLR programme,"…
Recaro Aircraft Seating (Recaro) has integrated its SL3710 and BL3710 into a hybrid layout on TAP Air Portugal’s (TAP) new Airbus fleet. TAP was the first announced customer for SL3710…
With air travel expected to pick up to pre-pandemic levels only by 2023-24, Gulf Air has agreed with both Boeing and Airbus to delay the delivery of currently ordered jets…
SmartLynx Airlines Malta, EU-based specialists in full-service ACMI aircraft leasing solutions, has announced an addition to its Airbus fleet. In addition to the A320 and A321 that are currently operated,…
ST Engineering and Airbus’ joint venture, Elbe Flugzeugwerke (EFW), on Thursday announced an order for four Airbus A321 Passenger-to-Freighter (P2F) conversions from new customer, GTLK Europe. Three of the four…
A flight test campaign for the C295 FITS mission system (COMMOMISS) has been completed by Airbus, which allows it to be remotely operated by ground-based crews. The test aircraft performed standard…
Lufthansa Technik and Airbus are joining hands to offer customers a reversible Cargo-in-Cabin solution to satisfy urgent demand quickly and easily. Finnair is the first airline to modify an Airbus…
With the first A220 of the Air France-KLM Group due to fly at the end of 2021, AFI KLM E&M has developed and launched its A220 maintenance solutions. It was in…
JetBlue and Pratt & Whitney on Monday celebrated the entry into service of the airline’s first A220 aircraft. The jet is powered by Pratt & Whitney GTF engines. The event…
Airbus is introducing autonomous features to its helicopter Flightlab through a project code-named Vertex. The demonstration of the technologies is expected in 2023. The technologies aim to simplify mission preparation…
Barfield, a subsidiary of Air France Industries KLM Engineering & Maintenance (AFI KLM E&M) in the Americas, is the exclusive distributor and warranty repair center for Falgayras’ Wiper Motors operated…
Delta Air Lines has placed a firm order for 25 Airbus A321neo (New Engine Option) aircraft. This is in addition to Delta’s 2017 order of 100 A321neo aircraft. The planes…
The Egyptian Air Force, the largest C295 fleet operator worldwide, has signed a five-year services contract with Airbus for the performance-based support of its fleet, composed of a total of…
Airbus will supply its Tactilon Agnet 500 communication and collaboration platform to Indian mobile network operator BSNL. Airbus will complete the contract in association with its value-added reseller; Arubaito India…
AFI KLM E&M and India‘s IndiGo have signed an agreement to extend their component support contract covering over 350 aircraft. The range of services to be delivered by AFI KLM…
Tigerair Taiwan has taken delivery of its first Airbus A320neo aircraft powered by Pratt & Whitney GTF engines. The airline placed the initial engine order in 2019 and has a…
Malaysia Airlines has extended its Flight Hour Services Components (FHS-C) contract with Airbus for the carrier's A330 and A350 fleets. The agreement was signed in Kuala Lumpur by Malaysia Airlines…
The second of three Airbus A350-900s of the German Ministry of Defense’s Special Air Mission Wing has arrived at Lufthansa Technik in Hamburg for cabin completion. After the first aircraft…
Canada has qualified Airbus as a bidder for the Strategic Tanker Transport Capability (STTC) project, a procurement process launched to replace the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) Airbus A310MRTT (CC-150…
Antavia, which has has won a long-term contract from Airbus to provide wheel and brake maintenance for the Airbus Beluga XL, has received its first wheels and brakes of the…
Airbus delivered a total of 32 aircraft to 20 customers last month, with narrowbodies accounting for most of the deliveries. The plane maker also secured 11 new orders in February.…
The US and the EU have suspended, for four months, tariffs imposed on each other as punishment for subsidies provided to rivals Airbus and Boeing. The decision, which came a…
BOC Aviation Limited (“BOC Aviation” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce that it has delivered the final aircraft of a ten new Airbus A320NEO aircraft transaction with Air China.…
BOC Aviation Limited is pleased to announce that it has signed purchase-and-leaseback agreements with InterGlobe Aviation Ltd. (“IndiGo”) for eight new Airbus A320NEO aircraft. The aircraft will be powered by…
Recaro Aircraft Seating has extended its contract with Airbus for the delivery of SWIFT economy class seats. The SWIFT program was created to target lessors and airlines that require a…
Airbus and UAE-based Atlas Telecom signed a strategic partnership agreement to combine their local and global expertise and reinforce collaboration among public safety agencies in Abu Dhabi. The cooperation will…
With the Covid-19 pandemic putting the spotlight on mission-critical solution portfolio for defence and security forces, Airbus is highlighting its capabilities in the field. “Amid the evolving defence market landscape,…
The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) has inked a contract with Airbus to provide a digital services focus based on Airbus' SmartForce suite of digital services for the maintenance of…
Airbus is participating in the current International Defense Exhibition and Conference, IDEX 2021, by presenting a portfolio of solutions for the defense and security forces. From its location within Atlas…
When NASA's Perseverance rover lands on the surface of the Red Planet next Thursday, key Airbus technology will be on board. The Mars Environmental Dynamics Analyser (MEDA) meteorological station, designed…
Airbus Helicopters has started in-flight tests on board its Flightlab, a platform-agnostic flying laboratory exclusively dedicated to maturing new technologies. Airbus will use the lab to test technologies that could…
A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been inked at the ongoing aero show between Airbus and GMR Group to explore potential synergies in several strategic areas of aviation services, including maintenance, components,…
Remotely Piloted Aircraft System (RPAS) training is set to receive a fillip in India, courtesy Airbus and Flytech Aviation Academy (FAA). On the opening day of the ongoing Aero India…
Airbus signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to explore collaboration opportunities in Remotely Piloted Aircraft System (RPAS), drone training with Flytech Aviation Academy. The MoU between Airbus and Flytech Aviation…
Airbus has signed a deal for the maintenance of refueling systems on the Royal Australian Air Force's fleet of KC-30A Multi-Role Tanker Transports (MRTT). Airbus will provide a “digital service…
With international air travel yet to pick up, Gulf Air is in discussions with Airbus and Boeing to delay delivery of some of the aircraft that it has on order.…
Kuwaiti budget airline Jazeera Airways had taken delivery of its sixth Airbus A320neo jet at Kuwait International Airport. The new aircraft takes the carrier's fleet to 15 aircraft, consisting of…
ST Engineering, Airbus and their joint venture, Elbe Flugzeugwerke (EFW), have redelivered an A321P2F (passenger-to-freighter) aircraft to BBAM, a leading aircraft lease management company. This is the first A321P2F redelivery…
The Republic of Mali has made a repeat order for Airbus C295 airlifter military transport aircraft. The aircraft will be delivered in 2021. The financial terms of the contract have…
Airbus Defence & Space and b<>com are joining hands to develop airborne tactical systems such as drones and helicopters for fast, easy deployment in theaters of operation or in areas…
BOC Aviation Limited (“BOC Aviation” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce that it has delivered the first two of five new Airbus A321NEO aircraft for lease to Middle East…
Kuwait Airways, the national airline of Kuwait, has received its first two Airbus A330-800 aircraft, out of eight aircraft ordered. The two aircraft join the company's current fleet of Airbus…
Airbus has delivered its first US-assembled A220 aircraft from Mobile, Alabama. The aircraft was delivered to Delta Air Lines. "The delivery of the first US-built A220-300 is a historic moment that…
Airbus delivered 57 jets in September, the most it has delivered in a month in 2020. The total number of aircraft delivered in the first nine months of the year…
Singapore based aircraft leasing company Air Safa has signed a purchase agreement with Airbus Helicopters for a H125 helicopter with the option to add another one in the future. The…
Airbus Helicopters will deliver six additional H160 helicopters to Milestone Aviation, after the latter agreed to add the new helicopter to its orderbooj. The new helicopters are destined for a…
Airbus has delivered two new H135 helicopters to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) from the production and completion facility in Columbus, Mississippi. The aircraft, along with a third…
Airbus has revealed three concepts for the world’s first zero-emission commercial aircraft which could enter service by 2035. All of these concepts rely on hydrogen as a primary power source…
Airbus space engineers are preparing the European ocean satellite "Copernicus Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich" for its journey to the Vandenberg launch site in California. Next week, the satellite will be loaded…
Donaldson Aerospace & Defence, a division of the Donaldson Company, Inc. (NYSE: DCI) has received product manufacturing approval for its A330/A340 Air Purification System (APS). Originally developed in conjunction with…
Airbus Canada has officially transferred the overall A220 material management services offer to Satair, as part of the programme integration into Airbus. Since July, Satair has taken the lead on…
Recaro Aircraft Seating and Airbus leadership recently met at Recaro headquarters to collaborate on ideas to effectively manage the crisis caused by the ongoing pandemic. "Our strong partnership with Airbus…
Airbus Helicopters has delivered the first of 16 new H125 helicopters uniquely configured for U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Air and Marine Operations (AMO). The first helicopter for the…
Arabsat has contracted Airbus to build its new generation telecommunications satellite BADR-8. BADR-8 will replace and increase Arabsat’s capacity and augment its core business at the BADR hotspot 26°E. The…
Airbus Corporate Jets (ACJ) has won the first A321LR order for two aircraft from Lufthansa Technik, highlighting the market appeal and versatility of the A320neo Family. The aircraft will be…
Rolls-Royce has announced that it had found cracks on some of its Airbus A350 XWB-84 engines that had undergone routine examinations after four to five years of service. No abnormal…
Airbus’ 2020 gross orders by July 31 was 369 aircraft with net orders, after cancellations, of 302 aircraft. The company registered four new orders in July. During July, 49 deliveries…
HAECO Xiamen's Airbus A320 part-out capability has been formally approved by the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC). HAECO Xiamen, a member of the HAECO Group, is the only MRO…
Airbus Helicopters’ VSR700 unmanned aerial system (UAS) prototype has successfully made its first free flight, completing a ten minute flight at a drone test centre near Aix-en-Provence in the south…
Qatar Airways which has seen its passenger demand pummelled due to COVID-19 has taken the decision to ground its fleet of Airbus A380s. The carrier will keep its A380 aircraft…
Airbus Helicopters marks 6 decades of its partnership with Japan, which began when predecessor Sud Aviation entered into an exclusive distributorship agreement with Nozaki & Co., Ltd. in Japan in…
Airbus Helicopters is making a bid for an Australian requirement for new helicopters to support the Australian Defence Force’s Special Operations under Project LAND 2097 Phase 4. The Commonwealth of…
MAC Aero Interiors, a subsidiary of Magnetic MRO, has received approval from Airbus to start producing interior elements for Airbus aircraft in its production facility located in Tallinn, Estonia. MAC…
Prometheus 1, a next generation retaskable software defined radio payload, developed by Airbus, is to be launched on 3 July, on the Faraday-1 cubeSat from New Zealand. The Faraday-1 mission…
China Express has taken delivery of its first Airbus A320neo aircraft powered by Pratt & Whitney GTF engines. The delivery brings the China Express total fleet to a milestone 50…
More jobs could be on the line as Airbus expects production to be down 40% this year and the next due to the impact of the coronavirus pandemic. “For the…
Airbus has been awarded a contract for the development, supply and integration of 115 Eurofighter ESCAN Radars for the German and Spanish Eurofighter fleet. It marks the so far largest…
Airbus, acting as the main contractor within the industrial Pilot Synthetic Training System (PSTS) consortium, has been awarded two contracts to extend the Eurofighter PSTS at the Main Operating Base…
Airbus will extend staff furloughs in various company sectors in both the U.K. and Spain, as the ongoing pandemic continues to wreak havoc. In the UK, about 2,200 Airbus workers…
Airbus Defence and Space has won the next phase of the study contract (Advanced B2) from the European Space Agency (ESA) for the advanced Sample Fetch Rover which will be…
Emirates Airbus A380 A6-EDB was spotted in an all-white livery at Dubai International Airport. The aircraft joined the airline fleet on October 24, 2008, six months after its first test flight.…
The French government unveiled a string of measures, totaling 15 billion euros ($17 billion), as a rescue plan to preserve hundreds of thousands of jobs and shore up the manufacturer…
Airbus has named Anand Stanley as President Airbus Asia-Pacific, effective 1 July 2020. Based in Singapore, Anand Stanley will lead the strategy and future positioning of Airbus and its divisions…
The Airbus A400M new generation airlifter has successfully achieved certification of the simultaneous paratrooper dispatch capability and completed the full industrial development of the type’s paratrooping deployment capacity, with a…
With heightened concerns on safety stemming from the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Airbus is working to ensure that passengers experience a safe return to air travel. The company is actively engaged…
The European Space Agency (ESA) has signed a contract with Airbus for the construction of the third European Service Module (ESM) for Orion, the American crewed spacecraft. The contract is…
Airbus is preparing for permanent job cuts after warning unions that it needs to rein in production amid a collapse in demand, Bloomberg News has reported. The number of positions to…
In the frame of the Future Combat Air System (FCAS), Airbus and Bonn, Germany-based Fraunhofer Institute for Communication, Information Processing and Ergonomics FKIE have created an independent panel of experts…
Airbus has won the new satellite communications framework contract for military and civil missions of the European Union and its member states. This four-year framework contract was awarded by the…
Airbus and Xenesis have signed a contract for a payload slot on the International Space Station (ISS) Bartolomeo platform for the demonstration of their Xen-Hub optical communication space terminal. The…
Airbus and Koniku Inc. have made a significant step forward in the co-development of a solution for aircraft and airport security operations, by extending research activities to include biological hazard…
Airbus on Wednesday posted a 49 per cent slump in first-quarter core profit. The planemaker consumed an unprecedented €8 billion of cash in the first quarter as chief executive officer…
Airbus and Rolls Royce have shelved their hybrid-electric plane project, announcing that work on the E-Fan X will cease. The aircraft was a part of a project between Airbus and…
The low-cost carrier of Malaysia, which is one of Europe's top five corporate export customers, will not be taking any further deliveries of the Airbus jets this year. The airline…
Thai Airways International Pclhas decided to press on with a project to build a US$339 million to build a new MRO facility at Thailand’s U-Tapao airport, after its JV partner…
Airbus has decided to furlough 3,200 of its staff based at its plant in Broughton, Wales, which is responsible for the manufacture of wings. The employees will be able to…
Airbus Chief executive Guillaume Faury told employees in a letter that the company is rapidly “bleeding cash”, which threatens the manufacturer’s existence, reported Bloomberg. Emphasizing on the need to quickly…
With the COVID-19 pandemic affecting demand for new aircraft, Airbus has decided to delay ramping up the increase in production of is Canada-based A220 narrow-body jet until next year. The…
The French Space Agency (Centre National d’Etudes Spatiales, CNES) has recently signed a contract with Airbus Defence and Space for the development and manufacture of the thermal infrared instrument for…
Airbus has achieved the first ever fully automatic air-to-air refuelling (A3R) operation with a boom system. The flight test campaign, conducted earlier in the year over the Atlantic Ocean, involved…
Airbus, which has temporarily stopped commercial aircraft production and assembly activity at its German sites in Bremen and Stade, has paused production at its A220/A320 manufacturing facility in Mobile, Alabama…
After a strong commercial and industrial performance at the beginning of the year, Airbus has revised its production rates downwards to adapt to the new Coronavirus market environment. In Q1…
The Lufthansa Group has announced that it will retire six of its Airbus A380 aircraft with immediate effect. The move has been directly attributed to the current pit of travel…
Airbus is continuing to purchase and supply millions of face masks from China, the large majority of which will be donated to governments of the Airbus home countries, namely France,…
The majority of Airbus sites in Spain have joined forces to produce 3D printed visor frames, providing healthcare personnel with individual protection equipment in the fight against Covid-19. More than…
The Spanish Government announced new measures on 29 March in the fight against COVID-19. These measures are taking effect between Monday 30 March and Thursday 9 April inclusive and restrict…
Airbus has deployed a new air-bridge flight between Europe and China to deliver additional face mask supplies to France, Germany, Spain and United Kingdom health systems in support of the…
Even while securing business continuity, Airbus has been taking stringent measures to ensure the safety and wellbeing of its workforce during the current COVID-19 outbreak. On March 23, production resumed…
An Airbus A400M airlifter has performed an air-bridge between Toulouse and Madrid in order to deliver critically-needed mask supplies to the Spanish health system. The aircraft, known as MSN56 and…
Airbus SE announced that it expects production and assembly work to partially resume in France and Spain on Monday, 23 March following health and safety checks after the implementation of…
Airbus SE said on Tuesday that it continues to closely monitor the evolution of the COVID-19 virus across the globe and is constantly assessing the situation, the impact on employees,…
Magnetic MRO and Airbus have signed a long-term airframe maintenance agreement for the support and maintenance of Airbus family aircraft. “The Total Technical Care is not only about the quality…
Air Astana continues to modernise its fleet with the delivery of the second Airbus A321LR under an operating lease agreement covering five aircraft with Air Lease Corporation of the United…
Airbus Helicopters has appointed Thomas Hundt Executive Vice-President Finance and Member of the Executive Committee of Airbus Helicopters, effective 1 March 2020. Previously, he served as Senior Vice-President of Performance…
Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS) has taken delivery of its first A320neo aircraft at a delivery ceremony in Hamburg, Germany. It is the first of 25 A320neo Family aircraft ordered…
Airbus SE, the Government of Québec and Bombardier Inc. have agreed upon a new ownership structure for the A220 programme, whereby Bombardier transferred its remaining shares in Airbus Canada Limited…
Airbus and the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to enable Urban Air Mobility (UAM) in Singapore. The MOU was signed on the…
On day 2 of the Singapore Airshow 2020 Airbus and Singapore announced a collaboration on the development of the A330 SMART Multi Role Tanker Transport (MRTT) for the Republic of…
Airbus on Tuesday unveiled a curvaceous aircraft design that blends wing and body at the Singapore Airshow 2020. MAVERIC (Model Aircraft for Validation and Experimentation of Robust Innovative Controls) with…
Korean Air has picked Pratt & Whitney GTF engines to power its future fleet of up to 50 Airbus A321neo aircraft. The aircraft are expected to begin delivery in 2021.…
Airbus is showcasing for the first time a model of Maveric, a new flying demonstrator, with a disruptive aircraft configuration besides its latest products, services and innovations in the commercial…
Global aerospace major Airbus is showcasing its latest military products and defence technologies at the show. Airbus is demonstrating its “capabilities and commitment” to help kick-start a defence industrial base…
Airbus Helicopters concluded Heli-Expo 2020 with 38 orders, as well as 20 retrofits for the new five-bladed H145. German air rescue and ambulance provider DRF Luftrettung placed an order for…
Airbus CyberSecurity and Amossys will have signed a partnership agreement at the International Cybersecurity Forum (FIC) in Lille. The partnership between the major industrial cyber security services supplier and the…
Airbus has announced the first successful first wet contacts with the C295 during an air-to-air (AAR) tanker flight test campaign. The wet contacts took place in January 2020 over Seville,…
Airbus Helicopters added 250 helicopters to HCare Smart and Infinite contracts in 2019, increasing to 2,250 the number of aircraft now covered by a global HCare material management contract. This…
US Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Air and Marine Operations (AMO) will enhance its patrol and surveillance capabilities with the addition of 16 new Airbus H125 helicopters. The new aircraft…
The US agency will use the aircraft for security during rocket launches, emergency medical services and qualified personnel transport. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has placed an order…
In 2019, Airbus CyberSecurity won five new contracts with major groups or organisations in the industrial, finance and institutional sectors, some of which are operators of essential services (OIV -…
The Bartolomeo platform from Airbus gives new opportunities for research on the International Space Station (ISS). The European Space Agency ESA has now firmly booked a payload slot for a…
Airbus Helicopters will be showcasing its civil range of helicopters at Heli-Expo 2020, which runs from 28-30 January at the Anaheim Convention Center in California. Centre-stage on booth 3432 will…
Following its strategy to keep its overall production system at the leading edge of technology and to increase industrial capacity and flexibility, Airbus has decided to create new A321 production…
Laurence Petiard has been appointed Head of External Communications for Airbus Helicopters, effective January 2020. In this new role, she will be in charge of coordinating Airbus Helicopters’ media relations,…
Airbus has successfully performed the first fully automatic vision-based take-off using an Airbus Family test aircraft at Toulouse-Blagnac airport. The test crew comprising of two pilots, two flight test engineers…
Triumph Group, Inc. announced that it has been selected by Airbus to supply uplocks for the main landing gear and nose landing gear for its latest A321XLR single aisle aircraft.…
The BelugaXL has entered into service, providing Airbus with 30 per cent extra transport capacity in order to support the on-going production ramp-up of commercial aircraft programmes. The aircraft, which…
Continuing its outreach to develop the innovation ecosystem in India, Airbus has signed a contract with Bengaluru-based startup Traxof Technologies to automate the talent acquisition process for Airbus’ Information Management…
Airbus announced that, as part of its plan to produce 63 A320 Family aircraft per month in 2021, the company will expand its industrial footprint in the US by increasing…
The ACH130 Aston Martin Edition, the first offering from the recently-announced partnership between Aston Martin Lagonda and Airbus Corporate Helicopters, was revealed at Courchevel in the French Alps. This stylish…
Air France-KLM Group has confirmed its order for 60 Airbus A220-300s. The aircraft will all be operated by Air France and will replace its fleet of single-aisle A318 and A319.…
Joramco, the Amman based MRO and the engineering arm of Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE), has extended its United Arab Emirates approval, the GCAA, to include the Boeing 777 and the…
Ireland’s Department of Defence has announced the acquisition of two Airbus C295 medium airlifters in a maritime surveillance configuration. With this new order, the Irish Air Corps will become the…
The first A220-300 for Air Canada has successfully completed its inaugural test flight from the Mirabel A220 final assembly line in Canada. The first of 45 aircraft for Air Canada…
A Mukilteo-based robotics supplier that's made manufacturing systems for the 787 Dreamliner, 777 and 747 aircraft programs was just acquired by Boeing rival — Airbus. The move deepens Airbus’ commitment…
The Ministry of Defence of Burkina Faso has placed a firm order for one Airbus C295 military airlifter. As part of its 2018-2022 Military Acquisition Law, the Burkina Faso Air…
Aston Martin Lagonda and Airbus Corporate Helicopters revealed a new partnership that brings together the best of automotive and aeronautical design. For the past 12 months designers from both brands…
Kellstrom Aerospace, a global aftermarket leader in aircraft lifecycle solutions, has acquired an Airbus A320-232 MSN 1648. The 1994 A320 aircraft was acquired from Castlelake L.P. The airframe is currently…
United Airlines has placed a firm order for 50 Airbus A321XLR aircraft as it begins to phase out older models and launches an expansion of transatlantic routes from its key…
Airbus Helicopters and OCCAR (Organisation Conjointe de Coopération en matière d'Armement / Organisation for Joint Armament Co-operation) have signed a tri-lateral Global Support Contract aimed at boosting the availability rate…
Air Corsica, the airline company based on the Island of Corsica, has taken delivery of its first of two Airbus A320neo aircraft on lease from ICBC Leasing. With this delivery,…
Airbus celebrated the 100th A220 aircraft produced for a customer during a ceremony at the aircraft programme’s headquarters in Mirabel, Canada. The aircraft, an A220-300, destined for Riga, Latvia-based airBaltic, features…
Scandinavian carrier SAS has taken delivery of its first A350-900, becoming the newest operator of this latest generation, highly efficient wide-body aircraft. The airline has a total of eight A350-900…
The National Cybersecurity Agency of France, ANSSI, has qualified the Airbus CyberSecurity SOC (Security Operations Centre) in Elancourt, France, at PDIS (Prestataire de Détection d'Incidents de Sécurité - Security Incident…
Airbus Helicopters and its partner Heli-Union have signed a global support contract for the Cougar and Caracal helicopters in service in the French Army and Air Force. This agreement signed…
Airlift has taken the delivery of its first H145 helicopter, becoming the first operator of this model in Greece. The twin-engine helicopter will be mainly dedicated to VIP transfers, but…
Airbus, ESA and Eutelsat have presented the new ground breaking multibeam active antenna payload today at Airbus in Madrid. Airbus’ ELSA+ (ELectronically Steerable Antenna+) is a first for commercial satellite…
MBDA has signed an agreement to purchase GDI Simulation from Airbus with closing subject to regulatory closing conditions. Terms of the deal are not being disclosed. GDI Simulation is one…
Albeit weighed down by the crashes, ensuing safety concerns and the grounding of its fleet of roughly 400 jets around the world, Boeing managed to reach Day 3 of the…
Airbus is showcasing its range of defence, space, and helicopter products and services at the ongoing show. Over the last decades, Airbus has developed a successful cooperation with Thailand and…
easyJet has exercised purchase rights to increase its fleet of A320neos by 12 new aircraft. The agreement takes the carrier’s total order for the A320neo Family to 159 aircraft and…
The BelugaXL has received its Type Certification from the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), paving the way for entry-into-service by early 2020. The aircraft is an integral part of Airbus’…
At the International Fighter Conference in Berlin Airbus and its partners introduced for the first time concrete details of the new Eurofighter electronic combat role (ECR) concept. This role will…
The prototype of Airbus Helicopters’ VSR700 unmanned aerial system has performed its first flight at a drone test centre near Aix-en-Provence in the south of France. The VSR700 performed several…
One of the key developments by Airbus is CIDS (Cabin Intercommunication Data System), which allows cabin crew to simply manage all cabin functions via easy-to-use centralised interfaces. Airbus introduced the…
Air Canada’s first Airbus A220 was unveiled when it rolled out of the painting hangar at the A220 final assembly line in Mirabel. In December, Air Canada will become the…
A multi drone combined flight tracked by a fleet management station was successfully tested at the E-Valley Park, on the site of the former Cambrai airbase in northern France as…
Airbus and China are strengthening their long-standing partnership as both sides commit to a further deepening and broadening of cooperation in the aviation industry. A Memorandum of Understanding on the…
Airbus Defence and Space has partnered with US based Amprius Inc’s current equity funding. This financing will further boost the development of new generation batteries based on Silicon Nanowire Anode…
New age-carrier Vietjet and aircraft manufacturer Airbus signed a contract for 20 brand-new A321XLR aircraft on 31 October 2019. The deal took place in Toulouse (France) and will make Vietjet…
Airbus has launched an extensive tour of the Pacific region to showcase the A220, its latest family member. The aircraft being used for the tour is an A220-300 leased from Latvia’s airBaltic, which…
The European Space Agency (ESA) and Airbus Defence and Space signed a Statement of Intent on their common interest to use the Bartolomeo external platform for a limited number of…
Volotea, the Barcelona-based airline, has chosen Airbus to train all its pilots following the signature of an exclusive five-year contract. The training, which will commence in January 2020, includes Type-Rating…
Airbus and HAROPA-Port of Le Havre have signed an industrial and a distribution agreement relating to a joint software solution based on the Airbus VTS (Vessel Traffic Services) product family…
Solar Orbiter, the European Space Agency’s (ESA) flagship mission to study the Sun has completed all tests and is set to be flown to Cape Canaveral ready for its launch…
TIBA-1, the communications satellite for the Government of Egypt developed by Airbus and Thales Alenia Space (TAS) left the Airbus Defence and Space clean rooms in Toulouse. The spacecraft was…
CHEOPS (CHaracterising ExOPlanet Satellite), built by Airbus in Madrid was loaded into the freighter aircraft that flew it today to Kourou, French Guiana. After arrival, the spacecraft will be prepared…
Airbus and Delta Air Lines are forming a digital alliance to develop new predictive maintenance and health-monitoring solutions for airline customers worldwide from 2020. To be accessed via a unified…
Turkish Technic and Satair have signed a strategic General Terms Agreement (GTA) to facilitate further business growth between the two entities. Under this agreement, Satair will support Turkish Technic with…
Airbus has delivered the 1,000th A320neo Family aircraft. The aircraft, an A321neo produced in Hamburg, Germany, was delivered to Indian airline IndiGo. IndiGo is the world’s biggest customer for the A320neo…
Airbus CyberSecurity and Thales, two European leaders in cybersecurity, have signed a partnership agreement to offer a unique solution against cyber attacks. The solution will combine the file analysis system…
European airframer Airbus is putting up a strong show at the ongoing ADEX, where it is showcasing a wide range of products, services and strong industrial partnerships, covering commercial air-…
The first Airbus C295, purchased by the Government of Canada for the Royal Canadian Air Force’s (RCAF) Fixed Wing Search and Rescue Aircraft Replacement (FWSAR) programme, rolled out of the…
Air Greenland has ordered two Airbus H225 heavy helicopters to support its bid to win its home country’s search and rescue (SAR) contract. Under the terms of a firm contract…
Airbus has inaugurated its highly automated fuselage structure assembly line for A320 Family aircraft in Hamburg. With a special focus on manufacturing longer sections for the A321LR, the new facility…
Airbus has signed a cooperation agreement with Alibaba Cloud, the data intelligence backbone of Alibaba Group, to cooperate on developing a Skywise Data Centre in China. Skywise is Airbus’ open…
Air France has taken delivery of its first A350-900 wide-body aircraft. The first jet out of a total order of 28 was handed over to Anne Rigail, Air France Chief Executive…
Airbus Services has launched a new Structure Training offer focusing on composite materials that is now available for customers worldwide. New generation aircraft featuring advanced materials require new skills for…
Vistara, India’s full-service carrier and a joint venture of Tata Sons and Singapore Airlines, has signed a long-term contract to partner with Airbus for their Flight Hour Services - Tailored…
Pratt & Whitney, Airbus and JetBlue Airways have celebrated the entry into service of JetBlue's A321neo aircraft powered by Pratt & Whitney GTF engines. The event was commemorated on Sept.…
Air Astana, Kazakhstan’s leading carrier, has taken delivery of the first of seven Airbus A321LR (long range) aircraft under an operating lease agreement with Air Lease Corporation of the United…
Airbus has won a design study from the UK’s Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) to develop the technologies for a cluster of ultra-high-resolution Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) satellites for…
Airbus has commenced in-flight trials of IoT connected cabin technologies on board an A350-900 Flight Lab aircraft – to be shortly revealed to customers. In doing so, Airbus becomes the…
The Airbus Foundation, in collaboration with the French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs’ Crisis and Support Centre is supporting Bolivia’s efforts against the severe fires currently affecting the country.…
Airbus and Telespazio (Leonardo/Thales) have set up a partnership to market military telecommunications services using the future Syracuse IV satellites. This partnership will lead to the creation of France’s leading private…
EgyptAir has taken delivery of its first of 12 A220-300 aircraft on order, becoming the first A220 operator based in the Middle East and North African region, and the sixth…
Airbus reaffirms its commitment to its long-term strategic partnership with China’s aviation industry, and has signed new agreement with AVIC to deepen industrial cooperation on Airbus single-aisle production. The agreement…
Hi Fly, the privately-owned Portuguese wet lease specialist operating an exclusive all-Airbus fleet, has taken delivery of a new A330neo on lease from Air Lease Corporation. The aircraft is configured…
Airbus has completed the ocean satellite ‘Copernicus Sentinel-6A’, and is now sending it on its first journey. Its destination - Ottobrunn near Munich in Germany, where over the next six…
Austria-based FACC has been commissioned by Bombardier Aviation to manufacture radomes for the Airbus A220, in addition to the Bombardier Challenger and Global business jet families. Deliveries for the A220…
Airbus announced plans to develop further its industrial presence in Malaysia with three new initiatives. These include the expansion of Airbus’ wholly-owned maintenance facility, Sepang Aircraft Engineering (SAE); the establishment…
AirAsia X, the long haul unit of the AirAsia Group, has finalised a firm order with Airbus for an additional 12 A330-900 and 30 A321XLR aircraft, worth a total catalogue…
Airbus Helicopters is offering a cost-effective approach for taking the Tiger platform beyond 2040, in response to the Commonwealth of Australia’s (CoA) Request for Information (RFI) for the Project LAND4503…
Airbus Helicopters as prime contractor will work together with Dresden-based Elbe Flugzeugwerke to maintain the German Armed Forces’ (Bundeswehr’s) NH90 fleet. Airbus and the Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology…
Japan Airlines is using Mobil Jet Oil 387 in its new Airbus A350 aircraft scheduled to take flight in September. The synthetic high performance capability turbine engine oil is used…
One of the key instruments on the European Space Agency’s (ESA) ExoMars rover, the Panoramic Camera (PanCam) has been fitted and integrated in the Airbus bio-burden cleanroom in Stevenage. Designed…
Lufthansa Technik Malta has received German Federal Aviation Office (LBA) approval to carry out all overhaul work on the Airbus A350-1000. The recent certification amends the approval to perform overhaul…
Airbus has officially begun manufacturing the A220 in the US. The first team of A220 production workers began work at Airbus’ Mobile, Alabama-based production facility following their recent return from…
Airbus has delivered two H145 helicopters to the New Zealand Helicopter Emergency Medical Services. Airbus Australia Pacific Managing Director Andrew Mathewson said these were the first two H145 helicopters in…
Airbus is extending further its extensive footprint in Malaysia with the opening of a new regional helicopter completion and delivery centre (CDC) at its Subang facility. The new CDC will…
Airbus Defence and Space has appointed Julian Whitehead Executive Vice-President Global Business and Strategic Programmes, effective 1 October 2019. Currently, he is serving as Executive Vice-President Finance for the division…
Scoot announced the introduction of 16 brand-new A321neo aircraft into its fleet. The first aircraft, named “Wings of Change”, will be delivered in the last quarter of 2020 and will…
An Airbus A220-300 flight test aircraft will visit six Asian destinations as part of a demonstration tour across the region. After a stopover at Seoul’s Incheon Airport the aircraft heads to…
Airbus Helicopters has secured an ACH160 order from an undisclosed new customer in the Philippines, launching this new model in the Southeast Asia and Pacific region. It will be used…
Airbus Helicopters has strengthened its footprint in Italy with the acquisition of its distributor and 50-year partner Aersud Elicotteri. Headquartered in the North of Italy, near the city of Verona,…
Airbus Helicopters is implementing a new Executive Committee on 1 September 2019 with the goal of simplifying and strengthening cross-function collaboration within the company. “The simplification of our organisation aims…
The French Space Agency (CNES) has awarded the CO3D (Constellation Optique 3D) contract to Airbus. Under this agreement, Airbus will deliver a global high-resolution Digital Surface Model (DSM). Following launch,…
French MRO Sabena technics, has been granted by the DSAé the EMAR (European Military Aviation Requirements) approval to perform base maintenance operations on the Airbus A330 MRTT. With the approval,…
Airbus announced that Romain Trapp has been appointed President of Airbus Helicopters Inc., and Head of the North America Region for helicopters. He succeeds Chris Emerson, who is assuming the…
Airbus has appointed Chris Emerson President of Airbus Defense and Space Inc., a subsidiary of Airbus Americas, effective 1 July 2019. Emerson previously served as President of Airbus Helicopters Inc.…
Airbus has signed the new A400M Global Support Step 2 contract with OCCAR (Organisation for Joint Armament Co-operation), which manages the multinational programme on behalf of the Launch Customer Nations…
Airbus Helicopters has awarded a prestigious prize for innovation to Cobham Aerospace Communications for their integrated antenna technology. The award-winning design integrates multiple antenna functions within the fuselage’s composite in…
Six months after Airbus and Lockheed Martin signed a Memorandum of Agreement to work with each other to meet the aerial refueling needs of the U.S. Air Force, senior executives…
Airbus stole the limelight from Boeing and took home most of the orders, as was expected in the light of the worldwide grounding of the Max 737 aircraft, but the…
Airbus Helicopters and Thai Aviation Industries (TAI) have declared their common intention to extend the aftersales support of all Airbus helicopters operated by Thailand’s military and government agencies. Under this agreement,…
Airbus has successfully concluded a deal with American Airlines at the ongoing air show that will see the US carrier acquire 50 of the new longer-range jetliners. The A321XLR is…
Cebu Pacific, the Philippines based carrier, announced that it has ordered 31 next-generation aircraft from Airbus. The investment accelerates the carrier’s plan to introduce more fuel-efficient and eco-friendly aircraft to…
SIA Engineering Company (SIAEC) in collaboration with Airbus Services has recently completed the first of 14 A380 full-cabin retrofits for Singapore Airlines (SIA). This extensive retrofit programme, which was announced…
Airbus and AirAsia have unveiled the first A330neo for the AirAsia Group at the Paris Air Show. The aircraft will be delivered via lessor Avolon in the coming weeks for…
Airbus stole the limelight on day one of the Paris Air Show by launching the A321XLR, a much-awaited long-range, single-aisle airliner. The company also announced that it would be selling…
Airbus has successfully completed a flight demonstration of a connected airborne battlespace scenario, centred on a MRTT aircraft. The test was carried out as part of the development of Airbus’…
Airbus Helicopters is displaying a full-scale mock-up of its new H160M military rotorcraft, marking the first public display of the new type. The new rotorcraft which has been selected as…
Airbus has successfully completed a flight demonstration of a connected airborne battlespace scenario, centred on a MRTT aircraft. The test was carried out as part of the development of Airbus’…
United Airlines has become the latest U.S. airline to connect to Airbus’ open-data platform, Skywise. United will leverage Skywise to enhance all aspects of its maintenance and engineering operations on…
Jat Tehnika’s aircraft maintenance center in Belgrade, Serbia, is planning to train its staff to maintain Boeing 737 MAXs, the Airbus A320neo family and Sukhoi SSJ-100 Superjets, according to Radoslav…
Airbus has this week delivered the first of two new H130 helicopters to be deployed by Far North Queensland tourism operator, Nautilus Aviation’s new partnership with the Quicksilver Group, based…
The Spanish Air Force has become the first air force worldwide to support the development of Airbus’ drone and augmented reality-based maintenance inspection services, with the aim of drastically reducing…
Airbus Helicopters and the Hungarian Government have selected the town of Gyula in the Békés County as the site for a new aerospace enterprise in Hungary. Gyula is located in…
Airbus has launched a global campaign celebrating the company’s 50 year anniversary, showcasing key moments of pioneering progress throughout the past five decades. The campaign began by marking 50 years…
Air New Zealand has ordered eight new Boeing 787-10 aircraft, to replace its aging fleet of Boeing 777-200s and potentially make it possible for the carrier to fly non-stop to…
Delta Air Lines took delivery of its first A330-900, one of 35 A330neos the Atlanta, Georgia-based airline has on order. Delta was the launch customer for the A330-900, ordering 25…
Airbus has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with SAS Scandinavian Airlines for hybrid and electric aircraft eco-system and infrastructure requirements research. The MoU was signed by Grazia Vittadini, Chief…
Airbus celebrated the delivery of its 12,000th aircraft ever in its 50-year history. The aircraft was an A220-100, assembled in Mirabel, Canada and handed over to US-based Delta Air Lines.…
Airbus Defence and Space revealed the winners of its best in class awards with an official ceremony at its 5th Supplier Conference. The four winners Mercury Systems, Airgrup S.L., All System…
Airbus SE has appointed Antoine Bouvier, 59, Head of Strategy, Mergers & Acquisitions and Public Affairs, effective 1 June 2019. In this position, he will report to Guillaume Faury, Chief…
Airbus has been selected by MEASAT Global Berhad (“MEASAT”), the leading Malaysian operator, to build MEASAT-3d, a new multimission telecommunications satellite to replace capacity and augment its core business in…
Airbus is showcasing a scale model of the A330 MRTT - the new generation strategic tanker/transport aircraft which is also combat proven. The large 111 tonnes basic fuel capacity of…
Pratt & Whitney and Air Macau have celebrated the delivery of the airline’s first Airbus A320neo aircraft powered by Pratt & Whitney GTF engines. The delivery was celebrated during a…
The first ACJ319neo successfully completed a 16-hr and 10-min test flight on 26th April, setting a new record for the longest A320 Family flight by an Airbus crew. It flew…
oThe Airbus Foundation will collaborate with Fondo Unido-United Way México to bring to the country the Flying Challenge, a youth activity and mentoring program that helps raise awareness about aerospace,…
During the Famex Airshow 2019 in Santa Lucía, Airbus recognized Escuela de Aviación México (EAM) for their collaboration over the past 10 years in facilitating ab initio pilot programs for…
Airbus has recognized the Mexican National Defence (SEDENA) and the Mexican Navy (SEMAR) for their commitment to the local population, in the context of the application of the country’s emergency…
Airbus is showcasing its single-engine H125 and H130 helicopters and a twin-engine of the H145 family at the ongoing show. “The multi-mission capacity of the H125 and H145 are perfectly…
China’s State Grid General Aviation Company (SGGAC) has taken delivery of one heavy twin-engine Airbus H215 helicopter – a member of the mission-proven Super Puma family – becoming the launch…
Airbus SE has appointed Jean-Marc Nasr, 57, Executive Vice President Space Systems within the Airbus Defence and Space division. Nasr will assume his new duties on 1 June 2019 and succeeds Nicolas…
Airbus Helicopters has expanded its industrial footprint and partnership with China with the opening of the H135 final assembly line in Qingdao. The factory is the first helicopter FAL built…
Airbus has appointed Julie Kitcher as Executive Vice-President Communications and Corporate Affairs, effective immediately. In this role, she joins the Airbus Executive Committee leading all external and internal communication activities,…
Airbus SE shareholders passed all resolutions at its 2019 Annual General Meeting (AGM), including the appointment of Guillaume Faury as an Executive Member of the Board of Directors for three years. At…
Airbus Helicopters is making Malaysia its maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) hub in Southeast Asia following the integration of its Subang facility with its network of MRO facilities in the…
Saft Skyzen batteries that enable maintenance intervals to be doubled are now in service on the Airbus A320 aircraft Family. The Skyzen™ batteries are the latest development in Saft’s ULM®…
Airbus, in cooperation with Safran, has won the 2019 Crystal Cabin Award in the story_category Cabin Concepts. The Lower Deck Pax Experience Modules consists of enabling extension of passengers’ space…
Airbus has extended its Airspace Customer Definition Centre (CDC) at its Airbus site in Hamburg, Germany for cross-programme cabin customization by now including the A320 and A330 programmes – to…
Airbus Helicopters is supporting the Icelandic Coast Guard (ICG) with the entry into service of two Airbus H225 heavy search and rescue (SAR) helicopters as the first step in a…
Airbus SE secured a US$35 billion jet deal from China during a state visit by President Xi Jinping to the French capital, dealing a fresh blow to Boeing Co.as it grapples with…
European airframer Airbus considers Malaysia as a strategic market and is showcasing its range of offerings being used by the Malaysian military in addition to commercial aircraft operated by Malaysian…
Japan’s All Nippon Airways (ANA) has taken delivery of its first A380 at a special ceremony in Toulouse, becoming the 15th operator of the world’s largest passenger aircraft. The delivery…
Airbus has begun shore-to-ship trials in Singapore with its Skyways parcel delivery drone. This marks the first-time drone technology has been deployed in real port conditions to deliver a variety…
C Series Aircraft Limited Partnership (CSALP) is pleased to announce it will soon change its name to Airbus Canada Limited Partnership. The new name reflects the majority interest of Airbus…
The Boeing 737 Max crash in Ethiopia may hit the planemaker’s future orders as mounting safety concerns prompt airlines to reconsider plans to purchase the jetliner. Indonesia’s Lion Air, one…
Lufthansa has ordered 20 Boeing 787-9 and 20 additional Airbus A350-900 long-haul planes to replace its older four-engine aircraft as it seeks to boost the fuel efficiency of its fleet,…
Airbus has delivered the first *FANS-C-equipped A320 aircraft to easyJet. In the framework of Europe’s SESAR Air Traffic Management (ATM) research programme, this aircraft – and others to follow –…
The AirBusiness Academy and the Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (ERAU) in Singapore have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate on delivering aviation education and management training programmes for students…
By Arie Egozi The expected initiative of Lockheed Martin and Airbus to offer the A-330 as the next aerial refueling aircraft of the Israeli air force (IAF), has been discussed…
Airbus Helicopters wrapped up the 2019 edition of Heli-Expo with 43 orders from worldwide customers announced for the whole Airbus civil product range - H125, H130, H135, H145, H160, H175…
Airbus Helicopters has signed partnerships with two new MRO software providers – Aircraft Maintenance Systems and Lundin Software – that will enable their maintenance information systems (MIS) to be connected…
Airbus has signed an order for an ACH160 with an undisclosed Canadian customer. The customer, who is said to have vast experience in corporate aviation, has opted for the aircraft…
Airbus Helicopters is unveiling a new version of its best-selling H145 light twin-engine helicopter at Heli-Expo 2019 in Atlanta. This latest upgrade brings a new, innovative five-bladed rotor to the…
Airbus SE is looking at assembling its newest A330neo wide-body jet in China as part of a bid to win orders for the plane in one of the world’s fastest-growing aviation…
In order to meet the high market demand for cadet pilot training in Europe – 94,000 new pilots over the next 20 years (as per its global market forecast 2018-2037)…
Airbus has successfully completed the certification flight tests for the A400M Cargo Hold Tanks (CHT) refueling unit, taking a new step towards the full certification of the aircraft for air-to-air…
Sri Lankan Airlines and Go Air have signed agreements with Airbus to benefit from the manufacturer’s cloud-based platform Skywise Core. Go Air, first Indian customer on Skywise, will use…
The Brazilian Navy has ordered three H135 light twin-engine helicopters to be operated by the 1st General Purpose Helicopter Squadron (HU-1). The aircraft will be dedicated to a wide range of…
Airbus inaugurated its Innovation Centre in China at an office opening ceremony in Shenzhen, China. Airbus China Innovation Centre has been operating since early 2018 and currently focuses on…
Japan Airlines (JAL), which will soon operate the A350 XWB, has signed a operator has signed a Flight Hour Services (FHS) contract with Airbus. The contract between Airbus and JAL is…
Airbus Helicopters announced the delivery of another H145 helicopter to an Indian customer at the ongoing Aero India. The helicopter was delivered to Mumbai based Heligo Charters Private Limited…
Airbus confirms the growing success of its Flight Hour Services (FHS) business in Japan with a new contract from soon-to-be A350 XWB operator Japan Airlines (JAL). Airbus is welcoming JAL…
Etihad Airways cut its A350 order by 42 aircraft, leaving the airline with 20 A350-1000s in the backlog. It also cut down on order for Boeing 777-9 aircraft from 25…
Airbus is ending the A380 program. The European aircraft manufacturer announced plans to scrap production of the superjumbo after its biggest customer, Emirates, and a handful of remaining buyers receive…
From flying and static displays of its best-in-class products to showcasing its cutting-edge aerospace services, Airbus has planned one of its biggest-ever participations at Aero India, to be held in…
Qantas, the Australian carrier, has formally canceled a longstanding 2006 order for eight Airbus A380 airplanes, further adding to the future of the four-engined A380. The airline, however, declined to…
France and Germany have awarded the first-ever contract – a Joint Concept Study (JCS) – to Dassault Aviation and Airbus for the Future Combat Air System (FCAS) program. The starting date for…
Latvia’s airBaltic has announced plans for in-house base maintenance capabilities for the Airbus A220-300. The move is part of the airline's strategy that will see it completely reshape its fleet…
Airbus and Dassault Systèmes have signed a five-year Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) to cooperate on the implementation of collaborative 3D design, engineering, manufacturing, simulation and intelligence applications. Under the MOA,…
Airbus has announced a global partnership with Air Race E, the world’s first electric airplane race set to launch its inaugural series in 2020. Airbus is the Official Founding…
Alain Flourens, 61, currently Head of Engineering for Airbus Helicopters, has been appointed Head of Industry for Airbus Helicopters, following Christian Cornille’s departure from Airbus. Alain will be replaced…
Airbus and Thailand’s Civil Aviation Training Center (CATC) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to work together on projects to develop and implement maintenance training and pilot training courses in…
Airbus Helicopters delivered 356 rotorcraft and logged gross orders for 413 helicopters in 2018 (up from 350 gross orders in 2017), maintaining its lead in the civil & parapublic market…
Airbus has launched a global competition in quantum computing, inviting experts to propose and develop solutions, for complex optimisation and modelisation across the full aircraft life-cycle, using newly available computing…
Airbus’ manufacturing growth in the United States advanced another step in Mobile, Alabama, as construction of the company’s A220 Manufacturing Facility was officially launched. The assembly line will satisfy…
Delta Air Lines has ordered 15 additional A220 aircraft, bringing to 90 the total number of the new generation, highly fuel-efficient jetliners the world’s second-largest airline has on order. The…
Airbus has appointed Jean-Marc Nasr as President Asia-Pacific, effective 1 January 2019. Based in Singapore, Jean-Marc Nasr will be responsible for Airbus’ overall strategy, industrial footprint and operations in…
Satair and GMF AeroAsia have signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) confirming Satair as the exclusive provider of material to support GMF AeroAsia’s successful expansion into their Airbus Aircraft 3rd…
Airbus SE delivered 800 commercial aircraft to 93 customers in 2018, meeting its full year delivery guidance and setting a new company record. Deliveries were 11 per cent higher than…
The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) has awarded a wo year contract extension to Airbus Australia Pacific (Airbus) for sustainment of its C-130J fleet. The sustainment work will last till…
Airbus Helicopters and Hungary have signed a Memorandum of Agreement to create an industrial cooperation for long-term aviation projects that will initially focus on the production of certain high precision…
Airbus SE has appointed Alberto Gutiérrez, 56, Head of Military Aircraft within Airbus Defence and Space, effective 1 January 2019. He will report to Airbus Defence and Space Chief Executive…
Airbus has delivered its 100th aircraft from the company’s US Manufacturing Facility in Mobile, Alabama. The A320neo, serial number (MSN) 8580, was delivered to Frontier Airlines. The aircraft features…
Airbus China Innovation Centre (ACIC) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Royole Technology. The two parties will collaborate to develop applications that implement flexible electronic technologies in cabin…
Lockheed Martin and Airbus have signed an agreement to jointly explore opportunities to meet the growing demand for aerial refuelling for US defence customers. The companies will seek to…
Delta Air Lines has ordered 10 more Airbus A330-900 widebody aircraft, thus expanding its A330neo order book to 35 aircraft. Delta and Airbus have also agreed to defer 10 previously…
Riding on its growing business, Airbus Helicopters will be adding a maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) complex adjacent to its existing facility in the Kobe Airport Facility in Japan. Construction…
TAP Air Portugal has taken delivery of the world’s first new-generation wide-body A330neo and, as the launch airline, will be the first to benefit from the aircraft’s unbeatable operating economics,…
Pratt & Whitney Canada has started delivering PW127G engines to Airbus Defence and Space in support of Canada's Fixed-Wing Search and Rescue Aircraft Replacement Project. The engines will be installed…
Pratt & Whitney and Vietnam Airlines recently celebrated the delivery of the airline's first Airbus A321neo aircraft powered by Pratt & Whitney GTF engines. Vietnam Airlines is leasing the aircraft…
An airBaltic A220, the latest member of Airbus’ commercial aircraft family, landed at Istanbul Ataturk International Airport on Monday, 12 November. It represents the first visit to Turkey by an…
The Helicopter Emergency Medical Services New Zealand Limited has selected Airbus’ H145, in response to New Zealand’s Health Ministry’s call to enhance its helicopter emergency medical services (HEMS) industry. …
Guangzhou Aircraft Maintenance Engineering Co., Ltd. (GAMECO) has signed an extension with Satair to its long-term agreement for the Airbus Managed Inventory service. The agreement extends the contract scope to…
Airbus announced a new contract of Flight Hour Services (FHS) with the Japanese Carrier All Nippon Airways (ANA). The agreement, made at the MRO Asia exhibition in Singapore, with ANA…
The A330-800 has completed its maiden flight, with this highly-efficient addition to the A330 twin-engine widebody jetliner product line performing an evaluation lasting four hours and four minutes from Toulouse-Blagnac…
Airbus has flown in an airBaltic A220-300 new-generation single-aisle aircraft to Airshow China 2018 being held in Zhuhai. The aircraft is attending as part of its visit to five…
Airbus will be participating in the China International Aviation & Aerospace Exhibition in Zhuhai from 6th to 11th November, presenting a broad portfolio of innovative products and services that meet…
Taiwan’s China Airlines (CAL) has taken delivery of its newest A350-900 aircraft, which features a unique joint livery that combines the airline’s distinctive plum blossom logo with Airbus’ exclusive A350…
At MRO Europe, WOW Air selected Airbus’ Flight Hour Services (FHS) Components services for its A320 and A330 fleets, covering 20 aircraft and becoming one of the first A330 customers…
Airbus Helicopters will showcase the versatile and market-leading H135 aircraft as the future training helicopter for the US Navy at the Naval Helicopter Association’s Fleet Fly-in at Naval Air Station Whiting…
MRX Systems, Rusada, Ramco and Traxxall have signed agreements with Airbus Helicopters enabling their maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) databases to be connected with Airbus systems. “Through these agreements, we’re…
Delta Air Lines has entered into a multi-year contract with Airbus to continue using the Skywise open-data platform and related predictive maintenance services. The airline will expand the use of…
The Board of Directors of Airbus SE has selected Guillaume Faury as future Airbus Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Faury, 50, who currently serves as President Airbus Commercial Aircraft, will succeed Tom Enders,…
Turkish Aerospace Industries and Airbus have signed a collaborative agreement on research and development in secondary structures, such as movable parts, for Airbus aircraft programs. The agreement was signed…
Airbus Defence and Space is investing around € 60 million into a new logistics centre for spare parts of military aircraft (Military Air Spares Centre – MASC) at Manching to…
It has been a decade since Airbus inaugurated its Final Assembly Line at Tianjin, China, from where over 380 jetliners from the A320 Family have been delivered from the site…
Airbus Helicopters has delivered one H135 to Health Commission of Qingdao in China’s Shandong Province, making this helicopter the first of 100 H135s to be delivered to China per a…
OCCAR (Organisation Conjointe de Coopération en matière d'Armement / Organisation for Joint Armament Co-operation) has commissioned Airbus Helicopters, on behalf of the French, German and Spanish Armament agencies DGA, BAAINBw…
Philippine Coast Guard has placed an order for one H145 helicopter, making it the first H145 parapublic operator in the Philippines. The new 4-tonne-class twin-engine helicopter is equipped with high frequency…
Chilean low cost carrier and all-Airbus operator Sky Airline has taken delivery of its first A320neo aircraft, on lease from ALC, at a delivery ceremony in Toulouse. Sky Airline’s A320neo…
Airbus Helicopters has officially launched the production of latch shafts for the doors of A350 passenger aircraft using 3D manufacturing. The printed components are cheaper to produce and weigh less…
Airbus will display a wide range of military platforms at the third edition of Asian Defence & Security (ADAS) 2018 exhibition to be in Manila, the Philippines on 26-28th September.…
Thailand’s discount airline, THAI Smile Airways has showcased its new Airbus A320-200 decorated with the new design displaying a unique orange logo of the THAI Smile to make it outstanding…
Airbus has appointed Christian Scherer, 56, as Chief Commercial Officer (CCO), replacing Eric Schulz, who has decided to leave the company for personal reasons. Christian Scherer (pictured) will start…
Alabama Governor Kay Ivey on Wednesday joined Airbus executives, city and county leaders from Mobile, and industry and educational partners in breaking ground for Flight Works Alabama, the new aviation…
Milestone Aviation Group Limited (Milestone), a GECAS company, and Airbus Helicopters announced they will provide five H145s to Aramco Overseas Company, a subsidiary of Saudi Aramco, a fully integrated, global petroleum…
Airbus has announced the delivery of the first A330 Multi Role Tanker Transport (MRTT) to the Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF). The aircraft made its first official public…
The first A380 for All Nippon Airways (ANA) has rolled out of the final assembly line (FAL) in Toulouse. The aircraft has now been moved to an outside station…
Air China has ordered 2500 CL3710 economy class seats from Recaro Aircraft Seating for their ten new Airbus A350 aircraft. China´s flag carrier is the first operator of the A350…
Delta completed its 127,000-square-foot engine repair shop near Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport and plans to take its first engine induction next month. According to a report in Atlanta Business…
Air China has taken delivery of its first A350-900 in Toulouse. The national flag carrier is the first Chinese mainland customer to order and take ownership of the new twin-engine wide-body…
Having made its mark in the commercial airline sector, the A320neo is now being considered by Airbus for new applications - as a highly-capable and cost-effective platform for ISR (intelligence,…
Airbus has completed the maiden flight of the first BelugaXL oversize air transporters over south-western France. >> Farnborough International Airshow 2018 A total of five BelugaXLs are slated to enter…
Airbus Defence and Space has launched AirSense, an advanced analytics solution enabled by multi-source surveillance data, based on global Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) data. AirSense is based on various aircraft positions data…
As many as 540,000 new pilots will be needed in the next 20 years, according to Airbus’ new Global Services Forecast. >> Farnborough International Airshow Coverage The forecast predicts a…
Airbus has introduced its advanced data analytics tool – SmartForce, inching closer towards realizing its ambition of having an expanded military product line in the aviation community. >> Farnborough International…
The high level of interest in Airbus aircraft from Asian carriers, due to the soaring demand for air travel in the region, has translated into multiple deals for the plane-maker.…
Chinese carrier Sichuan Airlines is adding the A350 XWB to its fleet. The company has ordered ten aircraft, Airbus said on the opening day of the ongoing Farnborough Airshow. The…
STARLUX Airlines, a new startup airline company in Taiwan, signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Airbus on the opening day of Farnborough International Airshow 2018 to purchase 17 A350XWBs. The…
Airbus has delivered the 20th next-generation Atlas A400M transport aircraft out of a total order for 22 to the Royal Air Force (RAF). The newly-delivered aircraft has formally entered service…
Rolls-Royce’s Trent XWB recently celebrated two new milestones in its highly successful programme. One of the major milestones for the engine programme is that it has now crossed the…
Ukraine’s Interior Ministry has signed an agreement with Airbus Helicopters to buy 55 civil helicopters for search and rescue (SAR), public services, and emergency medical service (EMS) missions in the…
Airbus Defence and Space has followed its earlier achievement in demonstrating Automatic Air-to-Air (A3R) refuelling of a fighter with another world-first – the same operation performed with a large receiver…
Pratt & Whitney, a division of United Technologies Corp., congratulates JetBlue Airways on its selection of 60 firm Airbus A220-300 aircraft, which are powered exclusively by Pratt & Whitney Geared…
Airbus' static display at the Farnborough International Airshow 2018 will include two A220-300s, a test aircraft and an airBaltic aircraft. The aircraft, along with the smaller A220-100, represent the newest members of the Airbus single-aisle…
PPG announced that Airbus has qualified PPG DESOTHANE HD 9008 mica basecoat-clearcoat for applying mica sparkle effects to aircraft liveries. The company says that the coatings system offers enhanced…
Indian full-service carrier, Vistara, a joint venture of Tata Sons and Singapore Airlines, has announced total orders valued at US$ 3.1 billion for 13 Airbus A320neo family aircraft and six…
Airbus has revealed the A220 at a ceremony held at its Henri-Ziegler Delivery Centre, near Toulouse. Witnessed by Airbus employees and members of the global news media, the A220-300 landed…
JetBlue Airways Corp. is placing a big bet on Airbus SE’s newest jetliner. The carrier is ordering 60 of Airbus’s A220 jets, the freshly rechristened plane formerly known as Bombardier Inc.’s…
Bangkok Airways welcomed the arrival of its newest Airbus A321 at the Thai capital’s Suvarnabhumi Airport. The airline is strengthening its network with an increase in frequencies and will…
The world’s passenger fleet will more than double to 48,000 aircraft in 20 years with traffic growing at a resilient 4.4 per cent per year, driving a need for 37,390…
Airbus and Indonesia’s GMF AeroAsia have renewed their Maintenance Training Services (MTS) agreement for another five years. The new agreement, which will run from 2018 to 2023, was signed at an…
Airbus said it is sticking to its target of 800 aircraft deliveries this year, despite problems with getting timely delivery of new fuel-efficient engines for its A320neo jets. "We're…
The closing of the previously announced C Series transaction between Airbus SAS, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Airbus SE, Bombardier Inc. and Investissement Québec came into effect on July 1, 2018.…
The first BelugaXL has rolled out of the paintshop unveiling a special livery making it look like a Beluga Whale. The livery was one of six choices submitted to Airbus…
Singapore’s Defence Science and Technology Agency (DSTA) and Boeing signed the first project agreement to commence joint research and co-development in data analytics earlier at the inaugural Singapore Defence Technology…
Airbus H125 and H130 helicopter customers will get a boost in their operations owing to a significant reduction in direct maintenance costs for the Safran Arriel 2D engine, which equips…
Greece’s biggest airline, Aegean Airlines, signed a $5 billion deal with Airbus for up to 30 aircraft to renew its fleet of single-aisle planes, stay competitive and add capacity for…
Airbus and Thai Airways International (THAI) have signed an agreement to establish a new joint venture maintenance and overhaul (MRO) facility at U-Tapao International Airport near Bangkok. The accord…
Hong Kong based Government Flying Service (GFS) has received three H175s in public services configuration, becoming the world’s first operator of this new variant which enlarges the H175 mission capacity…
The A330neo, Airbus’ newest wide-body aircraft, has embarked on a worldwide tour to demonstrate its readiness for airline operations. As a final step in the aircraft certification phase, these function…
The Uzbek national air carrier, Uzbekistan Airways, plans to receive two Airbus A320 neo planes in December 2018, according to the company's deputy general director Gennadiy Kharlap. “We hope…
Airbus and the Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support (BAAINBw) have signed an operator agreement for Heron TP unmanned aerial systems (UAS) after parliamentary approval was…
Canada Jetlines has teamed up with AerCap, the world’s largest independent aircraft leasing company. The carrier has signed a Definitive Lease Agreement for two Airbus A320 aircraft with AerCap. Delivery…
Cathay Pacific is planning to use a blend of alternative jet fuel to fly its new fleet of Airbus A350-1000 aircraft home to Hong Kong. The airline has 20 of…
Airbus Helicopters has delivered the fifth and final H135 that will be used by the German Armed Forces in Bückeburg to train their pilots. The German Federal Office for Bundeswehr…
Having received all required regulatory approvals, Airbus SE, Bombardier Inc. and Investissement Québec (IQ) have agreed to close the C Series transaction effective on July 1, 2018. The transaction by…
Aircraft Propeller Service, LLC has recently been awarded a five-year contract to service the 568F propeller blades on its EADS CASA C-295, a twin-turboprop tactical military transport aircraft, currently manufactured by Airbus Defence and…
Airbus SE is favored to pull in an order from Singapore Airlines Ltd. affiliate Vistara for as many as 60 new-engine single-aisle airliners to gain a stronger foothold in the booming Indian market.…
Assembly of the first of Canada's fleet of CC-295 Fixed-Wing Search and Rescue (FWSAR) aircraft is well underway at the Airbus-Pre Final Assembly Line (Pre-FAL) in Tablada, Spain. The front-, mid- and…
Bangkok Airways will soon submit specifications for an order of 20 narrow-body planes to Airbus SE, Boeing Co. and Bombardier Inc., its President Puttipong Prasattong-Osoth said. The carrier, which currently…
Airbus Defence and Space, which has helped Kazakhstan with land remote sensing satellites of high and medium resolution, sees the country as a growth market for its Telecommunications and Earth…
Airbus has begun reaping the benefits of 8tree’s dentCHECK at its Flightline operations in Hamburg, Germany. Technicians who used dentCHECK when inspecting dents stories-rework on the difficult-to-access joint section 14/15…
Cebu Pacific took delivery of three more brand new Airbus A321 CEO jets. The airline is pursuing a fleet modernization, stated a report on ABS CBN. Currently the…
Airbus has received praise from the Professional Communication Corporation - Nedaa, the Dubai Government security networks provider, for its work on specialized telecommunications projects and optimizing TETRA technology The TETRA…
With Etihad Airways pressing for a company-wide business review, aircraft manufacturers Airbus and Boeing are expecting changes in plane orders from the airlines. Etihad is considering its options for…
Safran Landing Systems has been selected by AirAsia X, an Air Asia affiliate, to provide landing gear maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) services on its A330 fleet. The contract was…
JetBlue has unveiled its first Airbus A320 to undergo the airline’s fleet restyling, which brings an all-new interior to its A320 aircraft. The aircraft, tail N646JB named “Bravo Lima Uniform Echo,”…
Airbus SE has appointed Grazia Vittadini, 48, Chief Technology Officer (CTO). In her new capacity, Vittadini will report to Airbus Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Tom Enders and join the company’s…
The Japan Coast Guard (JCG) will be further strengthening its fleet with an additional H225 order from Airbus, bringing JCG’s H225 fleet to ten units. Currently JCG operates three…
Europe’s Future Combat Air System (FCAS) will be developed by Airbus and Dassault Aviation, following an announcement by both companies that they will join forces for the development and production…
Schiebel’s CAMCOPTER S-100 Unmanned Air System (UAS) and Airbus Helicopters’ manned H145 successfully completed a series of Manned UnManned Teaming (MUM-T) flights. Level 5 interoperability was achieved by providing…
EAD Aerospace, an Eclipse company, has received the final EASA Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) for Inmarsat GX fuselage satcom antenna installation on Airbus A319 CEO, A320 CEO and NEO, A321…
Airbus is highlighting its extensive range of defence, space and helicopter products and services at the 16th edition of Defence Services Asia 2018.From the Airbus Helicopters division, there are scale…
FEAM Maintenance / Engineering has signed a three-year agreement with Airbus to provide line maintenance services for Flight Hour Services -Tailored Support Package (FHS-TSP) customers. The announcement was made at…
Airbus has unveiled a drone - Airbus’ Advanced Inspection Drone –for inspecting aircraft inside a hangar. The drone system is intended to significantly reduce the time required for aircraft inspections,…
STG Aerospace has announced the launch of the latest version of their liTeMood LED lighting system for Airbus A320 and A330 aircraft, along with the first two launch customers -…
Airbus will bring a range of air defence products and services as well as helicopters during the 16th edition of the Defence Services Asia (DSA 2018) exhibition at the Malaysia…
The Brazilian Armed Forces and the Mexican Air Force have signed on for Airbus Helicopters’ HCare Smart by the hour maintenance programs for a total contract value of more than…
An Airbus A350-900 flight test aircraft is the cynosure of all eyes at the ongoing FIDAE airshow being held in Santiago’s Arturo Merino Benitez Airport The new generation jetliner is…
Airbus Helicopters has received an order from an undisclosed Brazilian customer for a single H160 helicopter for use in private and business aviation operations. This is the first order for…
Airbus Helicopters, Inc. has received a contract modification valued at approximately US$116 million to deliver 16 additional UH-72A Lakotas for the United States Army. The contract is the company’s second…
Airbus and Heathrow Airport are celebrating the 10th anniversary of A380 operations at the airport. They began on 18 March, 2008 with the arrival of the first A380, Singapore Airlines flight…
Turkish Airlines has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to acquire 25 A350-900 aircraft plus five options, underlining its strong confidence in the global market-dynamism and growth. “This significant…
Airbus, the European aircraft manufacturer, has predicted India will require 1,750 new passenger and cargo aircraft over the next 20 years to meet the exponential growth in both passenger and…
The Directorate of the General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) have taken a drastic step of grounding 11 Airbus narrow-body aircraft – A320 neos – powered by the latest Pratt &…
Hawaiian Airlines has agreed to order 10 Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners worth up to US$2.82 billion at list prices. The deal signed also includes an option for 10 additional Dreamliners. …
Airbus Helicopters has signed the first order for four ACH160s with an undisclosed, North American customer. The launch customer, a major US business entity with extensive experience in corporate aviation, has opted…
Airbus Helicopters and Fly Blade, Inc. (Blade) have signed a strategic partnership to develop new premium on-demand helicopter flight experiences. The agreement will expand new market opportunities for on-demand helicopter services.…
Metro Aviation has ordered an unprecedented 25 EC145e helicopters that it will place into service providing air medical transport and other aerial services, said an Airbus announcement. It is…
Airbus Helicopters, Thales and Helisim have announced they will join forces to construct a new, state-of-the-art helicopter pilot and maintenance crew training center in Texas. The Airbus Helicopters Training Center…
Brazil has ordered an additional Airbus C295 search and rescue (SAR) aircraft. Once the aircraft is delivered, the Brazilian Air Force will have 15 C295s. The three SAR aircraft will…
Bruno Even will take over as the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Airbus Helicopters, effective April 1, 2018. Even succeeds Guillaume Faury who moves up the ladder as President…
Airbus has launched the Asia-Pacific operations of its “Airbus Aerial” commercial drone services at the Singapore Airshow 2018. The newly established regional base of Airbus Aerial adds to two existing…
Airbus has been contracted to provide its Flight Hour Services – Tailored Support Package (FHS-TSP) for Hong Kong Airline’s A350 XWB fleet. The airline operates 21 of the type and…
The first of the two contracts was signed for a Helionix-equipped H135 helicopter, with its longstanding customer Excel Air Services. Currently their fleet comprises of an AS355N, AS350B2, AS350B3 and…
The Asia-Pacific region will need about 14,450 new aircraft valued at US$2.3 trillion over the next two decades as passenger traffic in the region is set to triple, according to…
The Spanish Air Force has taken delivery of the first two Eurofighter Typhoons produced Airbus Defence and Space in the latest configuration with enhanced air-to-surface capabilities. The remaining six of…
Brazil has ordered an additional Airbus C295 search and rescue (SAR) aircraft, thus bringing the number of C295s in service with the Brazilian Air Force (FAB) to 15. The latest…
Airbus’ Commercial aircraft deliveries in 2017 were up for the 15th year in a row, reaching a new company record of 718 aircraft delivered to 85 customers. Deliveries were more…
Air Astana has taken delivery of the first A321neo at the Airbus facility in Hamburg, Germany. The aircraft is on an operating lease from Aercap, with the deal including two…
Airbus has confirmed a mammoth order of 430 jets worth a total $49.5 billion, one of the biggest aviation deals in history, from US private equity fund Indigo Partners.
The CityAirbus programme has reached another important milestone, the completion and “power on” of the “iron bird” ground test facility in Taufkirchen, Germany. This enables the verification of the entire…
Amid growing question marks over the future of the superjumbo A380 double-decker jet, a top Airbus executive indicated that the company is considering cutting the production to as low as…
Singapore Airlines has chosen Airbus to provide cabin retrofit services for 14 A380 aircraft currently in service with the carrier. The retrofit programme will be undertaken by SIA Engineering.
Strata Manufacturing PJSChas completed delivery of its first set of A350-900 inboard flaps to Airbus. These flaps will be incorporated into A350s from January 2018 and the UAE-based company expects…
Sepang Aircraft Engineering (SAE), an MRO centre based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, is now a fully owned Airbus subsidiary, following the acquisition by Airbus of its remaining shares.
Airbus and Bombardier are partnering on the C Series aircraft programme. Under the agreement, Airbus will provide procurement, sales and marketing, and customer support expertise to the C Series Aircraft…
The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines’ (CAAP) has accorded its acceptance to Airbus Helicopters for the deployment of its Fleet Keeper application in the country. Philippines is the second…
Airbus Helicopters has successfully obtained Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines’ (CAAP) acceptance for the deployment of its Fleet Keeper application in the country.
Malaysia Airlines Bhd has signed a letter of intent (LOI) with AerCap for the lease of six used Airbus A330-200, as replacement for six Boeing 737 that are being returned…
Azul has ordered five next-generation Airbus A330-900neo widebody aircraft from Avolon, an international aircraft leasing company.
With growing passenger traffic, Chinese airlines could need between 60 to 100 of Airbus SE's A380 jets over the next five or so years, said the plane maker's China head…
Hong Kong Airlines has taken delivery of its first A350-900, making it the 15th carrier to fly the new long-hauljetliner from Airbus.
Airbus Helicopters has extended an exclusive cooperation with IAR, Romania’s leading aerospace company, for work on the H215M multirole helicopter.
Global aircraft lessor CALC has announced the delivery of anew Airbus A321-200CEO jetliner to Tianjin Airlines. The new jetliner has been custom-painted for the 13th National Games of the People's…
Airbus has appointed Luo Gang as the CEO of an innovation centre to be set up in China. Gang will report to Paul Eremenko, Airbus CTO and his first task…
Airbus has commenced its Asia demonstration tour for the advanced C295 maritime surveillance aircraft (MSA), with Thailand being the first stop of the two-week Asian tour.
Canadian leisure airline Air Transat intends to add 10 Airbus A321LR long range aircraft to its fleet, in place of the older A310s, under a 12-year lease agreement through AerCap.
Airbus Helicopters is undertaking the maiden demonstration of the heavy twin H215 helicopter and its multi-mission capabilities at its debut demo tour in China, during which the H215 will cover…
Airbus Helicopters has completed the delivery to the German Armed Forces (Bundeswehr) of the 15th and final H145M multi-role helicopter.
Pratt & Whitney announced the grant of 180-minute Extended Range Operations (ETOPS) eligibility for its PurePower PW1100G-JM engine by the European Aviation Safety Agency at the ongoing Paris Air Show.…
Following months of speculation on the direction Airbus will take with regards to its slow selling A380 jetliner, the European airframer announced a development study for an enhanced A380, called…
India’s full service airline and joint venture between Tata Sons Ltd. and Singapore Airlines (SIA), Vistara has taken delivery of its first A320neo.
The private jet version of the new A330neo has been launched by Airbus Corporate Jets. The ACJ330neo will fly 25 passengers in extraordinary levels of comfort up to distances of…
Airbus has announced the successful completion of the first “Early Long Flight” of its new A350-1000 widebody twin-aisle jetliner.
Automatic air-to-air refuelling (AAR) contacts with a fighter aircraft from a tanker’s refuelling boom, has been successfully demonstrated for the first time in the world in a demonstration performed by…
Airbus Helicopters recently completed a demonstration tour of the latest version of the H135 in Mexico City. The lightweight twin-engine helicopter was showcased to several potential clients and demonstration flights…
A general agreement for an exclusive cooperation has been signed between Airbus Helicopters and Romania's IAR for the heavy twin engine H215M multi-role helicopter.
Airbus has unveiled new cabin options for the A380 which are under development at the Aircraft Interiors Expo (AIX) in Hamburg. The newest of the cabin developments is the “New…
Airbus’ Hamburg Customer Definition Centre (CDC) will now also serve A320 and A330 customers. The Hamburg CDC had been an exclusive ‘product showroom’ for A350 XWB customers since it commenced…
Airbus Helicopters wrapped Heli-Expo 2017 with a strong performance. “This year’s Heli-Expo has shown that 2017 is already off to a good start for our best-selling products, with orders for…
Airbus has announced firm orders for eight A320ceos from South Korean start-up carrier KAIR Airlines. The new Korean low-cost carrier (LCC) will be based in Cheongju in central South Korea…
Airbus has announced the inking of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Thai Airways International (THAI) to evaluate the development of a major new maintenance and overhaul (MRO) facility at…
The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has certified a maximum take-off weight (MTOW) extension from 7,500 kg to 7,800 kg, for the H175 helicopter, allowing customers to benefit from an…
Airbus Helicopters has announced that Waypoint Leasing (Ireland) Limited, the largest independent global helicopter leasing company, has committed to acquiring an additional 16 Airbus rotorcraft, under an agreement for more…
Intelsat General will be channel partner programme for Airbus Defence and Space’s Skynet 5 military satellite communication services.
Germany’s Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support (BAAINBw) has awarded Airbus Helicopters a contract for the retrofit of 26 CH-53 heavy transport helicopters.
Jean-Brice Dumont, 45, will be the new Head of Engineering at Airbus Commercial Aircraft. He will take over in the new role from his existing appointment as Head of Engineering…
The low-cost unit of Garuda Indonesia, Citilink has taken delivery of its first A320neo making it the first Indonesian carrier to take delivery of the type. The aircraft is the…
Airbus Helicopters will be showcasing a lineup of three of its best-selling aircraft, including the H130 in a VIP configuration; the H145 in a public services configuration and the recently…
Tokyo, 1 March 2017 – Airbus welcomes the signature of a new chapter of the Memorandum of Cooperation (MoC) in Civil Aeronautical Industry between the Ministry of Economy, Trade, and…
GMF AeroAsia and Satair Group have entered into a long-term agreement for Airbus Managed Inventory (AMI) and Just in Time (JIT) services. Inventory management is optimised by Satair Group’s AMI…
Lufthansa Technik has completed the required cabin installations for Lufthansa’s Airbus A350-900 jetliners. The brand-new type is slated to commence commercial operations shortly.
Airbus Helicopters announced the delivery of 418 rotorcraft in 2016, further strengthening its lead on the civil and parapublic helicopter market. The company also received gross orders for 388 helicopters…
Saudi Arabia’s leading low-cost carrier, Flynas has contracted Airbus for 60 A320neo Family aircraft.
Japanese emergency medical service (EMS) operator, Hiratagakuen has taken delivery of a brand new H135 from Airbus Helicopters and will add another of the type later this year.
Iran Air has finalised its initial commitment for 100 Airbus jetliners. Under the terms of the agreement signed by Farhad Parvaresh, Iran Air Chairman and CEO and Fabrice Bregier, Airbus…
Lufthansa is preparing for the delivery of its first Airbus A350-900 jetliner on 19 December, which will be transferred from Toulouse to Munich on 21 December.
South African Airways (SAA) has received the first of five Airbus A330-300 widebody jetliners that are being acquired on lease.
Airbus has announced an agreement (MoU) for purchase of two A320neo single-aisle and two A330-900 wide-body jetliners from Noumea, New Caledonia based carrier Aircalin.
The sole powerplant for the longer range A350-1000 widebody jetliner, Rolls-Royce’ Trent XWB achieved another milestone when it powered the new-generation jetliner for its maiden flight recently.
CTRM and Spirits Aerosystems, two of Airbus’ Malaysia-based industrial partners have started the manufacture of parts in Malaysia for the first of six new Airbus A350-900s destined for Malaysia Airlines…
DCNS and Airbus Helicopters will work together to design and develop the future tactical component of France’s Naval Aerial Drone (Systeme de Drones Aeriens de la Marine - SDAM) programme.…
FL Technics has recently expanded its range of Continuous Airworthiness Management capabilities, by adding the Airbus A330 to its EASA Part M approval. The latest approval adds to the company’s…
In a blow to Airbus, the World Trade Organisation (WTO) compliance panel, has ruled that European Union subsidies provided to the European airframer had not been remedied as ordered by…
The delivery of the first Airbus aircraft manufactured at Airbus’ U.S. Manufacturing Facility has taken place to American low-cost carrier (LCC) Spirit Airlines. The A321 jetliner delivered to the airline is…
Airbus Group has inaugurated the flagship campus for its Leadership University in Toulouse-Blagnac. The campus will take on the role of being the Airbus Group’s creative hub, working on innovative…
Rolls-Royce has been selected by Cebu Pacific (CEB) to supply Trent 700 engines, with TotalCare long-term engine services, to power its two new Airbus A330 aircraft, for which the airline…
Air Lease Corporation has delivered a new Airbus A321-200 on long-term lease to Iceland based WOW air. This is the second of six new A320/A321 family jets leased by WOW…
Cebu Pacific has placed a firm order with Airbus for two A330-300s. The new widebody jetliners, will join CEB's existing fleet of six A330s flying on long haul and selected…
Airbus has announced the successful completion of the maiden flight of the first UK MFTS first H135 rotorcraft, after completing initial ground runs of the first UK MFTS H135 at…
Airbus Defense & Space and Roketsan will work together for integration of a range of weapon systems on the C295W transport and surveillance aircraft. A MOU to this effect was…
The A350-1000, the largest member of the A350 Family, has been selected by Virgin Atlantic Airways as the newest aircraft type to join its fleet. The UK based carrier is…
AirAsia has signed a firm order for the purchase of 100 A321neo jetliners with Airbus. The contract was announced at the ongoing Farnborough Airshow, by AirAsia Group Chief Executive Officer…
Airbus Group SE and Safran have finalised their Airbus Safran Launchers 50/50 Joint Venture, which now becomes a fully-fledged operational company. Airbus Safran Launchers will be the head company in…
Airbus has announced the start of its first ever demo tour of China for the Airbus A350XWB. The tour will commence from June 25th and will end on July 2nd.…
Airbus Helicopters has announced the successful completion of the first round of firing tests with HForce, a generic weapon system in development for the company’s commercial helicopter range. The first…
A four-year contract for the provision of a satellite-based maritime surveillance service for the French Navy has been awarded to an Airbus Defence and Space and Telespazio consortium. A follow-up…
Airbus Defence & Space will provide commercial satellite communication services until 2023, for the German Armed Forces, as part of a recently awarded 113.8 million euro contract. The new contract…
Indian low cost carrier (LCC) GoAir has taken delivery of its first A320neo aircraft, becoming the world’s third operator of the type and the second Indian airline to do so.…
Monacair has received its sixth and final H130 rotorcraft from Airbus Helicopters, completing a September, 2015 contract for six helicopters. The new helicopter will operate on Monacair’ s regular scheduled…
UAE based private jet & helicopter charter operator, Falcon Aviation will acquire a VIP version of the new Airbus Helicopters H160 rotorcraft, both companies announced at Ebace, following the signing…
The French Defence Procurement Agency (DGA) has awarded a contract for retrofit of an avionics upgrade on 35 EC145 helicopters operated by the Securite Civile, to Airbus Helicopters. The helicopters…
Airbus Helicopters is undertaking industrial talks for the Tiger HAD in Poland with Polska Grupa Zbrojeniowa (PGZ) as part of a two-day workshop in Radom to identify potential areas of…
Ameco has completed its first Sharklet retrofit on an A320 family aircraft. The retrofit work was performed on an Airbus A321 jetliner at Ameco’s Chengdu facility. The installation of Sharklet…
Airbus has completed the delivery of the first aircraft built at its U.S. Manufacturing Facility in Mobile, Alabama, to JetBlue. The A321 jetliner delivered to JetBlue completed its maiden flight…
Airbus has secured a firm order for an Airbus ACJ319neo, from an Asian customer, who becomes the first in the region to place an order for the type. The aircraft…
Cebu Pacific, the Philippines’ leading carrier, has placed orders with Recaro Aircraft Seating for the SL3510 seat which has been selected for the airline’s brand-new fleet of 30 Airbus A321neo…
European airframer Airbus put up a strong presence at the recently concluded FIDAE 2016 air show in Chile, highlighting the company’s leading presence in Latin America and the Caribbean, where…
The "Frankfurt am Main", Lufthansa's first Airbus A380, with tail sign D-AIMA, has returned to service after completing a major overhaul, the Intermediate Layover or "IL-check" at Lufthansa Technik Philippines.
Airbus Defence and Space has received a contract award from the French Defence Procurement Agency (DGA) to equip 17 French Navy vessels with the capability to connect up to the…
Airbus and SIA Engineering Company (SIAEC) have signed an agreement to form a joint venture based in Singapore. The company will provide airframe maintenance, cabin upgrade and modification services for…
The A400M on static display is a Royal Malaysian Air Force aircraft being exhibited outside its home country for the first time.
Airbus Defence and Space announced at the Show an order from Mali for a single C-295W transport aircraft. This is the first order of the year for the C-295.
Airbus Helicopter’ H145, twin-engine multipurpose helicopter H145 has successfully completed a two-day flight trial in late January with offshore operators Wiking Helikopter Service GmbH and HTM Offshore, that proved the…
EASA certification been granted to Airbus Helicopters for its avionics enhancement called Rig’N Fly (Rig Integrated GPS approaches with eNhanced Fly-ability and safetY), which allows automatic rig approaches for offshore…
Airbus Defence and Space has announced the renewal of a contract by the German Ministry of Defence, that will see it provide free satellite communications and calls for another four…
Airbus Defence & Space has announced that it will set-up a joint venture called AirPro SAR Services (AirPro), with Canadian Firm, Provincial Aerospace to support its C295W offering for Canada’s…
Airbus announced at its annual press conference, that it had delivered more aircraft than the previous year for the 13th year in a row.
Airbus Helicopters has received an order for a H130 light helicopter from Philippines based operator PhilJets.
Airbus Helicopters has signed a contract for the delivery of a H155 helicopter to the Shaanxi Provincial Public Security Department.
Airbus Defence & Space is undertaking a Latin America demonstration tour for its C295W that will demonstrate its capabilities to customers in the region.
Airbus Defence and Space will offer a new water bomber version of its C295W transport aircraft, the airframer has announced.
Global Aerospace Logistics (GAL) and Airbus Helicopters announced at the 2015 Dubai Air Show, the renewal of their customer support services distribution agreement, that will further enhance GAL’s role as…
Airbus Helicopters will provide a global service solution as part of a 5-year contract for full-by-the-hour support, logistics, and technical assistance for French Gendarmerie Nationale and Securite Civile EC145s.
Oman Air will modernize the cabins on its A330s, to harmonise the business class cabins across its long range fleet.
Vietnamese carrier, Vietjet has taken delivery of its newest aircraft, an Airbus A321 (VN-A665), which is the tenth airplane of a 100 aircraft order it placed with Airbus in September…
Airbus Helicopters has announced delivery of the first H130 helicopter to the Kingdom of Bhutan.
The Airbus Helicopters H135 received numerous orders and commitments at the recently concluded Helitech Show in London.
Finnair has taken delivery of its first A350 XWB from Airbus, making it the first European operator of the type and only the third worldwide after Qatar Airways and Vietnam…
Airbus has begun assembly of the first A350-1000 fuselage at its Hamburg and Saint-Nazaire facilities.
China’s flag carrier has taken delivery of its 50th A330 in Toulouse, France. The airline will also be the first Chinese carrier to operate the A330-300...
Hungarian low cost carrier Wizz Air has confirmed its orders for 110 A321neos, first announced at the Paris Air Show earlier in June.
China’s first highway accident helicopter rescue service will commence operations with seven Airbus Helicopters H130s.
Guangzhou Police and Airbus helicopters have signed an agreement for an order of one H145 light helicopter for law enforcement duties, to be delivered at the end of 2016.
Airbus Defence and Space has welcomed the decision of the U.K. Ministry of Defence to declare that the key contractual milestone known as In-Service Delivery (ISD) has been met following…
Airbus Helicopters has confirmed its line-up of four rotorcraft to be showcased at the China Helicopter Exposition 2015 - one light single-engine H130 Ecureuil, two light twin-engine H135s and one…
Airbus Helicopters H175’s in service with launch operator NHV Group have logged their first 1,000 hours.
India’s biggest and most profitable low-cost airline IndiGo has finalized its order for 250 Airbus A320neo aircraft, touted as the largest-ever, by numbers, for the European aircraft maker.
The innovative Airbus Runway Overrun Prevention System (ROPS) technology will now be available on all Airbus family aircraft.
Peach Aviation, Japan’s Low Cost Carrier (LCC), has selected “FlySmart with Airbus” on iPad, the Airbus Electronic Flight Bag (EFB) solution.
Vietnam Airlines has selected Airbus to provide Flight Hour Services (FHS) for its new fleet of 14 A350-900s on order. With this contract, Vietnam Airlines becomes the first A350 XWB…
Airbus Helicopters has commenced a month long demonstration tour in Australia with its new H145 twin-engine helicopter.
A brand new Airbus Helicopters Training Academy in Donauwörth, Germany is now open. The new facility further expands on the company’s support and services network adding additional training capacity for…
Vietnam Airlines will soon commence operations with its brand new A350 XWBs becoming the second airliner in the world to commence operations on the new type.
Airbus has entered into a “General Terms Agreement (GTA) for 45 A330 Family aircraft and a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for options for 30 A330s,” with China Aviation Supplies Holding…
Airbus Helicopters has teamed up with Mahindra Group to make helicopters in the country. Mahindra Defense, a subsidiary of the Mahindra Group, will now start discussions with the division of…
Airbus Helicopters secured orders for 52 rotorcraft during the just concluded Paris Air Show, with the H175 seeing its largest order to date.
The first large aircraft components destined for Airbus A320 family aircraft production in Mobile, Alabama, USA have been shipped by Airbus from the Hamburg port in Germany.
The first A350-900 for Singapore Airlines has begun its final assembly at the Airbus facilities in Toulouse, France.
China’s largest all Airbus operator Sichuan Airlines has taken delivery of its 100th aircraft, an A321.
An order for an ACJ320neo from Acropolis Aviation of Farnborough, has marked the launch of the ACJneo (New Engine Option) family.
Rockwell Collins will supply the Electronic Flight Bag (EFB) interface and communication unit (EICU) forAirbus A320 and A330 aircraft families.
Airbus Helicopters successfully demonstrated eco-friendly, low-noise helicopter instrument (IFR) approaches at the Toulouse –Blagnac airport, with commercial airline traffic.
An Airbus A400M military transport plane crashed outside Seville on Saturday, May 9, killing four test crew and prompting Britain and Germany to ground Europe's new troop and cargo carrier.…
Airbus Defence and Space and Turkish Airlines’ industry-leading subsidiary; Turkish Technic Inc. have signed an agreement at IDEF 15 for providing maintenance support for the Airbus A400M new generation airlifter.…
Latin American airline Avianca, has placed orders for 100 A320neo Family aircraft, marking the largest such order received from a Latin American airline.
The new Airbus Asia Training Centre (AATC) in Singapore will be ready to commence operations from the first quarter of 2016.
India’s Heritage Aviation will take delivery of two H125 helicopters for charter and utility roles; the first helicopter will arrive in India by the end of this month, followed by…
Airbus Helicopters H145 helicopters will soon begin operations in the Asia Pacific region, following delivery of the first helicopter to a customer, where the type will replace an earlier model…
Airbus Helicopters and Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) will together develop two five-ton helicopters based on the Airbus H155 Dauphin, to fill South Korea’s need for both a civil and light…
Airbus Defence and Space has joined hands with the Defence Science and Technology Organisation (DSTO) of the Australian Ministry of Defence to improve the protection of wide-body aircraft and helicopters.…
A further addition to the Royal Thai Army’s rotorcraft fleet has been committed with the acquisition of six Airbus Helicopters light-utility EC145 T2, which is the newest and most powerful…
South Korea-based Asiana Airlines has picked Airbus to deliver components support for its A-330 fleet.
Philippines leading carrier Cebu Pacific has taken delivery of a brand-new Airbus A320 aircraft, the second of four such aircraft the airline is expected to receive this year.
The first of four Airbus Defence and Space A400M new generation airlifters ordered by the Royal Malaysian Air Force has made its successful maiden flight, marking a key milestone towards…
China Aircraft Leasing Company (CALC), the country’s top independent aircraft operating lessor, has firmed its order for 100 Airbus A-320 aircraft including 74 A-320 neos, 16 A-320 ceos and 10…
Global launch customer Qatar Airways has launched Airbus A350 XWB commercial flights between Frankfurt and Doha.
The first Airbus A400M new generation airlifter for the Royal Malaysian Air Force has now been painted in its new colors at the Airbus Defence and Space facility in Seville,…
Airbus and Boeing are jointly attempting to unseat Lockheed Martin from South Korea’s KF-X indigenous fighter program, offering technology from Europe that could not be supplied from U.S. sources.
CAPTION: Airbus Helicopters EC-175 At Airshow China Airbus Helicopters has taken center stage by showcasing scale models of its two latest models, EC145T2 and EC175, whose deliveries will commence before…
In the next 20 years (2014-2033), according to Airbus’ Global Market Forecast, passenger traffic will grow annually at 4.7% driving a need for around 31,400 new passenger and freighter aircraft…
Pratt & Whitney’s PurePower engines have successfully powered the Airbus A320neo in its maiden flight. Airbus selected the PW1100G-JM engine to launch the A320neo aircraft family in 2011. Pratt &…
Airbus Defence and Space has started assembly of the Royal Malaysian Air Force's (RMAF) first Airbus A400M military transport aircraft at its final assembly line in Seville, Spain. Read More
The world’s newest Widebody airliner, the Airbus A350-900, has successfully completed a series of route proving trials, receiving an enthusiastic welcome at each of the 14 cities it has visited…
During the 2014 Farnborough Air Show, Airbus won US$75.3 billion worth of business for a total of 496 aircraft, making it by far the largest Farnborough show for Airbus –…
The first Airbus aircraft for Indonesia’s Lion Group has rolled out of the paint shop hangar in Toulouse, France. With the airline’s colourful livery, the aircraft will be delivered in…
Airbus confirms that Emirates Airline has decided to cancel its order of 70 A350 XWB aircraft. The decision follows on-going discussions with the airline in light of their fleet requirement…
The first Airbus aircraft for Indonesia’s Lion Group has rolled out of the paint shop hangar in Toulouse, France. With the airline’s colourful livery, the aircraft will be delivered in…
Airbus Defence and Space together with NCS will establish a Centre of Excellence in Singapore for the research, development and the commercialisation of safe city solutions in Asia. The centre…
The first Airbus aircraft for Indonesia’s Lion Group has entered the A320 Final Assembly Line in Toulouse, France. The aircraft will be delivered in the third quarter and will be…
Air India intends to acquire 14 Airbus A320s on lease for up to six years to replace some of its aging aircraft and strengthen its domestic service. "The selected lessors…
Airbus Defence and Space has been selected by Qatar to supply two A330 MRTT new generation air-to-air refuelling aircraft for the Qatar Emiri Air Force. Qatar´s choice of the A330…
Airbus Defence and Space rolled out the PZL 130 Orlik MPT (Multi Purpose Trainer), a new version of the twin-seat aircraft with glass cockpit. This solution is a development of…
Although debt-ridden Indian airlines are bleeding, global air-framers Boeing and Airbus Group have raised their outlook on airplane sales in India, with both forecasting more than 1,000 new aircraft by…
Shree Airlines, a leading helicopter operator in Nepal, has taken delivery of first of the five heavy-weight AS350 B3e rotorcraft ordered from Airbus Helicopters, in a significant milestone for…
On 12 February, PT Dirgantara and Airbus Helicopters further cemented their long-term cooperation with a memorandum of understanding (MoU) signed at the air show. The MoU covers expanded maintenance, repair…
One of the largest participants at Singapore Air Show 2014 is Airbus, with a highlight being the presence and demonstration flight on the opening day of the new Airbus A350-900…
Despite selling more aircraft (or maybe because) Airbus has increased its average prices by 2.6% for the coming year. Having exceeded commercial targets in 2013, with 626 aircraft deliveries to…
Emirates has ordered an extra 50 A380s to add to its existing fleet of 39 super-jumbos. “The A380 continues to be the flagship of our fleet and … remains highly…
Airbus and China’s Air Traffic Management Bureau (ATMB) have signed an MoU to cooperate on modernising the country’s Air Traffic Management System and Air Traffic Management technologies. It focuses on…
Airbus has introduced a new corporate care centre (C4you) for its private jet customers that is made up of a core team of four professionals in Toulouse, supported by field…
ExecuJet Haite Aviation Services China and Capital Airport Holding Business Aviation Management (CBM) have officially opened new facilities at Beijing Daxing International Airport. The launch includes a new Maintenance, Repair,…
The Bali International Airshow 2024 is set to mark Indonesia's return to the global airshow scene after three decades, underscoring the country's expanding role in the aerospace and defence sectors.…
BHIC AeroServices Sdn Bhd, a subsidiary of Boustead Heavy Industries Corporation Bhd (BHIC), has been awarded a five-year contract worth MYR 378 million by the Ministry of Defence (MinDef) to…
Singapore Airlines (SIA) has announced plans to increase flight frequencies and passenger capacity across its network for the 2025 Northern Summer operating season, which runs from 30 March to 25…
Elbe Flugzeugwerke GmbH (EFW), a joint venture between ST Engineering and Airbus, has been granted Continuing Airworthiness Management Organisation (CAMO) approval by the Federal Aviation Office of Germany, as per…
airBaltic has placed an order for an additional 10 Airbus A220-300 aircraft, bringing its total order to 90. This marks the airline's fourth re-order of the A220, solidifying its status…
Scoot, the low-cost subsidiary of Singapore Airlines (SIA),will receive its third and fourth Embraer E190-E2 aircraft in Singapore in September and October this year. The third aircraft is named Jalan-Jalan,…
Hong Kong's Cathay Group has placed a firm order with Airbus for 30 A330-900 widebody aircraft. The newly-ordered aircraft will enable Cathay to modernise its earlier generation A330-300 fleet and…
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has secured a contract to supply airborne radios for the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF). These radios will be installed on Heron-type Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) used…
Vietnam Airlines has added its fifth Boeing 787-10 aircraft to its fleet, marking the 30th wide-body aircraft for the carrier. The arrival was celebrated with an event at Noi Bai…
Air Astana Group, the leading airline conglomerate in Central Asia and the Caucasus, has signed an agreement with Air Lease Corporation (ALC) to lease seven Airbus A321neo LR aircraft. This…
Croatia’s flag carrier and a member of Star Alliance, Croatia Airlines, has taken delivery of its first A220-300 aircraft at the Airbus Mirabel site in Canada. This delivery is part…
As many as 260 firm commercial aircraft orders and £81.5bn worth of deals were struck on the first four days of the 45th edition of the Show. For the UK,…
The first mission-ready F-16 pilots to graduate from the European F-16 Training Center (EFTC) in Romania were honoured today. This milestone, achieved through collaboration between Lockheed Martin and the governments…
Turkish Technic, a global maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) company, has recently signed a Component Support Agreement with Citilink, a major budget airline in Indonesia. This agreement covers Citilink’s Airbus…
Following its firm order of 20 A330neo aircraft at the 2024 Farnborough International Airshow, Vietjet has entered into significant agreements with Rolls-Royce and Lufthansa Technik, marking a commitment to sustainable…
Magellan Aerospace Corporation (Magellan) has inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) at the Farnborough Airshow with the Indian firm, Aequs Private Limited (Aequs) to explore the development of a business…
Pratt & Whitney and OGMA Indústria Aeronáutica de Portugal , an Embraer company, have announced the induction of the first Pratt & Whitney GTF engine at OGMA during the opening…
Thai Airways International Public Company Limited (THAI) has signed a six-year agreement with GE Aerospace to extend their TrueChoice Service that covers the maintenance, repair and overhaul of the airline’s…
Boeing and Macquarie AirFinance have announced Macquarie's first direct order for Boeing aircraft, with the purchase of 20 737-8s. This order doubles Macquarie AirFinance's existing 737-8 order book, which it…
Avolon has announced orders for 310 new engines to power 155 Airbus A320neo family aircraft in its order book. Avolon will purchase 160 GTF engines from Pratt & Whitney, and…
TREPEL Airport Equipment is making a significant entry into the global airport operator market with a new innovation. The CHARGER 380e, an aircraft tow tractor with an electric drive, is…
Virgin Atlantic has confirmed an order for seven A330neo aircraft as part of its ongoing fleet transformation, bringing its total commitment to 19 A330neo aircraft. This order, announced at the…
Advanced Air Mobility company Supernal's full-scale electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) vehicle product concept, S-A2, is on display at the ongoing Show. The company Supernal will initiate prototype testing…
With Boeing choosing not to bring any of its signature jets to the Show, Airbus has the battle for the eyeballs already won, but the jet orders tussle involving the…
Qantas, working with Airbus, Sydney’s Charles Perkins Centre and Caon Design Office, has created lightning to reduce Jetlag for its A350s for ultra-long-haul flights. The design is a result of…
Pratt & Whitney and SR Technics have announced the induction of the first GTF engine at the MRO service provider's Zurich-based facility. SR Technics will provide full disassembly, assembly and…
Buoyed by its success in the field, Havelsan is promoting its pilot training equipment solutions at the show. The Turkish company has a team at the show for discussions with…
Scoot, the budget airline subsidiary of Singapore Airlines (SIA), has revealed the launch of a new flight route to Subang, Malaysia, commencing on 1 September 2024. The daily flights will…
TransNusa is set to become the first foreign airline to operate from Sultan Abdul Aziz Airport, commonly known as Subang Airport, in Malaysia. The airline will commence daily scheduled international…
Boeing aircraft will be conspicuous by their near-total absence from the show, but the American OEM is expected to walk away from the upcoming Farnborough Airshow with a major order.…
Qantas will likely use a North Pole route to achieve its Project Sunrise Sydney to London nonstop with the A350-1000 to be delivered in 2025. In an exclusive media round…
Malaysia Airlines’ inaugural A330neo has been unveiled in Toulouse, proudly displaying the airline’s distinctive Malaysia flag livery. This milestone marks the completion of the painting phase in the aircraft's production.…
Airbus is bringing a wide range of its aircraft to the upcoming Farnborough International Airshow but Boeing aircraft will be conspicuous by their near total absence. In a departure from…
Saudia, Saudi Arabia's national carrier, has been honoured as ‘The World's Most Improved Airline’ and has topped the ranking for Best Economy Class Airline Catering at the 2024 Skytrax World…
Satair, a subsidiary of Airbus Services, has launched a significant long-term contract with Transavia France for its Integrated Material Services (IMS) supply chain solution. This contract, signed earlier this year,…
Cebu Pacific (CEB), the Philippines’s largest airline has signed a binding Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Airbus for the purchase of up to 152 A321neo aircraft for U$24 billion based…
Jens Fehlinger has been named the new CEO of Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS), effective 1 October 2024. He will succeed Dieter Vranckx, who will join the Lufthansa Group Executive…
Qantas has announced that it will acquire 14 additional mid-life Dash 8-400 aircraft (Q400) as part of a new investment in its DeHavilland Dash 8 turboprop fleet. The additional aircraft…
Worldwide Flight Services (WFS), part of the SATS Group, has secured three-year extensions for its cargo handling contracts with Singapore Airlines in the UK, France, and Belgium. In the UK,…
NH Industries (NHI) and the NATO Helicopter Management Agency (NAHEMA) have inked a contract to initiate the development and qualification of the NH90 Block 1 upgrade, also known as Software…
The German Ministry of the Interior has ordered up to 44 H225 helicopters for its Federal Police. The record order for the H225 includes 38 firm orders with options for…
The German Ministry of the Interior has placed an order for up to 44 H225 helicopters for the Federal Police (Bundespolizei), comprising 38 confirmed orders and options for an additional…
Vietjet has been recognized as the ‘Best Ultra Low-Cost Airline’ and ‘Best Low-Cost Airline Onboard Hospitality’ for 2024 by AirlineRatings.com, a prominent airline safety and product rating platform. These awards…
Leading aerospace companies are collaborating to evaluate technical issues regarding the compatibility of 100% sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) with airplane systems, says The International Aerospace Environmental Group (IAEG). Recognizing that…
GE Aerospace has announced that Patrick de Castelbajac will join the company as Chief Strategy Officer, effective June 24. He will report to GE Aerospace Chairman and CEO H. Lawrence…
AirFi has announced that its AirFi LEO low-Earth orbit in-flight connectivity will be installed on 50 aircraft during the first quarter of 2024. This development marks a significant milestone for…
Saudia Group, comprising Saudia and flyadeal, has finalised an order for an additional 105 A320neo Family aircraft, bolstering its fleet to meet escalating demand. The order includes 12 A320neo and…
The German Heron TP (GHTP), developed by UAV PEO at the Directorate of Defense Research and Development at the Israeli Ministry of Defense and Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI), completed its…
Havelsan, a Turkiye software and systems company, has attained the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) Level D certification for its Airbus A320 Full Flight Simulator (FFS) operated by Turkish…
Airbus Helicopters has secured a contract with Brunei's Ministry of Defence for the procurement of six H145M helicopters. “We are greatly honoured by the selection of the H145M to support…
CMA CGM Air Cargo is set to expand its service by launching a transpacific route connecting Asia to North America in the summer of 2024, according to the company’s press…
Malaysia Airlines announced its partnership with RECARO Aircraft Seating to equip its upcoming Airbus A330neo aircraft with the CL3810 economy class seat on Wednesday (Apr. 3). This decision positions the…
Avolon, a global aviation finance company, has agreed to sell and lease back four new Airbus A330neo aircraft with Cebu Pacific, the Philippines low-cost carrier, on Wednesday (Apr. 3). The…
Malaysia Airlines and India’s largest airline, IndiGo, announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for a codeshare partnership and cooperation agreement on Wednesday (Apr. 3). This collaboration aims…
The Indonesian flag carrier airline, Garuda Indonesia, unveiled plans to expand its aircraft fleet with the procurement of eight new planes slated for delivery throughout 2024 on Tuesday (Apr. 2).…
GKN Aerospace has signed a decade-long agreement to expand its support for the LEAP engines, strengthening its long-term partnership with engine-maker Safran. The contract covers new shafts and spare part…
Lufthansa Technik will provide Total Component Support (TCS) for the current and future Airbus A321neo and A330neo fleets of Sunclass Airlines, a Danish leisure airline in the Nordics, The existing…
Collins Aerospace recently delivered the first seating shipment from its Tanauan City, Philippines facility to Airbus. The delivery of the Meridian main cabin seat supports an airline customer's narrow body…
Oman's low-cost airline, SalamAir has announced the revival of two sought-after summer destinations, Baku in Azerbaijan and Almaty in Kazakhstan, in response to overwhelming travel demand. Following a successful summer…
Satair, an Airbus Services company, and Joramco, the Amman-based aircraft Maintenance, Repair, and Overhaul (MRO) facility and engineering arm of Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE), signed an agreement covering the supply…
Virgin Australia Regional Airlines (VARA) is investigating replacing its Fokker 100 fleet with either the Embraer E190-E2 or Airbus A220-100. In a memo to staff, VARA Executive GM Nathan Miller…
American Airlines has revealed plans for a substantial expansion of its fleet, signalling a strategic move to bolster its operational capabilities and improve the overall passenger experience. The airline's proactive…
DRF Luftrettung, a German helicopter emergency medical services operator, and Airbus Helicopters have announced a firm order for seven H145 helicopters, including an option for three more. “It is the…
Singapore, Feb. 22, 2024 - The Singapore Hydrogen Cooperation Committee acknowledges hydrogen fuel's potential in the state's aviation decarbonization efforts. Formed after the Cooperation Agreement signing by Airbus, Changi Airport…
Singapore, (22 Feb. 2024), Vietjet Air has entered a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Airbus for the acquisition of 20 A330-900 widebodies. This marks Vietjet’s inaugural widebody order, intended for…
Singapore (22 Feb. 2024), Korean Air has chosen Airbus Skywise Predictive Maintenance + (S.PM+) and Skywise Health Monitoring (S.HM) digital solutions to enhance safety, sustainability, and operational efficiency in its…
JetZero the California-based start-up has emerged as a major player with a replacement for the Boeing 767, 757 and A300 market with a blended wing body concept (BWB) called the…
SIA Engineering Company Limited (SIAEC) has entered into an Inventory Technical Management (ITM) agreement with Air India Group, at the ongoing airshow. SIAEC will provide extensive component support coverage for…
Singapore (Feb. 21, 2024), AMETEK Singapore PTE has been named a Honeywell Authorized Repair Center (ARC) for solid-state Flight Data Recorders (FDR) and Cockpit Voice Recorders (CVR) for Airbus A320/A330/A340…
Malaysia Airlines has announced a partnership with Thales focused on equipping 20 Airbus A330neo aircraft with avionics equipment. This equipment includes Thales’ Flight Management System (FMS) and ACSS’ Traffic Collision…
Breeze Airways has announced an order for 10 additional A220-300 aircraft, bringing its total firm order for this aircraft type to 90, thus positioning the airline as one of the…
Singapore Airshow 2024, scheduled from 20-25 February at the Changi Exhibition Centre, promises an exhilarating showcase with a lineup of eight captivating aerial displays. This edition boasts the participation of…
On the first day of the Singapore Airshow 2024, Pratt & Whitney Canada announced its plans to enhance its maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) capabilities by establishing a new overhaul…
IATA’s Director General Willie Walsh has told delegates at the Changi Aviation Summit that "we need to look back at the shape of the industry over the past few decades,…
Thai Airways International Public Company Limited (THAI) will acquire 45 mid-range and long-range wide-body aircraft from Boeing Co. and engines from GE Aerospace. THAI, along with Boeing and GE Aerospace,…
India plans to acquire advanced defence platforms and equipment across various branches of the military as part of its efforts to strengthen overall combat capabilities. The capital acquisition proposal worth…
Korean Air, South Korea's flag carrier, announced in Seoul on Tuesday (Feb. 13) that the European Commission (EC) has approved its merger with Asiana Airlines. This approval comes in the…
Thailand subsidiary of Vietnam’s low-cost carrier, Thai VietJet Air, has awarded the tender of its cargo operations to ECS Group after signing a Master General Sales & Service Agent (GSSA)…
The Singapore Airshow 2024, taking place at the Changi Exhibition Centre from February 20 to 25, will feature eight aerial displays, including six from air forces and two from commercial…
Indonesia AirAsia, the Indonesian associate carrier of Malaysian AirAsia, officially reopened its flight route from Jakarta to Kota Kinabalu on Tuesday (Feb. 6). This marks the airline's first international route…
Turkish Technic, a Maintenance, Repair, and Overhaul (MRO) company based in Istanbul, Turkiye, has initiated A330P2F conversions in partnership with Elbe Flugzeugwerke GmbH (EFW), recognized as a center for Airbus…
DHL Global Forwarding, in partnership with Schneider Electric, agreed to design and launch a new multi-modal shipping model in Singapore, on Wednesday (Jan. 31). This new method will utilize sustainable…
Malaysia's national flag carrier, Malaysia Airlines, announced an increase in flight frequencies to accommodate travel demands during the upcoming Chinese New Year (CNY) and school holidays from February to March…
Azorra is celebrating the delivery of the first two Embraer E195-E2 aircraft to Royal Jordanian Airlines. A ceremony at Embraer’s facility in São José dos Campos on Monday was followed…
Hainan Airlines awarded a contract to SATS Ltd. for cargo handling services in Saudi Arabia on Thursday (Jan. 25). The new contract will see SATS providing warehouse handling services for…
The French Armament General Directorate (DGA) ordered 42 new H145 helicopters at the end of 2023, on behalf of the Ministry of Interior, with deliveries set to start in 2024.…
I Gusti Ngurah Rai International Airport in Bali, Indonesia has added a new direct flight to Shanghai, China which had been planned for a year prior. Served by Juneyao Airlines,…
The flag carrier airline of Kazakhstan, Air Astana, received a delivery of an Airbus A321neo aircraft on Saturday (Jan. 20). Directly flown from the Airbus assembly line in Hamburg, Germany,…
AirAsia, the Malaysia-based multinational low-cost airline, will fly a new route connecting Kuala Lumpur to Ahmedabad, India starting May 1, 2024. This marks the airline’s eleventh route between Malaysia and…
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) Aviation Group signed a long-term contract to maintain and service PW4000 engines for Air Transport Services Group’s (ATSG’s) leasing company, Cargo Aircraft Management (CAM) in Tel…
Scoot, the low-cost arm of Singapore Airlines, is offering a limited-time ticket sale on its popular international destinations. The sale starts today and will be valid until 22 January 2024.…
Budget airline Batik Air Malaysia and its parent company Lion Air Group are set to make Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) as central hub for Umrah flights. These two companies…
To provide convenience and extra services for Umrah pilgrims in the area, the Banyuwangi International Airport (BWX) in Indonesia’s East Java province will soon become the country’s newest hub for…
Vietjet, Vietnam’s first privately owned low-cost airline based in Hanoi, announced that the company has received four wet-leased aircraft to better accommodate travel demands during the Tet holiday season this…
Thai Airways has announced today (9 Jan.) that the airline will resume its direct flight route to Perth Airport (PER), Australia. The route will be served daily starting 27 March…
AirAsia, the Malaysia-based multinational low-cost airline, is offering limited-time fixed low fares for late-night flights to seven destinations in the country. The program is launched to anticipate the Chinese New…
The Indonesian Air Force (Tentara Nasional Indonesia - Angkatan Udara / TNI-AU) will hold an official event to retire all of its SA330 Puma helicopters after 45 years of service.…
A calculated gamble taken during the pandemic has paid off handsomely for 8tree, a company that makes 3D optical surface inspection tools for aviation and other industries. Going against conventional…
easyJet has confirmed a firm order for 157 more A320neo Family aircraft following shareholder approval. The firm order comprises 56 A320neo and 101 A321neo aircraft and also includes the upsizing…
Taiwan-based luxury carrier STARLUX Airlines launched nonstop flights from San Francisco to Taipei on Dec. 16. The new route marks the airline’s second U.S. gateway after Los Angeles, offering U.S.…
Silent Arrow has been selected by AFWERX for a SBIR contract focused on the Silent Arrow CLS-300 ("Contested Logistics System, 300 Nautical Miles") to address one of the most pressing challenges in the Department…
Indian carrier, IndiGo has created history by becoming the first Indian airline to carry 100 million passengers in a single calendar year. With this achievement, it has joined a select…
The first A330 aircraft that was inducted at Elbe Flugzeugwerke's (EFW) conversion partner Ameco's Chengdu facility earlier this year has been delivered to customer Air China Cargo as per schedule.…
Avolon will order 100 A321neo aircraft and 40 737 MAX aircraft. The aircraft are scheduled for delivery out to 2032. Avolon has added 200 new technology aircraft to its orderbook…
Air Serbia, the national airline of the Republic of Serbia, and Lufthansa Technik have signed a minimum five-year contract to provide Total Component Support (TCS) for their current and future…
Vietjet and Novus Aviation Capital, have signed Memorandum of Understandings (MOUs) to explore the establishment of an aircraft financing and leasing vehicle as well as collaborating on the supply of…
Vietnam Airlines has selected the Airbus Skywise Predictive Maintenance (SPM) digital solution. The long-term agreement covers up to 65 A321 Family aircraft (A321ceo and A321neo) and represents a key milestone…
Earlier this week, Latvian national airline airBaltic welcomed its 45th Airbus A220-300 jet, registered as YL-ABS, in Riga. This is the sixth Airbus A220-300 delivery for airBaltic in 2023. It…
Aircraft lessor SMBC Aviation Capital has ordered a further 60 A320neo Family aircraft taking its total for the type to nearly 340 aircraft purchased directly from Airbus. Together with its…
The ongoing airshow, which features participation from over 1,400 exhibitors from more than 95 countries and over 190 aircraft on static display, is resulting in large commercial orders with announcements…
Emirates President Sir Tim Clark said the airline will not be ordering the Airbus A350-1000 because the Rolls Royce engine will not do what the airline wants it to do…
EgyptAir has placed an order for 10 A350-900s at the Dubai Airshow. The signing took place in the presence of EgyptAir’s Chairman and CEO, Engineer Yehia Zakaria and Airbus Chief…
airBaltic will become the largest A220 customer in Europe after confirming an incremental order for an additional 30 A220-300s. This new order will take the airline’s total firm order book…
Emirates is showcasing its entire family of aircraft at the ongoing Dubai Airshow in a show of strength. On display is the latest retrofitted Airbus A380 and Boeing 777-300ER in…
Qatar Airways has brought its latest generation Boeing 787-9, Airbus A350-1000, and its Gulfstream G650ER aircraft to the ongoing airshow. Qatar Airways new Group Chief Executive, Engr. Badr Mohammed Al-Meer,…
Embraer Commercial Aviation has appointed Marie-Louise Philippe Vice President Sales & Marketing, and Head of Region for Europe and Central Asia. Philippe reports to Martyn Holmes, the Chief Commercial Officer…
Avolon has completed the delivery of 5 new Airbus A320neos to Middle Eastern low-cost carrier, Flynas. The fifth aircraft departed from Airbus’s delivery centre in Toulouse yesterday, completing a sale…
Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) is confident that there is sufficient market potential to proceed with its all-new MC-X transport aircraft. Speaking to Daily News at Defence & Security on 8…
What are your present objectives and modernization plans for the RTAF? The RTAF is a dynamic organization. We have the RTAF strategy and capability development plan in various aspects for…
Thai Aviation Industries (TAI) is looking at gaining further contracts from the Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) in the future to meet the latter’s modernisation requirements. The aerospace firm is…
Air Niugini, the national carrier of Papua New Guinea, has signed a firm order with Airbus for six latest generation single aisle A220-100s under its fleet modernisation programme. In addition,…
Satair has established a legal entity, Satair (Chengdu) Co., Ltd, in China. The creation of the company supports Satair's commercial strategy of ramping up Used Serviceable Material (USM) growth and…
Elbe Flugzeugwerke GmbH (EFW), center of excellence for Airbus Passenger-to-Freighter (P2F) conversions has commenced operation at its new third-party freighter conversion site in Istanbul, Turkey, after its first A330P2F was…
Etihad Airways is resuming flights to East Africa with daily flights to Nairobi. The flights will resume on May 1, 2024. "We are thrilled to be re-starting flights to Nairobi,…
AerCap has reached an agreement with Turkish Airlines for the lease of three new Boeing 787-9 aircraft and 25 new MAX-8 aircraft, and lease extensions for six used Airbus A330-200…
Lufthansa Technik and Hawaiian Airlines have signed a comprehensive Total Component Support (TCS) contract covering the Honolulu-based airline's entire Airbus A330ceo and A321neo fleets. In total, the new agreement encompasses…
A Boeing B737-8 MAX Full Flight Simulator (FFS), manufactured by Turkish company Havelsan and operated by Turkish Airlines, has achieved European EASA (European Union Aviation Safety Agency) Level D certification.…
Emirates and Batik Air Malaysia have announced a codeshare agreement, allowing Emirates’ customers to access 5 domestic Malaysian cities and 3 regional South East Asia points operated by Batik Air…
South Korean missile defense systems provider LIG Nex1 is having a Show to remember. On the first day, the company announced a technology exchange initiative with Indonesia's state-led military equipment…
SmartLynx Airlines, the leading ACMI (Aircraft, Crew, Maintenance, and Insurance), cargo, and charter services provider, and Lufthansa Technik have signed new multiple-year agreements extending their partnership. The contracts, signed during…
KF-21 Boromae is in the spotlight, but the fighter jet is just one of the many products that Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) is promoting at the ongoing Show. The company…
The exponential growth of the Korean defence industry is reflected in the growing stature of Seoul International Aerospace and Defense Exhibition (ADEX), the largest and most comprehensive trade show in…
Lufthansa Technik Malta (LTM) becomes the European center of excellence for the overhaul of widebody aircraft. The company, which recently celebrated its 20th anniversary, will expand its portfolio to also…
Jetstar Asia has announced a new direct service between Singapore’s Changi Airport and Wuxi’s Sunan Shuofang International Airport, The service will be launched Dec. 28. The only airline to operate…
What is it that companies like Joby, Archer, Volocopter, and Lilium have in common, apart from the desire to make it big in the advanced air mobility (AAM) market? Parts…
Hong Kong’s Cathay Group has purchased an additional 32 Airbus A320neo Family aircraft as it continues to invest in expanding and modernising its fleet. The agreement doubles the Cathay Group’s…
LATAM Airlines has taken delivery of its first A321neo leased from AerCap and placed an order for 13 additional A321neo aircraft. This is the first delivery of a committed backlog…
Qatar Airways Cargo has evolved and grown over the last twenty years into the world's leading air cargo carrier, with an extensive fleet and a robust network. In 2003, Qatar…
ST Engineering's Commercial Aerospace business has signed a five-year contract to provide LEAP-1B MRO solutions for Lion Air Group’s fleet of Boeing 737 MAX aircraft. The deal makes Lion Air…
Vietnam Airlines has signed a two-year deal with AirFi, by which the airline technology provider will equip 37 of the carrier's Airbus A321 aircraft with wireless IFE and enable in-seat…
New Zealand Hydrogen Aviation Consortium, a partnership comprising Airbus, Air New Zealand, Christchurch Airport, Fortescue, Hiringa Energy and Fabrum, can remove up to 900,000 tonnes of carbon emissions every year…
FlyArystan, Kazakhstan's low-cost airline, is expanding its international network with new services to India and Central Asia being launched in the next two months. FlyArystan, part of the Air Astana…
Avolon has signed a binding agreement for its order of 20 new A330neo aircraft from Airbus. The order firms up a memorandum of understanding signed at the Paris Airshow in…
Aa new manufacturing flaw on its 737 Max will delay deliveries of its bestselling aircraft, Boeing has said. According to the company, it found that fastener holes on the aft…
Qantas has announced another increase to its international capacity ahead of additional aircraft returning to its fleet. Destinations with more capacity announced include New York, Los Angeles, Johannesburg and Bali.…
BOC Aviation has entered into a finance lease transaction involving ten Airbus A320NEO aircraft with IndiGo. The aircraft are all powered by CFM LEAP-1A engines. All ten aircraft are scheduled…
Air Transport Services Group (ATSG) has announced that its leasing subsidiary Cargo Aircraft Management (CAM) has delivered a record six converted freighters under lease in one month to customers around…
Air India has unveiled a modern new brand identity and new aircraft livery that capture the essence of a bold new India. The new look reimagines the iconic Indian window…
Wizz Air has signed a firm contract for an additional 75 A321neo family aircraft, taking its total order for the largest member of the Airbus single aisle to 434. Wizz…
Dublin-based EirTrade Aviation will manage the disassembly and consignment of the world’s first two B787-8s to be retired from commercial service. First flown commercially in 2011, the 787-8 or Dreamliner…
There is an Italian angle to Turkey’s defence industry growth story. Magnaghi Aeronautica (MAGroup), Italian manufacturer of landing gears and hydraulic components, is an integral part of two of Turkey’s…
Delta Air Lines has disclosed an order for 12 additional A220-300 aircraft, bringing the airline's total firm order for A220s to 131 aircraft - 45 A220-100s and 86 A220-300. Throughout…
Rolls-Royce has signed a TotalCare service agreement with Ethiopian Airlines for Rolls-Royce Trent XWB-97 engines that will power four new Airbus A350-1000 aircraft. TotalCare is designed to provide operational certainty…
Safran and Air France Industries KLM Engineering & Maintenance (AFI KLM E&M) have signed a General Term Agreement as well as a Power By the Hour contract to maintain Auxiliary…
Mexican ultra-low-cost airline Viva Aerobus has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for 90 A321neo aircraft to drive its international and domestic growth. The MoU would bring the airline's order…
Independent European MRO Sabena technics will provide aircraft base maintenance services at the Bordeaux facility for Virgin Atlantic's Airbus A330-900 model aircraft for more than five years. The first aircraft…
Global Airlines, the world's newest long-haul airline, will acquire a further three A380s. With the purchase of the aircraft, the airline now has four A380s lined up for the start…
A third Airbus A321P2F has joined Titan Airways Malta. The new aircraft is the first to operate the airline's new livery incorporating the Maltese crosses. Ultimately, all the company's Maltese…
Cebu Pacific, the Philippines’ leading carrier, has taken delivery of its eighth aircraft for 2023, a brand new A320neo (New Engine Option) from Airbus’ final assembly line (FAL) in Tianjin,…
Hong Kong Airlines is introducing additional Airbus A330-300 widebody aircraft to serve its route network and expedite business recovery. The airline is also stepping up its recruitment efforts, looking for…
Skyborne has announced that its first group of trainees have successfully graduated, ahead of the IndiGo programme restarting later this year. The partnership between Skyborne and IndiGo sees trainees undergo…
European MRO Sabena technics will provide aircraft base maintenance services for Virgin Atlantic at its Bordeaux facility for the Airbus A330-900 model aircraft. The contract is for more than five…
Elbe Flugzeugwerke GmbH (EFW) and Tianjin Haite have signed an agreement on the cooperation framework for A321 Passenger-to-Freighter (P2F) conversions. EFW and Tianjin had in February this year announced the…
Air France Industries KLM Engineering & Maintenance (AFI KLM E&M) has inducted its first Pratt & Whitney GTF engine. AFI KLM E&M joined the Pratt & Whitney GTF MRO network…
Alexis Vidal has been appointed Senior Vice President Commercial for ATR. Vidal joins ATR’s Top Management team reporting directly to Chief Executive Officer Nathalie Tarnaud Laude. He succeeds Fabrice Vautier…
A model of AERO Vodochody’s flagship, the L-39NG two-seat subsonic jet aircraft, dominates the joint exhibition of Czech aerospace manufacturers at the ongoing Show. According to Aero, the L-39NG is…
International leasing company Avolon has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to buy 20 A330neo aircraft. Including owned, managed and committed aircraft, Avolon currently has a total fleet of 616…
Supernal and UMBRAGROUP announced Wednesday at the ongoing Show a continued partnership to leverage innovative technology that will enhance flight control operations in electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) vehicles.…
Pratt & Whitney has announced more than 800 GTF engine orders and commitments, including spare engines, since the beginning of 2023. Airlines and lessors who have announced orders include Azorra,…
If you want to know how serious the aerospace and defence industry is in meeting the challenge of achieving net zero carbon emissions by 2050, look no further than the…
For everything that has changed in the aerospace and defence industry in the four years since the last edition of the Paris Air Show, there is one thing that binds…
The recent opening of the expansion of its Singapore refinery saw sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) producer Neste’s SAF production capability increase ten-fold from 100,000 tons per annum in 2022 to…
Saab CEO Micael Johansson has been appointed as Vice Chairman of the Board at the Aerospace and Defence Industries Association of Europe (ASD). “It is an honour to be elected…
The commercial passenger aviation fleet will almost double by 2042, growing 94% to 46,880 aircraft, says Avolon, aircraft leasing company. The regions showing the biggest increase in travel out to…
Embraer Commercial Aviation has appointed Nigel Patterson the new Vice President Sales & Marketing, and Head of Region for North America. Beginning June 1, Patterson will report the Chief Commercial…
ST Engineering's Commercial Aerospace business has received the Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) from the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) for its cabin lavatory solution, ACCESS, which is currently designed…
Qatar Airways has resuming a scheduled non-stop service between Tokyo International Airport (Haneda) and Hamad International Airport, which commenced on 1 June. Qatar Airways is operating its state-of-the-art Airbus A350-900…
China has taken the first firm step towards challenging the duopoly being enjoyed by Boeing and Airbus when it comes to making large passenger aircraft. The country's first domestically-made large…
Deutsche Lufthansa AG (Lufthansa) will acquire a 41% stake in ITA Airways through a capital increase of €325 million (£283 million), according to an agreement the Group has reached with…
Malaysia’s Global Turbine Asia Sdn Bhd (GTA) will serve as the authorised maintenance organisation for Europrop International (EPI), the original equipment manufacturer of the TP400-D6 engine used in the Royal…
The Lufthansa Group is adding four additional Airbus A350-900 long-haul aircraft to its fleet. The aircraft will be acquired from Deucalion Aviation Limited and delivered to the Group this year.…
The RMAF recently celebrated the first anniversary of operations with its new Leonardo AW 139 helicopters. The new helicopters are operated by the RMAF’s No 3 Squadron from Butterworth Air…
There is a resurgence in demand for maritime patrol aircraft (MPA) with many modern navies now showing a preference for dedicated long-range MPAs which can conduct anti-submarine warfare (ASW); anti-surface…
Honeywell and MYAirline have signed their first Auxiliary Power Unit (APU) maintenance contract on the airline's fleet of Airbus A320 aircraft. Effective immediately, MYAirline will receive Honeywell's APU maintenance services…
Havelsan, the sole simulator manufacturer in Türkiye, has achieved Level D certification under European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) regulations for its Boeing B737 MAX Full Flight Simulator (FFS) operated by…
CDB Aviation has delivered the first of two A321neo aircraft fitted with Airbus’ Cabin Flex (A321NX) to its long-standing customer, Volaris. The delivery is part of the lease agreements signed…
Lufthansa Technik has signed a five-year contract with Chilean JetSMART for CAMO and aircraft engineering services. "We are proud that we can now also welcome the Chilean JetSMART among our…
Qatar Airways Cargo's Moved by People Boeing 777 freighter landed at Kigali International Airport at 1 p.m. Central Africa Time on Wednesday. In the company of local dignitaries, freight forwarders,…
Spirit AeroSystems has signed an exclusive cooperation agreement with ST Engineering’s Commercial Aerospace business to support customers in select Middle Eastern countries, including Qatar, UAE, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and…
Building on the success of dentCHECK to expedite dent-mapping on aircraft worldwide, 8tree has launched the next-generation – dentCHECK2. The tool was officially unveiled at the ongoing MRO Americas 2023.…
Liebherr-Aerospace and REVIMA Landing Gear Services Asia Pacific are expanding their collaboration to cover MRO services for the Airbus A350's Nose Landing Gear to airlines operating in the Asia-Pacific region.…
MRO provider FL Technics will provide Subcontracted CAMO (Continuous Airworthiness Management Operations) solutions to Wizz Air UK, further expanding the scope of their mutual partnership. The agreement covers the airlines'…
Urbanisation and internet connectivity are transforming movements of people and products around the world. Against this backdrop, mobility has become one of the key priorities amongst governments and societies. The…
Azerbaijan Airlines has placed a firm order with Airbus for 12 A320neo Family aircraft including A320neo and A321neo. The contract was signed at a ceremony held in Baku. The engine…
LanzaJet, a leading sustainable fuels technology company and sustainable fuels producer, is collaborating with Jet Zero Australia to work towards the deployment of its LanzaJet Alcohol-to-Jet (ATJ) technology for a…
The Eurofighter programme will cumulatively secure 26,000 jobs in Spain until 2060, according to a recent study by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC) on the economic impact of the ‘Halcon’ and ‘Quadriga’ contracts…
Air India is expanding its UK presence. The Indian flag carrier is launching four new services from London Gatwick to Ahmedabad, Amritsar, Kochi and Goa, switching them from London Heathrow,…
Saudi Arabian Airlines (SAUDIA) and flyadeal will add 25 new destinations in 2023 on SAUDIA Group Network. The new destinations will feature - Beijing, China; Birmingham, United Kingdom; Dar es…
RwandAir has expanded its fleet with the delivery of its third long-haul aircraft, an Airbus A330-200. The aircraft, which is based at the carrier’s Kigali hub, will allow the Rwandan…
Lufthansa Group is rolling out a new airline in its lineup, City Airlines, which will combine the quality of Lufthansa and the experience of Lufthansa CityLine. All three airlines plan…
Starlux Airlines, a Taiwan-based luxury carrier, has announced the launch of its inaugural Taipei-Los Angeles transpacific flight debuting on April 26. Initially starting with five weekly flights, the service is…
On Thursday, Lufthansa Technik handed over another new Airbus A350 government aircraft to the German Armed Forces. Prior to this, the modern long-haul jet was ceremonially christened "Theodor Heuss", after…
Safran Helicopter Engines has signed a contract with Coldstream Helicopters to support Makila engines powering its AS332L1 Super Puma fleet. The Support-By-the-Hour (SBH) contract formalizes a long-term Maintenance, Repair and…
ZeroAvia announced Thursday that it has achieved record-breaking performance in testing of its High Temperature Proton Exchange Membrane (HTPEM) systems. Early testing of the pressurized 20kW HTPEM stack power module…
Romanian aerospace company Aerostar has completed base maintenance for the 1,000th aircraft since the opening of its commercial MRO business line. The aircraft, a Boeing 737-8 MAX from Czech airline…
Universal Hydrogen on Thursday morning flew a 40-passenger regional airliner using hydrogen fuel cell propulsion. The airplane, nicknamed Lightning McClean, took off at 8:41am PST from Grant County International Airport…
One programme attracting attention at Avalon Airshow 2023 is the multi-billion-dollar Joint Project 9102 (JP9012), which is a programme seeking a sovereign defence satellite communication system for the ADF. Tender…
Boeing Defence Australia is responsible for supporting the training of helicopter and UAV pilots of both the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) and Australian Army. It does so under the auspices…
The RAAF has been operating Lockheed Martin C-130J Hercules transport aircraft since 1999, with twelve examples delivered from 1999-2001. With a 30-year life of type, this fleet flown by of…
EirTrade Aviation, the global aviation asset management and trading company headquartered in Dublin, will manage the disassembly and consignment of the world's first two B787-8s to be retired from commercial…
Embraer has signed a commercial agreement with Ocean Explorer, a Brazilian helicopter operator, for the use of Beacon, the maintenance coordination digital platform that connects resources and professionals for a…
HAECO Global Engine Support, engine services provider, has added a new 8-bay gantry system at its Dallas facility. The new development also coincides with the addition of new LEAP-1A/1B tooling…
Elbe Flugzeugwerke GmbH (EFW), centre of excellence for Airbus freighter conversions and Aircraft Maintenance, and Sichuan Haite Hi-Tech (Haite), a publicly listed MRO solutions provider for aircraft in China, has…
CMA CGM Air Cargo, the full-freighter airline of the CMA CGM Group, is stepping up its development with two scheduled services now available to China. As of Feb. 17, CMA…
SmartLynx Airlines has received Australian Foreign Air Transport Operator Certificate (FATAOC) granted by the Australian Civil Aviation Authority. The certification allows the airline to begin operations to, from, and within…
Rolls-Royce has received an order from Air India for 68 Trent XWB-97 engines, plus options for 20 more. This is the biggest ever order for the Trent XWB-97, which exclusively…
India’s biennial airshow, Aero India underway in Bengaluru provides an insight into the growth of the nation’s indigenous Aerospace & Defence (A&D) industry in recent years. The theme for the…
MRO provider Turkish Technic has signed an agreement with the flag carrier of Serbia, Air Serbia, for the base maintenance services of four Airbus A320 family along with an A330…
Enrique Robledo has been appointed new director of Iberia's maintenance business. Robledo, who will take up his new post on March 17, is currently Iberia’s director at Madrid-Barajas Airport, a…
Tanya Altmann is taking over the management of Hensoldt Optronics, headquartered in Oberkochen, Germany. After a successful career in various companies, the native of Aalen is returning to her home…
MRO provider FL Technics has received certification update with extended CAMO (Continuing Airworthiness Management Organization) capabilities to service Airbus A220, Boeing B737-MAX and B787 aircraft. The new approval is a…
The Air France-KLM Group has placed a firm order for four A350Fs, the brand new Airbus widebody freighter, to be operated by Martinair Holland. The Dutch cargo airline, which is…
Lufthansa Technik and Air France recently signed a long-term agreement for the technical support of auxiliary power units (APUs) of the French airline's entire Airbus A350 fleet. Over the next…
Air India relaunch plans have both Airbus and Boeing happy. The carrier is set to order 425 single-aisle jets including 235 Airbus A320neo-family planes as well as 190 Boeing 737…
Uzbekistan Airways, the national carrier of the Republic of Uzbekistan, has placed a firm order with Airbus for 12 A320neo Family aircraft (eight A320neo and four A321neo). The new aircraft…
Delta Air Lines has firmed up an order for a dozen more A220-300 aircraft, bringing the airline's total firm order for A220s to 119 aircraft - 45 A220-100s and 74…
Emirates will ramp up its operations in China ahead of the New Lunar Year and in response to strong travel demand, boosting connectivity to its gateways; Guangzhou, Shanghai and Beijing.…
The Royal Air Force (RAF) has made history by becoming the first Air Force to to achieve the first SAF blend air-to-air refueling. The service recently used sustainable aviation fuel…
Emirates has announced that it will ramp up its operations in China ahead of the New Lunar Year in response to strong travel demand. This will bring the airline’s operations…
Emirates will scale up its A380 operations with the double-decker aircraft returning to Glasgow on March 26, Nice on June 1, and Birmingham on July 1. The airline has also…
Since its entry into service, Pratt & Whitney's GTF engines has saved 1 billion gallons (nearly 4 billion liters) of fuel and 10 million metric tons of carbon emissions. In…
AerCap has delivered the first of six new Airbus A330-900neo aircraft to German leisure carrier, Condor. The remaining aircraft are scheduled to deliver in summer 2023 through 2024. “The A330neo…
Guangzhou Aircraft Maintenance Engineering Co. Ltd. (GAMECO) has completed the first Airbus A350 IL-check for Lufthansa at the MRO company's main base in Guangzhou, China. This first Airbus A350 IL-check…
Elbe Flugzeugwerke GmbH (EFW) on Wednesday re-delivered its 10th A330-300P2F aircraft to DHL Express, in time for the Asian high season for e-commerce and cargo demand. DHL Express, launch customer…
Pratt & Whitney's PW4000-94-inch engine has surpassed 150 million flight hours and 35 years of operational experience. Over 2,500 engines have been delivered since entry-into-service in 1987. The PW4000-94-inch engine…
The French General Directorate for Armament (DGA) has awarded Dassault Aviation, Airbus, Indra, EUMET and their industrial partners, the contract for the Demonstrator Phase 1B of the Future Combat Air…
EirTrade Aviation Maintenance has received EASA Part 145 Line Maintenance approval for the Airbus A320 and Boeing 737 families of aircraft at its facility in Ireland West Airport, Knock. “It…
Indonesian contract for two Airbus A400M military transport aircraft is now in full effect, according to Airbus Defence’s official social media account on Monday (Dec. 12). Signed during the Dubai…
The Swiss Air-Rescue Service Rega has ordered a second batch of 12 Airbus H145 helicopters on Monday (Dec. 5) to replace the current fleet of AW109SP helicopters. This new order…
Air India, the Indian airline owned by Tata Group has announced that it will lease six Airbus A320neo narrow body aircraft and six Boeing B777-300 ER widebody aircraft to further…
Korean Air has taken delivery of the its first Airbus A321neo aircraft. The aircraft are powered by Pratt & Whitney GTF engines, which the airline selected in 2020. The new…
The Philippine Air Force (PAF) received a second batch delivery of two T129B ATAK attack helicopters at Clark Air Base, Manila on Thursday (Nov. 24). The delivery was made using…
AirAsia X (AAX), the low-cost, mid and long-range affiliate of the AirAsia Group, announced that the company will increase its Airbus A330 fleet from six to 13 aircraft in the…
Singapore Airlines (SIA) will increase its flights to destinations across East and South East Asia, as well as increase its Airbus A380 services to Australia between March and October 2023.…
Azul has signed a firm order for three A330-900 that will allow it to further expand its international network. The carrier now has eight A330neo aircraft. “We are delighted to…
The decade-long partnership between Recaro Aircraft Seating (Recaro) and Alaska Airlines began with the selection of the CL4400 and the Crystal Cabin and Red Dot Award-winning BL3520. By project conclusion,…
Singapore Aero Engine Services Private Limited (SAESL), the world’s largest MRO facility for the Rolls-Royce Trent engines, has partnered with Kyndryl, IT Infrastructure services provider. Kyndryl will modernise SAESL's digital…
Royal Jordanian is currently pursuing an ambitious and transformational five-year growth strategy, enhancing all aspects of its operations and elevating the way the airline serves passengers across the globe. The…
India’s state-owned defence public sector undertaking (DPSU), Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) is showcasing its strengths and capabilities in the field of strategic electronics at the ongoing Indo Defence Expo &…
International Airlines Group (IAG) has confirmed an order for 37 additional A320neo aircraft, following shareholder approval. The order follows earlier agreements for 22 A320neo Family (17 A320neos, 5 A321neos) announced…
FL Technics and Wizz Air have signed an agreement for wheels and brakes solutions to be provided over the course of 5 years. FL Technics is providing wheels and brakes…
Air France Industries KLM Engineering & Maintenance has signed a CFM Branded Service Agreement (CBSA) for LEAP-1A and LEAP-1B engines. Under the terms of the CBSA, AFI KLM E&M will…
AJW Group has signed a new Aircraft Component Repair agreement with Job Air Technic for aircraft support. The Aircraft Component Repair agreement supports JOB AIR Technic with a closed-loop Power-by-the-Hour…
GA Telesis Flight Solutions Group has signed an all-encompassing parts consignment agreement with a leading Middle East operator. The five-year, extensive contract provides a worldwide vehicle for the operator to…
AJW Group and Fokker Services Group have signed a component maintenance agreement. The five-year agreement, signed at MRO Europe, covers various aircraft platforms and associated engine types such as Airbus…
Spirit AeroSystems announced at MRO Europe in London a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Joramco, the Amman-based MRO provider. The two companies will cooperate in providing a wide range of…
Virgin Atlantic has taken delivery of its first Airbus A330neo aircraft leased from Air Lease Corporation (ALC). The aircraft’s delivery flight from Toulouse to London Heathrow flew with a 35…
SITA OptiClimb, a digital inflight prescriptive analytics tool for fuel optimization, has been selected by Singapore Airlines to support the carrier's goal of achieving net-zero carbon emissions by 2050. By…
Frontier Airlines today welcomed the arrival of its first Airbus A321neo aircraft. The aircraft is outfitted with Pratt & Whitney GTF engines. In recognition of the companies' relationship, Frontier asked…
Elbe Flugzeugwerke GmbH (EFW), a subsidiary of ST Engineering, and Turkish Technic announced a new collaboration on A330P2F conversions on Friday (Oct. 7). The collaboration will see Turkish Technic becoming…
Oman's SalamAir has signed a firm order with Embraer for six E195-E2, with options for a further six aircraft. These aircraft will be delivered in a comfortable dual-class configuration with…
Jetstar Japan will restart daily direct flights between Manila and Tokyo on 16 December 2022 for the first time in nearly three years, with the airline ready to welcome thousands…
FL Technics has started its line maintenance business in Abu Dhabi to provide solutions for Wizz Air Abu Dhabi. Successful ongoing partnership in other markets between the two companies, led…
Air Astana has become the first Kazakh carrier to carry out a heavy maintenance C2 check on an Airbus A320, with the recent completion of the task for an aircraft…
The Brazilian armed forces, through the Combat Aircraft Programme Coordinating Committee (COPAC), have acquired 27 single-engine H125 helicopters to boost the training capacity of the Brazilian Navy and the Air…
Italian aircraft seat manufacturer Aviointeriors is showcasing Allegra, the full-flat business class seat for wide and narrow body aircraft. “For the first time in Southeast Asia region, we are bringing…
With demand for air travel surging globally, hangars are filling up again, but clouds are gathering on the horizon. MRO spending, which had dropped alarmingly with the onset of the…
The Asia Pacific region, which was the main driver of aviation growth before Covid-19 hit, is finally showing signs of life but still remains a stumbling block in the road…
Vietnam’s first cargo airline, IPP Air Cargo, is hoping to start operations in November, said the chairman of Imex Pan Pacific Group (IPPG), Jonathan Hanh Nguyen as reported by Vietnamese…
Lufthansa Technik Philippines has recently opened a new hangar to supplement the existing seven maintenance lines with an additional three lines in Manila. "This is a very special milestone for…
Thai AirAsia, a joint venture between Malaysia’s low-cost airline AirAsia and Thailand's Asia Aviation, has announced that it will launch its first direct flight from Thailand to Japan in October…
Indonesian state-owned airline, Pelita Air, is aiming to gradually increase its fleet to 20 aircraft in 2023. While the airline currently only has two of the 12 Airbus A320-214s it…
The Philippines’ low-cost airline, Cebu Pacific, is ramping up its international flight routes due to increasing demands for air travel. Aside from boosting the frequency of its direct flights between…
VAS Aero Services, a Satair subsidiary, has acquired four Airbus A330-300 airframes and 11 Pratt & Whitney PW4168 engines from American Airlines. The four A330-300s were retired from American’s fleet…
Airbus Helicopters delivered the world's first ACH160 to a customer in Brazil on the eve of the 17th edition of the Annual Latin American Business Aviation Conference & Exhibition (LABACE)…
Indian full service carrier, Vistara has taken delivery of its third Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner. The airline has acquired the aircraft on lease and will help it ramp up its international…
Vietnam’s international low-cost airline, VietJet, reaffirmed on Wednesday (20 July) that the company is ordering 200 Boeing 737 MAX of which 50 aircraft will be delivered to its Thailand subsidiary,…
A Citilink flight in Indonesia had to return to its departure airport due to a pilot’s health emergency after only 15 minutes airborne on Thursday (21 July). Promptly after landing,…
Airbus' A330 MRTT has become the world’s first tanker to be certified for automatic air-to-air refueling (A3R) boom operations in daylight following a successful campaign in collaboration with the Republic…
MA Group, a leading provider of landing gear systems and composite aerostructure components for helicopter and medium-sized aircraft platforms, on Tuesday announced the acquisition of Five Valleys Aerospace, a Gloucestershire-based…
AirAsia X, the long-haul budget airline and sister company of AirAsia, will resume flights to Melbourne, Perth, and Auckland on 1 November 2022. On that date, the airline will start…
The 2022 Farnborough International Airshow (FIA) is expected to be the largest ever edition of the biennial airshow. The event returns after four years after the 2020 edition was canceled…
ST Engineering and Elbe Flugzeugwerke (EFW) announced the redelivery of the first Airbus A320 Passenger-to-Freighter (A320P2F) aircraft to a launch customer, Vaayu Group (Vaayu) at ST Engineering’s airframe facility in…
Fincantieri NexTech’s subsidiary IDS (Ingegneria Dei Sistemi) together with C-CORE, have been selected to develop and install the P-band Biomass Calibration Transponder (BCT) in New Norcia, Australia. This activity is…
Airbus Helicopters has handed over the second batch of H135 military training helicopters to the Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) in a ceremony held at its Wing 2 base in…
Airbus Corporate Jets (ACJ) delivered an ACJ319neo to an undisclosed new West European private customer from the final assembly line in Hamburg on Wednesday (6 July). The aircraft will be…
The air freight division of Emirates, Emirates SkyCargo has taken delivery of its latest Boeing 777-F freighter. The brand new freighter, A6-EFU, will maintain the fleet total at 11 Boeing…
CDB Aviation will lease two Airbus A320neo aircraft to the Irish flag carrier, Aer Lingus, for delivery during this summer season. The transaction marks the introduction of the first A320neo…
Spain will acquire 20 more Eurofighters for its air force. A contract for acquisition of 20 latest generation Eurofighter jets was inked by the NATO Eurofighter and Tornado Management Agency…
Turkish Technic recently successfully completed its first Boeing 777-300ER landing gear overhaul. The landing gear shipset for the 777-300ER type is vastly different to other Boeing 777 models. The aircraft…
An Airbus H225 has performed the first ever helicopter flight with 100% sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) powering both Safran’s Makila 2 engines. This flight, which follows the flight of an…
PTDI has delivered a CN-235 MPA (Maritime Patrol Aircraft) and two AS565 MBe Panther ASW (Anti-Submarine Warfare) helicopters to the Indonesian Ministry of Defense on Wednesday (15 June). These aircraft…
Recaro Aircraft Seating (Recaro) in partnership with Panasonic Avionics Corporation (Panasonic Avionics) unveil the Astrova In-Flight Entertainment (IFE) on CL3810 economy class seat at the Aircraft Interiors Expo (AIX) 2022…
Philippine Airlines (PAL) has signed an extension to its flight hour support contract with Air France Industries KLM Engineering & Maintenance (AFI KLM E&M ) for the GE90 engines powering…
Norwegian Air announced on Monday that it will buy 50 Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft. The carrier has also secured options for a further 30 of the planes at an…
The WERX program at Wichita State University’s National Institute for Aviation Research (NIAR) and Erickson Precision Ventures have reached an agreement to work cooperatively on modification, maintenance and engineering for…
After launching its inaugural Jakarta-Bali daily route last month in April, Pelita Air has announced that it will add the Jakarta-Yogyakarta daily route starting on 20 June this year. "The…
SMBC Aviation Capital has reached an agreement with NWS Holdings Limited and Chow Tai Fook Enterprises Limited to acquire Goshawk Aviation, the Dublin-based global aircraft lessor. The transaction creates the…
Qantas Airways has ordered 15 Airbus A350-1000s jets for the ultra-long services and is reviving a plan to start direct flights connecting Australia’s east coast with New York and London.…
To anticipate the travel and tourism post-pandemic recovery, Philippine’s budget carrier Cebu Pacific is planning to expand and renew its fleet for the next few years. “Over the next five…
AirAsia Indonesia, a subsidiary of the Malaysian multinational low-cost airline AirAsia, reopened its Bali-Perth route on Sunday (15 May) after being suspended for more than two years due to the…
Iberia Maintenance will perform "C check overhauls" on Volotea's Airbus A320s at its facilities in Madrid and Barcelona for the next five and a half years. Volotea will send its…
Safran signed support agreements involving four of its businesses: Safran Electrical & Power with Safran Ventilation Systems; Safran Landing Systems; and Safran Nacelles at the recently concluded MRO Americas 2022.…
A part of United Airline's long-term airframe heavy maintenance needs will move to the airframe MRO complex that ST Engineering is constructing at the Pensacola International Airport. An MoU to…
SAS Scandinavian Airlines is the first customer of the Digital Alliance's Skywise Predictive Maintenance (SPM) solution. The solution chosen by the airline is called “SPM Alliance” and will enhance the operations…
ST Engineering has celebrated the 20th anniversary of its aircraft maintenance operations in San Antonio, Texas, U.S. The ceremony on Monday was attended by San Antonio Director of Airports Jesus…
Canada Jetlines has selected Safran Landing Systems wheels and carbon brakes to equip its Airbus A320 fleet. Under the long-term agreement, Safran Landing Systems will supply wheels, brakes and carbon…
The Philippines’ sole defence and security exhibition, Asian Defence and Security (ADAS) 2022 is now underway with a large number of foreign and domestic vendors, showcasing their state-of-the-art equipment and…
Lufthansa Technik has enhanced its AVIATAR digital platform with various new digital fleet management applications for the Boeing 737 NG (Next Generation). The new Condition Monitoring and Prediction offerings were…
8tree has achieved three years of dentCHECK support to L3Harris Technologies. L3Harris’ Greenville, Texas aircraft missionization center uses dentCHECK to improve the efficiency and quality of its aircraft damage-mapping activities.…
Aero Vodochody (Aero), the Czech manufacturer of military training aircraft is all set to unveil an L-39NG training solution for the Philippine Air Force at ADAS. The airframer is confident…
AvAir and Lufthansa Technik have signed an addendum to their long-term aftermarket sales agreement. The addendum includes a second large material takeover. The initial agreement between the two companies was…
Air France-KLM finalized, on April 12, 2022 in Toulouse, its order with Airbus for four new generation A350F freighters, following the earlier commitment announced in December 2021. The freighters are destined to increase Air France’s cargo capacity…
The Qatar Emiri Air Force (QEAF) has taken delivery of its first two NFH naval variant helicopters. The helicopters were handed over to the QEAF on 31 March during an…
The Philippine Air Force (PAF) officially inducted two Turkish-made T129B ATAK attack helicopters and an Airbus Defense and Space C-295 medium-lift aircraft, Wednesday (Apr. 6). These two T129B ATAK helicopters…
RGA-Black Stone Airlines, a newcomer in the Indonesian aviation business, officially started its business in the country after having its inaugural flight departing on Wednesday last week (Mar. 30). The…
AerCap has signed lease agreements for ten new Airbus A320neo aircraft and two new Airbus A330neo aircraft with ITA Airways. The aircraft are scheduled to deliver beginning in 2023 through…
Airbus has performed a first A380 flight powered by 100% Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF). Airbus’ A380 test aircraft MSN 1 took off from Blagnac Airport, Toulouse, France at 08h43 on…
The Phillippine Air Force (PAF) received its fifth Airbus Defence and Space C-295 medium-lifttransport aircraft on Monday (Mar. 28). As part of a contract worth PHP5.288 billion (around US$101.75 million)…
Companies from Russia, Belarus and Ukraine are not attending Defence Services Asia (DSA) 2022, for obvious reasons, but the three-day event at the Malaysia International Trade and Exhibition Centre, which…
Turkish defence firm Meteksan Defence is turning heads at the ongoing show by unveiling new products, including the ULAQ Anti-Submarine Warfare Vehicle, the ULAQ Anti-Surface Warfare Vehicle, and the 6×6…
European defence conglomerate Leonardo has a longstanding presence in Qatar, which stretches back to a quarter of a century. The company plays a key role in the nation’s security. Leonardo…
Indonesia’s Garuda Maintenance Facility AeroAsia (GMF AeroAsia) has received a certification from Lockheed Martin to conduct Maintenance, Repair, and Overhaul (MRO) activities for C-130H aircraft on Sunday (March 13). The…
MTU Aero Engines and Pratt & Whitney signed an agreement to grow the company’s MRO capabilities for all Pratt & Whitney GTF engines currently in service. MTU is positioned to…
Air Transport Services Group (ATSG), the world’s largest lessor of freighter aircraft, has committed to a total of 29 Airbus A330 Passenger-to-Freighter (P2F) conversion slots with Elbe Flugzeugwerke (EFW), center…
The first A330-200P2F of the Americas has been delivered to Aerotransportes Mas de Carga (mas) on lease from Altavair, making it the first airline from North and South America to…
Speakers at the fifth edition of the “Unmanned Systems 2022” discussed the immense possibilities of drones in defence and other allied sectors as well as the increasing role played by…
Collins Aerospace has signed a long-term agreement with Hainan Airlines to provide Pitot and Total Air Temperatures sensors (Air Data Sensors) for its fleet of 500 aircraft, including the Airbus…
Meggitt has completed a major expansion of its Services & Support Centre of Excellence in Singapore, the company announced on Thursday. At 42,000 square feet, the facility has doubled in…
CAE has successfully launched CAE Rise offering for flight training operations in Korea with an order from Air Busan. The Canadian firm announced the order at the ongoing airshow. Air…
Satair and Collins Aerospace have signed a long-term agreement for the distribution of Collins’s engine mounts, including detail parts and sub-assemblies for the CFM LEAP series on the Airbus A320neo…
Safran Helicopter Engines and Thai Aviation Industries have signed a contract to extend their support to helicopter engines used by the Royal Thai Armed Forces (RTAF). The agreement enlarges the…
Singapore Airlines (SIA) has finalised a purchase agreement with Airbus for seven A350F freighter aircraft, firming up the carrier's commitment to the new generation freighter announced by the air-framer in…
Safran Nacelles announced at the ongoing airshow that it would open a nacelle maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) facility at a new site in Suzhou, China. This new site complements…
China Airlines has extended its total component support (TCS) contract with Lufthansa Technik for a minimum of six years. The agreement covers component support for the Airbus A330 fleet comprising…
ST Engineering, which is showcasing its freighter conversion, leasing and other aerospace capabilities at Singapore Airshow 2022, has signed an agreement to lease up to five Airbus A320 Passenger-to-Freighter (P2F)…
The Singapore Airshow is off to a muted start instead of the high-voltage excitement that often precedes Asia’s biggest airshow. The Singapore Airshow has continuously grown since its inception but…
American budget carriers Frontier Airlines and Spirit Airlines will merge to create the fifth-largest American carrier. As part of the deal that is worth US$2.9 billion deal that is anticipated…
Israeli flag-carrying airline El Al has signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding (MoU) to purchase its smaller competitor, Arkia. Under the terms of the proposed deal, Arkia would become a…
The Sixth International Exhibition of Weapons and Technologies (KADEX-2022), which will take place from May 25-28 in Nur Sultan, Kazakhstan, has evoked an enthusiastic response from domestic as well as…
Two years after creating a joint venture to offer the market a low cost high capability AEW aircraft EMBRAER and ELTA the subsidiary of Israel aerospace industries are negotiating with…
PTDI, the Indonesian state-owned company in aircraft manufacturing, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for CN-235 sales and development with Jet Investment Group SARL, a Limited Liability Company based…
Lockheed Martin has announced that the LMXT strategic tanker aircraft will be manufactured in Mobile, Alabama, and Marietta, Georgia. Introduced in September 2021, the LMXT is Lockheed Martin's offering for…
Nordic Aviation Capital (NAC) has delivered one ATR 72-600, MSN 1259, to Air Serbia on lease. NAC is the industry’s leading regional aircraft lessor serving almost 70 airlines in approximately…
Gulf Air has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with DHL to explore opportunities of commercial, technical and cargo collaboration. Members of the executive managements of Gulf Air and DHL…
This week saw flypop bring its second aircraft into service for cargo operations. Over the weekend, the Airbus A330 flew into London Stansted Airport, flypop’s headquarters, where the team celebrated…
AutoFlight, Chinese eVTOL pioneer, has established its first location in Europe. The company, which is is now ramping up at Augsburg Airport in Germany, is seeking European Aviation Safety Agency…
AJW Group and Honeywell have announced a worldwide sole distributor agreement for the global sales of Air Data Inertial Reference Unit (ADIRU) PN HG2050BC04 for Boeing 737 MAX fleet of…
Lufthansa Group has placed an order for the installation of ZIM Aircraft Seating's ZIMprivacy (PC-02) seat on 19 of its flagship Boeing B747-8 and a nine other SWISS Airbus A330…
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on Sunday cleared about 45% of the U.S. commercial airplane fleet to perform low-visibility landings at many airports where 5G C-band will be deployed…
With demand for conversion of passenger aircraft-to-freighter (P2F) on the rise, Israel Aerospace Industries’ (IAI) is expanding the aircraft conversion side of its business. According to Shmuel Kuzi, Executive VP…
AMETEK Singapore has augmented its capabilities by investing in Airbus A350 maintenance solutions. The decision, which will provide customers in the Asia Pacific region with a regional support option for…
Kalitta Air, a US cargo and special-missions airline, has begun using 8tree’s dentCHECK to enhance the efficiency and quality of its dent-mapping activities. dentCHECK is the world's only handheld-portable, completely…
Airbus has signed a purchase agreement with Azorra, a Fort Lauderdale-based aircraft lessor focused on executive, regional and mid-size aircraft, for twenty-two A220 Family aircraft including twenty A220-300s and two…
Ultra-low-cost carrier Allegiant Air is buying 50 new Boeing 737 MAX jets as it continues to modernize and grow its fleet. The carrier will take delivery of an initial group…
Comlux has accepted the first ACJ TwoTwenty aircraft, powered exclusively by Pratt & Whitney GTF engines. The ACJ TwoTwenty is a member of the Airbus Corporate Jet family and the…
Elbit Systems Emirates Limited, subsidiary of Israeli company Elbit Systems, has been awarded an approximately US$53 million contract to supply Direct Infrared Countermeasures (DIRCM) and airborne Electronic Warfare (EW) systems…
In celebration of the 10th anniversary of its first flight on Christmas Day, Vietjet welcomed its first wide-body A330 to its fleet this Christmas. The Airbus A330-300 aircraft, registered as…
Global full-service aircraft lessor Aviation Capital Group (ACG) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for 20 A220s and a firm contract for 40 A320neo Family aircraft, of which five…
Czech Airlines Technics (CSAT) has entered into a base maintenance agreement with Austrian Airlines. The company will perform overhauls of a total of 13 Airbus A320 family aircraft. Despite several…
The Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) has taken delivery of four new H225M multirole utility helicopters from Airbus Helicopters. These four helicopters will join the air force’s fleet for combat…
Qantas will convert two of its Airbus A330 passenger aircraft into freighters. The aircraft will be converted by EFW, a joint venture between Airbus and ST Engineering. The first A330…
The United Arab Emirates has placed an order for 80 Rafale fighter jets and 12 military helicopters. The contract, worth 17 billion euros (US$19.20 billion and the largest ever overseas…
HAECO Americas has extended its long-standing agreement with Alaska Airlines to provide heavy maintenance and modification services on the airline’s fleet of Boeing and Airbus aircraft at its Greensboro, North…
China Airlines has become the latest operator of the A321neo, following the delivery of its first aircraft of the type, on lease from Air Lease Corporation. The A321neo departed the…
French military exports to Egypt are expected to surge from 2022, with the contract for the acquisition of 30 additional Rafales to equip the Egyptian Air Force coming into force.…
Russian MRO provider S7 Technics has launched a new facility within its cabin interior repair shop for the maintenance and repair of thermal acoustic insulation mats. The facility is at…
Rolls-Royce has delivered its 1000th Trent XWB–84, achieving another key milestone for the engine programme. The engine, which will power an Airbus A350-900, was built at the company’s production test…
Logistics and shipping company CMA CGM Group and Airbus have signed a binding Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the purchase of four A350F freighter aircraft. The order, which will be…
Gulf Air has signed an engine maintenance contract for CFM56-5B engines with Air France Industries KLM Engineering & Maintenance (AFI KLM E&M). The contract, signed during the Dubai Airshow, includes…
Airbus has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Jazeera Airways, the Kuwait-based carrier, for 20 A320neos and eight A321neos.The MoU was signed by Rohit Ramachandran, Jazeera Airways Chief Executive…
Emirates announced that it will retrofit 105 of its modern wide-body aircraft with its Premium Economy product. At the end of the retrofit programme, Emirates will have a total of…
Airbus has received firm orders for 255 additional A321neo Family aircraft from Indigo Partners portfolio airlines - Wizz Air (Hungary), Frontier (United States), Volaris (Mexico) and JetSMART (Chile, Argentina). Indigo…
Satair, an Airbus Services company, and Aegean have signed a service agreement for Satair’s Expedited Routine Ordering (ERO) solution. ERO is one of Satair’s latest service offerings that provides an…
ARRIS, the advanced manufacturer enabling the use of high-performance composites with new design latitudes for mass-market consumer products, transportation, and industrial applications, has raised $88.5 million in Series C funding.…
Viva Air has selected IFS to support its Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) and fleet planning operations. As one of Latin America’s leading low-cost carriers with ambitious expansion plans across…
Dublin Aerospace (DAL) has opened a new 70,000sq ft landing gear facility in Ashbourne, County Meath, Ireland. The facility was officially opened on Oct. 27 by Leo Varadkar, Minister for…
Airbus, Dassault Aviation, ONERA, the French Ministry of Transports and Safran have launched the first in-flight study of a single-aisle aircraft running on unblended sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). During the…
Spirit Airlines has selected GTF engines to power its latest order of 100 firm and 50 option Airbus A320neo family aircraft, with deliveries expected to begin in 2023. The airline’s…
With cargo aircraft traffic projected to double in the next 20 years and demand for passenger-to-freight (P2F) conversions spiking, Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI), which has seen exponential growth in the…
EPCOR, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Air France Industries KLM Engineering & Maintenance has extended its APU maintenance contract with Vietnam Airlines for the majority of their fleet. The contract covers…
Air Belgium has taken delivery of the first of its two A330-900s. The aircraft is configured with 286 seats in a three-class layout - 30 comfortable lie-flat business class, 21…
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) will convert 30 Airbus A330-300 jets from passenger to cargo configuration between 2025 and 2028, for aircraft leasing company Avolon. The signing of the agreement with…
MTU Maintenance Zhuhai had inducted the first GTF engine for maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) in China. The shop inducted a PW1100G-JM model engine, which powers the Airbus A320neo aircraft…
Guillaume Daudin has been appointed Senior Vice-President Programmes of ATR, regional aircraft manufacturer. Daudin reports directly to the ATR CEO, Stefano Bortoli, and is a member of the company’s Executive…
Boeing has awarded Indian firm Dynamatic Technologies with a contract for manufacturing aerostructure assemblies for the F-15EX Eagle II, Boeing’s newest tactical fighter. Dynamatic Technologies will supply the F-15EX aerostructure…
To cater to its ever-expanding network, SalamAir, Sultanate's fastest-growing value-for-money airline, has taken delivery of its first A321neo aircraft. The efficient A321neo delivers high levels of passenger comfort while expanding…
GA Telesis' MRO Services Group has introduced a transmissivity test cell for repairing and overhauling aircraft radomes. The radome maintenance will be performed at the FAA and EASA-approved composite and…
The Western Australia (WA) Police Force will purchase a second H145 helicopter from Airbus Helicopters for its operations in Western Australia. The addition of two new H145 helicopters will boost…
Satair, an Airbus Services company, has signed an agreement with FACC, a manufacturer of advanced aircraft components and systems for aerospace. The multi-year agreement covers the global exclusive distribution of…
Dominik Wiener-Silva has been appointed managing director of EPCOR, the 100% subsidiary of AFI KLM E&M based in Amsterdam, specialized in APU and component support. He will assume charge on…
HAECO Hong Kong, a member of the HAECO Group, announced Wednesday that it has signed a long-term agreement to provide component maintenance support for Aeroflot-Russian Airlines (“Aeroflot”). The scope of…
Honeywell and Lufthansa Technik have signed a deal for the maintenance of Honeywell components installed on CFM International's LEAP series engines used in Airbus A320neo Family, Boeing 737 MAX and…
German Operating Aircraft Leasing (GOAL) has delivered a new ATR72-600 aircraft to Indian carrier IndiGo. The aircraft will be leased to IndiGo for 8 years. The carrier is currently in…
The Volga-Dnepr Group is interested in the freighter version of the MC-21-300, the new generation Russian passenger plane. Alexey Isaykin, Volga-Dnepr board chairman, and representatives of Irkut Corporation, the manufacturer,…
Vallair, the mature aircraft asset MRO, has augmented its MRO capability with the introduction of in-house NDT (Non-Destructive Testing). The capability will not only be available at Vallair’s specialist MRO…
Liebherr-Aerospace has expanded its international service network of partners to improve the operational availability of heat transfer equipment by signing a deal with the HAECO Group. Liebherr's contract with HAECO…
easyJet is continuing to invest in the Berlin-Brandenburg site and is planning a hangar for the maintenance of its European fleet at Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER). Construction of a dedicated…
The first of the three A220s for Air Austral, France’s La Réunion Island-based airline, has been delivered from the Airbus A220 Final Assembly Line (FAL) in Mirabel, Canada. The aircraft…
Eurowings Discover, Lufthansa Group's latest subsidiary, launched operations with a flight to Zanzibar via Mombasa on July 24. Operating as flight 4Y134, the Airbus A330-200 connected Frankfurt (FRA) with Zanzibar…
Magnetic MRO has integrated its line maintenance capabilities with Direct Maintenance, a certified line maintenance service provider that is part of the company. In January this year, Magnetic MRO started…
Smartavia is continuing its partnership with Lufthansa Technik through a multi-year agreement covering extensive component services (Total Component Support - TCS). The new contract governs supply for Smartavia's latest fleet…
Super Air Jet, Indonesia’s newest Low Cost Carrier (LCC), will soon have its inaugural flight after receiving its Air Operator Certificate (AOC) from the Indonesian Directorate General of Civil Aviation…
Causeway Aero Group has received EASA European Technical Standard Order (ETSO) authorisation approval for the lightweight Pitch PF3000 economy seat for the Antonov AN-148-201 and AN-158-100 regional jets (carrying 92…
Pratt & Whitney on Monday announced that the V2500 engine has surpassed 250 million engine flight hours of operational experience. Currently powering more than 3,000 aircraft and serving more than…
Safran Landing Systems will provide wheels and carbon brakes for Singapore Airlines' entire fleet of Boeing 777-9 through a tailored brake landing Service contract. Thirty one aircraft are currently on…
Singapore Airlines has become the first airline to offer live e-shopping onboard via KrisShop, thanks to a partnership between Thales and Airfree. Singapore Airlines customers now have access to the…
Indra has developed the SIMCUI, a multi-purpose and inter-operable simulation system that the company claims can halve the time required to train a civilian or military pilot of any type…
South Korea’s newest start-up airline, Aero K has just contracted for a package of services with NAVBLUE to ensure a focus on flight operations excellence and efficiency. NAVBLUE is an…
SCHEMAX, the new flight simulator built by ST Engineering Antycip for French aerospace lab ONERA, brings together latest technologies including 3D capabilities, separate and dynamic POV for pilot and co-pilot,…
Turkish Technic has received base maintenance authorization for its Istanbul Airport C/D Hangars which were opened in October 2020. The hangars are one of the biggest in the world. Following…
United Airlines has provided a major boost to Boeing with a massive order for 200 737 MAX jets across 150 737-10's, the largest member of the 737 MAX family and…
Airbus Services company Satair and MRO SR Technics have signed a multi-year agreement covering the supply of a diverse scope of more than 1,000 part numbers in the first year.…
Moment has entered into a partnership with Air Cairo, among the largest hybrid and scheduled operation carriers in Egypt. According to the agreement, the airline’s fleet will be equipped with…
Airbus Corporate Jets (ACJ) and Philips have signed a partnership agreement to equip ACJ aircraft with on-board monitoring and medical equipment. The agreement will enable instant access to in-air medical…
Air One Aviation has increased its service portfolio for aviation industry clients with the acquisition of UK-based pilot training business, Quadrant Systems Limited (QSL). Formed in 1994, Quadrant Systems operates…
The parent company of Philippine Airlines has suffered a record 73 billion pesos ($1.51 billion) loss in 2020. In a disclosure, PAL Holdings Inc. said that it is in the…
Aircastle has delivered an Airbus A320neo aircraft to Frontier Airlines, the first of four new A320neos that the company will deliver to the airline in 2021. All four aircraft will…
With its H135 helicopters equipped with Helionix avionics systems, surpassing 2,600 flight hours, Airbus Helicopters’ Australian customer Aviator Group is the world-wide H135 Helionix fleet leader. Aviator operates its H135…
Russian MRO provider S7 Technics is building the first repair facility in Russia and CIS for the repair of Honeywell auxiliary power units (APUs). The repair base, which will be…
World2fly, the new long-haul airline recently founded by the Spanish hotel company Iberostar, has taken delivery of the first of two A350-900s on lease from Air Lease Corporation. The airline,…
MRO provider Volga-Dnepr Technics Moscow has received Bermuda Civil Aviation Authority (BCAA) approval for Boeing 777-200/300 (GE 90) maintenance provision at Domodedovo (Moscow) and Krasnoyarsk airports. The company, which initially…
Jackson Square Aviation (JSA) has completed the delivery of three Airbus A320neo aircraft to Frontier Airlines. “We have a long-standing partnership with Frontier Airlines and are privileged to be able…
Moldova’s FlyOne intends to open a new route to the UK later this month. The carrier has added four new destinations to its network in 2021. The carrier will begin…
SR Technics subsidiary SR Technics Malaysia has signed a five-year authorized repair & overhaul license agreement with Honeywell International as an authorized licensee for both mechanical and avionics components. Since…
ST Engineering on Wednesday announced the signing of a Letter of Intent by its Aviation Asset Management unit to lease up to five Airbus A321 Passenger-to-Freighter (P2F) aircraft to Global…
CDB Aviation, a wholly owned Irish subsidiary of CDB Leasing, has delivered the first of four Airbus A320neo family aircraft on long-term lease to Russia’s Aeroflot. Aeroflot took delivery of…
STS Aviation Services (STS) has signed a long-term base maintenance agreement with SmartLynx Airlines (SLX) for the carrier's Airbus A330 aircraft . "We are extremely delighted that SLX has awarded…
Hong Kong Air Cargo (HKAC) has received approval from the Air Transport Licensing Authority (ATLA) to operate scheduled cargo flights to nine new routes. With the granting of the ATLA…
ABL Aviation has closed another Japanese operating lease with call option (JOLCO) arranging the equity portion of two Airbus A350-900s aircraft for Lufthansa. This transaction, the first that ABL Aviation…
STS Aviation Services (STS), a division of STS Aviation Group and a leading aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul provider to the global aviation industry, has signed a long-term base maintenance…
Lufthansa Group will induct ten long-haul aircraft, five Airbus A350-900s and five Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners as part of the modernization of its fleet. As part of the carrier's fleet renewal…
SriLankan Airlines is planning to modernize its fleet and is considering replacing six to seven aircraft in the next two years. Speaking at the recent Routes Reconnected event, Vipula Gunatilleka,…
Lufthansa Technik has put up a large amount of surplus aircraft parts for auction using the International Air Transport Association's (IATA) new MRO SmartHub e-Auction platform, at the ongoing MRO…
Air Manas has taken delivery of its first Airbus A220-300 aircraft, leased through GTLK Middle East. The aircraft is powered by Pratt & Whitney GTF engines. “We are delighted to…
The Republic of Singapore Air Force's (RSAF) A330 Multi-Role Tanker Transport (A330 MRTT) has attained Full Operational Capability (FOC) status with 112 Squadron. The A330 MRTT will play a major…
Despite the uncertainty caused by the COVID-19 crisis and the drastic decline in belly capacity because of passenger aircraft being grounded, Qatar Airways Cargo witnessed substantial growth during the pandemic…
The French Armament General Directorate (DGA) will purchase eight additional H225M helicopters and a second VSR700 prototype. First deliveries of the H225Ms, which will be operated by the French Air…
Satair and China Airlines of Taiwan on Wednesday signed a multi-year agreement for Satair’s Integrated Material Services (IMS), a comprehensive material solution that will support China Airlines’ and its wholly-owned…
Indonesia firm Derazona Helicopters has placed an order with Airbus Helicopters for a H160, launching the new rotorcraft in the country’s oil and gas sector.Indonesia “This new order is a…
Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) has welcomed CMA CGM Air Cargo, a leader in shipping and logistics, to Atlanta, three weeks after the launch of its commercial operations. “We are…
MA Group has completed the acquisition of Air Marine and Airlift Hydraulics, a supplier of landing gear MRO services for aircraft primes and integrators. Air Marine and Airlift Hydraulics also…
Cebu Pacific (CEB), the Philippines’ largest carrier welcomes the arrival of a brand-new Airbus A321NEO (New Engine Option) aircraft on 2 April 2021. This latest delivery is the eighth out…
MNG Airlines has entered into a contract with Elbe Flugzeugwerke GmbH (EFW), joint venture of ST Engineering and Airbus, for the Passenger-to-Freighter (P2F) conversion of two Airbus A330-300 aircraft. The…
Japan Coast Guard (JCG) will expand its fleet with two new H225 helicopters, taking its total Super Puma fleet up to 17, comprising two AS332s and 15 H225s. The largest…
Recaro Aircraft Seating’s (lightweight SL3710 seat made its North America debut on Frontier Airlines’ A320 aircraft on Tuesday. Weighing 8 kilograms, the seat is the lightest member in the economy…
AFI KLM E&M Components China has been selected as the “Dedicated Partner & Repair Center” in charge of MRO services for the electronic controllers on board Airbus A320 and A330…
Oman's SalamAir has been awarded “Asia’s youngest aircraft fleet” for the year 2021 by ch-Aviation, Switzerland. The current SalamAir fleet of six Airbus 320neo aircraft is equipped with the latest…
Air Canada has announced its long-term commitment to advancing climate change sustainability throughout its business. The airline has set ambitious climate targets to realize a goal of net-zero greenhouse gas…
Lufthansa Technik has started the strategic further development of its proven patient transport unit (PTE) for the air transport of patients in intensive medical care. Based on an order placed…
The CMA CGM Group has chosen ECS Group as its exclusive GSA to help support the expansion of its new air division, CMA CGM AIR CARGO, in the air cargo…
Incora is among the three companies newly inducted by the General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) as members. The association on Friday announced the addition of Incora, Airbus Corporate Jets and…
Honeywell is developing a power source for hybrid-electric aircraft, and will demonstrate it in the third quarter of 2021. At 280 pounds, the Honeywell 1-Megawatt generator weighs about the same…
Austrian Airlines is selling its three long-haul Boeing 767-300ER aircraft to MonoCoque Diversified Interests (MDI), an U.S. company. The purchase agreement has been signed but the purchase price has not…
Express service provider DHL Express and SmartLynx Malta have signed a new partnership agreement for the introduction of two newly converted Airbus A321-200 freighters to DHL’s European air fleet. According…
EPCOR, the AFI KLM E&M subsidiary specialized in APUs and pneumatic components, has expanded its MRO services to the operators of the Airbus A220 that are equipped with the GTCP131-9C…
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Rolls-Royce has signed a TotalCare agreement with new customer Uganda Airlines for two new Airbus A330neo aircraft powered by Trent 7000 engines. Uganda Airlines received the first A330neo in December…
Rheinmetall will supply two additional training simulators for the German Air Force's European A400M military transport aircraft. The A400M Cargo Hold Part Task Trainer (CPTT) will be used by the…
The most pressing question for the EU defence industry community is what lies ahead for Europe in terms of its future, post- BREXIT and COVID. Will the EU remain united,…
Air Methods has signed a new HCare support contract with Airbus Helicopters, this time to cover its fleet of EC135 helicopters . The contract, which is the largest HCare deal…
Skyborne Airline Academy has announced that 14 of its IndiGo Cadet Pilot Programme cadets have received their Letter of Intent (LoI) from the airline. Skyborne Airline Academy and will commence…
The ongoing pandemic has expectedly had an impact on the turnout of companies and delegations at the ongoing Aero India 2021, but the event has seen a strong turnout by…
Air France-KLM Group has finalized an order with Pratt & Whitney for more than 120 GTF engines to power a fleet of 60 Airbus A220-300 aircraft. The engines will be…
Honeywell and Satair have signed a multiyear commercial agreement covering the exclusive worldwide distribution for mechanical and air thermal components used on Airbus A320, A330, A340 and A380 aircraft. The…
Airbus has updated its production rate planning for its A320 Family aircraft in response to the market environment. The new average production rates for the A320 Family will now lead…
Pratt & Whitney GTF engines will power Frontier Airlines' 134 Airbus A320neo family aircraft. The first of the aircraft is scheduled for delivery in 2022. The engines will be used…
Mesa has officially opened its €30 million new hangar at the civil terminal in Portugal’s Beja Airport. The company, which is part of the Hi Fly group, will maintain Airbus…
All Nippon Helicopters' (ANH) H160 has successfully completed its first flight test. The 95-minute flight at the Marseille Provence Airport opens the door for the aircraft’s entry into service in…
Muirhead Avionics has expanded its flight recorder capabilities with the addition of datalink decoding for HFR5 Honeywell CVRs. While datalink decoding is already performed on L3 recorders at the company's…
Vallair, the launch customer of the Airbus A321 freighter, is pioneering the first passenger to freighter (P2F) conversions to be undertaken in China. “We are excited to be embarking on…
Aeropeople Engineering Services (AES), part of Aeropeople, has won a three-year multi-million pound contract with Virgin Atlantic Airways. As per the contract, AES will manage cabin interior maintenance, repair and…
The first of 70 Airbus A220-300 aircraft that JetBlue has on order has been delivered. The aircraft is powered by Pratt & Whitney GTF engines. The airline had initially placed…
Qatar Airways has added three new Boeing 777 freighter aircraft to its air cargo fleet. Qatar Airways Cargo’s new trio of freighters will join an existing fleet of 30 cargo…
Wizz Air Abu Dhabi will operate its inaugural commercial flight to Athens on 15 January, the carrier has announced. The carrier’s launch comes after a series of setbacks due to…
In a move aimed at improving strained relations between the UK and the US, the UK has abandoned EU tariffs on Boeing. The tariffs will be suspended in the UK…
Jet Aviation, which runs the first executive aviation maintenance facility at the Dubai International Airport, has completed 15 years of operations in Dubai. The company’s MRO and FBO facility at…
Avolon, international aircraft lessor, has signed a deal with Recaro Aircraft Seating for 20 shipsets of the Recaro BL3530 Sprint seat for use on aircraft in the transition market. The…
Magnaghi Aeronautica, a leading manufacturer of landing gears and hydraulic components in Naples, Italy, is focusing on the Turkish market as part of its larger plan to grow globally. “We…
Thales and StandardAero have successfully completed the first flight test of a compact autopilot system for the Airbus AS350 and H125 helicopter. The achievement lays the groundwork for the critical…
The German Bundeswehr has ordered 31 Airbus NH90 helicopters, to be known as Sea Tiger, for the German Navy’s ship- borne operations. The helicopters will replace the German Navy’s Sea…
The Airbus-built European ocean satellite "Copernicus Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich" has successfully begun its "Seeing-the-Seas" mission. The second Sentinel-6 spacecraft is expected to follow in 2025. The satellite lifted-off from Space…
A high-speed satellite communications (SATCOM) system has been installed on the Royal Australian Air Force's second Air Force C-130J Hercules, thus providing in-flight internet connection to crew and passengers. The…
The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) has completed the installation of a high-speed satellite communication (SATCOM) system on a second C-130J Hercules (RAAF Sl No. A97-467) providing in-flight internet to…
Days after Berlin signed a contract for the procurement of 38 Eurofighters, Airbus and Germany submitted an official offer to sell the fighter aircraft to Switzerland. The offer to the…
In a move intended to stabilize the Korean aviation industry that has been hard hit by the ongoing pandemic, Korean Air, the flag carrier of South Korea, is set to…
Iberia has completed the conversion of its first Airbus A330 into freighter, removing the economy and premium economy seats. The ‘Preighter’ will fly between Madrid and Los Angeles four times…
FL Technics Engine Services, a FL Technics subsidiary, has received Part-145 approval from the Transport Competency Agency of Republic of Lithuania (TCA) for its engine MRO quick turn activities. The…
Germany will buy 38 Eurofighter jets from Airbus for the country’s air force through a contract worth 5.4 billion euro (US$6.35 billion). The German parliament’s budget committee has given the…
AAR subsidiary Airinmar, an independent provider of component repair cycle management and aircraft warranty solutions, has signed a new three-year support services agreement with Volaris, Mexico´s leading domestic airline. The…
Faced with a steep decline in passenger traffic due to the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic, All Nippon Airways (ANA) and Peach Aviation have decided to launch joint cargo flights in Japan…
Honeywell has released a high-efficiency mode upgrade for its 131-9A auxiliary power unit for single-aisle Airbus aircraft. The high-efficiency mode, which is enabled by a software encryption key, is expected…
Collins Aerospace and Fokker Services are expanding its existing 10-year FlightSense On-Site Support agreement for Collins Aerospace’s Integrated Drive Generators (IDGs). The expanded contract will add new IDG part numbers…
Vallair, the mature aircraft and asset specialist, and launch lessor for the Airbus A321 freighter conversion (A321F), has signed a Letter of Intent with Global Crossing Airlines Inc. (GlobalX) to…
Singapore Airlines (SIA) is set to launch non-stop flights between Singapore and John F. Kennedy International Airport, from Nov. 9. The carrier will operate three weekly flights between Singapore-Changi and…
The European Border and Coast Guard Agency (Frontex) has awarded a contract to Airbus Defence and Space Airborne Solutions (ADAS), a 100 per cent subsidiary of Airbus Defence and Space,…
AAR subsidiary Airinmar, an independent provider of component repair cycle management and aircraft warranty solutions, has signed a new services agreement with European low-fare carrier Wizz Air. Airinmar will provide…
The World Trade Organization (WTO) has ruled that the European Union will be authorized to impose tariffs on US$4 billion of US goods exported to the European Union every year.…
Camfil has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with CTT Systems for a partnership that will adapt Camfil’s air filtration technology for aircraft and the aviation industry, primarily to be…
Global Crossing Airlines has decided to launch a modern, efficient charter passenger and cargo airline catering to tour companies, other airlines, sports teams, and clients requiring 150-seat aircraft for transportation.…
The 27th edition of the EURONAVAL exhibition is going digital and will be held from 19th to 25th October on the EURONAVAL-ONLINE platform. The decision was taken by the organisers…
The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and the effect it has had on the aviation industry and aircraft sales have forced Boeing to cut its 10-year forecast for new aircraft demand. It…
MTU Aero Engines has welcomed the ZEROe concepts from Airbus. “Hydrogen is a highly attractive future option for us as an engine producer as well,” said MTU Chief Operating Officer…
Vallair, mature aircraft asset specialist and launch customer of the A321P2F freighter conversion, has appointed Steve Pike as Aerostructures & MRO Services Sales Manager. Pike will be based in Vallair's…
The Indian government is keen on buying the commercial aircraft business of Embraer, according to reports in the local media. The interest on part of the Indian government comes in…
Building on a commitment to meeting customer demands for lighter, quieter cabins, the ACJ319neo was designed by the Jet Aviation Design Studio in collaboration with the customer’s own interior designer…
Arizona-based Ascent Aviation Services will soon commence operations at the Roswell Air Center and hire 360 employees in New Mexico for airplane MRO services. Ascent plans to invest US$18 million…
Sanad, a wholly owned subsidiary of Mubadala Investment Company (Mubadala),has announced a one billion Emirati dirham (US$272 million) deal with Pratt & Whitney and International Aero Engines (IAE). The agreement…
On Thursday, September 24, the Spanish optical Earth observation satellite SEOSAT/INGENIO will begin its journey from Torrejón air base in Madrid (Spain) to Kourou, for a launch on a Vega…
Sept. 16, 2020: Aircraft End-of-Life Solutions (AELS) has acquired an Airbus A319 (MSN 1086), from Bellinger Aviation. The aircraft, formerly operated by Brussels Airlines, was flown to AELS’ home-base at…
A scale model of the KLM & TU Delft Flying-V has successfully completed its maiden flight from an airbase in Germany. The design of the energy-efficient aircraft of the future…
Lufthansa Technik will expand the worldwide network of specialized repair stations for its innovative Mobile Engine Services with a fifth location in Dublin. The facility will commence operations in early…
Nakanihon Air, one of Japan’s largest helicopter operators, has placed orders with Airbus Helicopter's for one H215 heavy helicopter. The new helicopter will be used to undertake utility and aerial…
To complement its recent purchases of other A320 family airframes for teardown, APOC Aviation has closed a deal with leading lessor Aircastle for a 2008 vintage A319 (MSN 3450) that…
AAR subsidiary Airinmar, an independent provider of component repair cycle management and aircraft warranty solutions, has signed a services agreement with low-fare carrier Frontier Airlines. Airinmar will provide a full…
Australian’s University of Southern Queensland recently took delivery of the latest PacSim NextGen EuroJet PS4.5 Flight Training Device (FTD). The EuroJet is a fully functional FTD based on the Airbus…
Four years after it started functioning, Volga-Dnepr Technics Moscow Aviation Training Centre (VDTM ATC) has obtained European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) approval to provide Boeing 777-200/300 (GE 90) aircraft type…
North American Aerospace Industries Corporation (NAAI), a provider of sustainable end-to-end aircraft recycling solutions, has appointed Martin O’Boyle as Business Development Manager - MRO. O’Boyle will have the responsibility for…
Embraer has announced that revenue from its commercial aircraft sector has fallen to US$109 million in the second quarter of 2020, a fall of 82% compared to last year. The…
Ural Airlines is the latest customer and user of Honeywell Forge Flight Efficiency, a fully integrated advanced analytics platform. The new customer also marked a major milestone with Honeywell Forge…
FlyArystan, the Low Cost Carrier (LCC) offering of Kazakhstan based Air Astana, which is based out of Almaty has announced that it will add new fights to its domestic regional…
JetBlue and Pratt & Whitney have signed a 13-year EngineWise fixed-price agreement for 230 V2500 engines that power the airline's A320ceo family fleet. "The V2500 engine has been the workhorse…
BAA Training, an independent aviation training center in Europe, is establishing a 5300-square-meter training center near Barcelona–El Prat Josep Tarradellas Airport. The facility will have Boeing 737 NG, Airbus A320ceo/neo…
Spanish firm Indra, has formally joined the European Defence Program NGWS/FCAS (New Generation Weapon System/Future Combat Air System) and will participate in the Joint Concept Study (JCS), launched by France…
VALLAIR signs MOU with CHAMP Cargosystems to develop the first cargo management system and e-freight integrated solution for the Airbus A321 freighter Vallair, the mature aircraft and asset specialist, and launch…
As many as 14,000 delegates from 97 countries came together virtually at Farnborough International Airshow (FIA) Connect, the world's first major digital trade event for the aerospace and defence industries.…
Israeli Aerospace Industries (IAI) has completed the maiden flight of the first German Heron TP UAV in Israeli skies in preparation for its delivery to the German Armed Forces.The German…
The first 5 Dassault Rafale fighter jets for the Indian Air Force (IAF) which took-off from Merignac airbase in Bordeaux on July 27, have completed their 7,000 km journey to…
HAECO Xiamen has delivered a successful design engineering and certification solutions to Cathay Pacific Airways (Cathay Pacific) which will allow the airline to utilise sections of its Boeing 777 passenger…
Middle East Airlines-Air Liban (MEA) based in Lebanon, has take delivery of its first Airbus A320neo family aircraft – an A321neo – powered by Pratt & Whitney GTF engines MEA…
Middle East Airlines-Air Liban (MEA) has selected Panasonic Avionics (Panasonic) inflight entertainment and connectivity (IFEC) solutions for 15 of its Airbus A321 family aircraft. “We are happy to partner again with…
Premium AEROTEC, Airbus’ manufacturing subsidiary located in Augsburg, Germany, has started production of the first Rear Center Tank (RCT) for the Airbus A321XLR. The “first metal cut, the production of…
Germany's Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support (BAAINBw) has signed a renewed service contract agreement with Airbus Defence and Space for Heron 1 unmanned aerial systems…
Dublin-based aircraft lessor Avolon has canceled an order for another 27 Boeing 737 Max jets scheduled for delivery between 2020 and 2022. The company has nine MAx jets currently in…
Japan’s National Police Agency (NPA) has ordered one new H225 and four H135 helicopters as part of its fleet modernisation programme. Currently operating 12 H135, four H155 and six AS365 helicopters, with one H215…
Nuremberg, Germany-based MRO, FAI Technik has completed its latest refurbishment, “Project Pearl“, a pre-owned Bombardier Global Express – D-AFAL (MSN 9016). The multi-million-euro project represents one of the most extensive…
Delta Air Lines is set to resume flights between Seattle and Shanghai on June 25, making it the first US airline to restart operations between the US and China after flights…
Airbus Helicopters’ five-bladed H145 has been certified by the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), clearing the way for customer deliveries towards the end of summer 2020. The certification covers the full…
ST Engineering will be using its in-house developed drone solution, DroScan to carry out General Visual Inspection (GVI) during aircraft maintenance at its maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) facilities in…
Air Astana will resume international services from Almaty and Nur-Sultan to destinations in Georgia, South Korea and Turkey between 20th June and 1st July 2020. In addition, the airline will launch a…
In its second phase of job cuts, Emirates has decided to lay off hundreds of employees, including pilots and cabin crew. According to media reports, 600 pilots, who mainly fly…
BASF has appointed AAR as a preferred distributor of MRO services for Deoxo aircraft cabin ozone/volatile organic compounds (VOC) converters in compliance with the new abbreviated component maintenance manuals (ACMMs)…
FEAM AERO has recently signed an agreement with Air Wisconsin Airlines to become their line maintenance service provider at Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD). Under the agreement, FEAM will provide full…
Singapore Airlines (SIA) announced that the Company has raised S$10 billion of liquidity through its recent Rights Issue, as well as a mix of secured and unsecured credit facilities. This…
Helitrans of Norway has become the first customer to take delivery of new Airbus helicopters using the e-Delivery process devised to enable deliveries while ensuring compliance with COVID-19 health and…
FlyArystan announced the expansion of its route network, with the launch of new flights to Aktau, Atyrau and Aktobe. From June 21, the airline will start to operate direct flights…
Emirates Group said it will be forced to cut jobs as the operator of the world’s largest long-haul carrier seeks to reduce costs after the coronavirus pandemic grounded air travel.…
The Airbus A400M new generation airlifter has achieved a new decisive milestone after the certification of its Automatic Low Level Flight capability, offering a unique in its class capability for…
Following the impact of the COVID-19 crisis, Air France has announced it will immediately retire its Airbus A380 fleet. "In the context of the current COVID19 crisis and its impact…
The flight data recorder and cockpit voice recorder have been recovered from the site of a plane crash that killed at least 97 passengers and crew members in the Pakistani city of…
Aerospace technology supplier GKN Aerospace and aircraft manufacturer Eviation have signed a collaboration agreement for the recently launched Alice electric aircraft. Under the agreement, GKN Aerospace will be responsible for…
In common with carriers around the world, Air Astana faces challenges as it slowly restarts operations against the backdrop of the continuing global health crisis. The award-winning Kazakh flag carrier…
Lufthansa Technik has begun work on the cabin conversion of the first of three Airbus A350-900s for the German Federal Government’s Special Air Mission Wing. The aircraft it will be …
Lufthansa Technik's new technical and engineering services for temporary operational changes from passenger to cargo aircraft have generated plenty of interest in the aviation market. The cabin modification experts of…
Air Astana will resume scheduled flights from Almaty and Nur-Sultan to regional centres across Kazakhstan following the end of the national state of emergency on 11th May 2020. Services to Aktobe…
Earth observation satellite Sentinel-6A is currently getting an earful. Airbus space engineers are ‘bombarding’ the latest satellite for the European environment and security programme ‘Copernicus’ with sound in a dedicated chamber…
Covid-19 continues to take a toll on the aviation industry with Spirit AeroSystems, a supplier to both Boeing and Airbus, announcing that it would lay off 1,450 employees as a…
North American Aerospace Industries Corporation (NAAI), a provider of sustainable end-to-end aircraft recycling solutions, announced the appointment of Janos Virag as Director of Innovation. In this role, Virag will have…
Airbus is developing a modification for A330 and A350 family aircraft which will enable airlines to install freight pallets directly onto the cabin floor seat tracks, after removal of the…
Eurasia Airshow will now be held from December 2-6, 2020 at the Antalya International Airport, Turkey, after the COVID-19 pandemic forced the organisers to postpone the event which was scheduled…
GA Telesis’ MRO Services Group has received approval from the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) for its Miami-based landing gear operation. This allows the company to repair and overhaul…
Boeing has decided to terminate discussions and annull agreements for its proposed joint venture with Embraer. The aerospace giant said on Saturday that the Brazilian company had satisfied necessary conditions…
JUICE, the JUpiter ICy moons Explorer mission, has reached its next milestone: On its Earthly journey via different Airbus sites in Europe the spacecraft has arrived at Airbus’ satellite integration…
Inmarsat, the mobile satellite communications company, has joined forces with APEX, the international airline association, to connect the global aviation industry during the most challenging time in its history. A…
Heston MRO has added Part 147 Technical Training capability to its range of services. On April 7, the Australian Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) approved Heston and issued a Part…
CIMON-2, the updated version of the CIMON astronaut assistant, developed and built by Airbus for the German Aerospace Center Space Administration (DLR), has now demonstrated its capabilities during initial tests…
The Airbus A400M new-generation airlifter ordered by the Luxembourg Armed Forces has made its maiden flight, marking a key milestone towards its delivery. The aircraft, known as MSN104, took off…
Spirit AeroSystems has recently announced a series of additional actions to reduce costs and preserve liquidity in light of the economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and continued uncertainty in…
Japan’s largest Super Puma operator, Japan Coast Guard (JCG), has placed a new order of two H225 helicopters. This follow-on order brings JCG’s Super Puma fleet to 15, comprising two…
FL ARI Aircraft Maintenance & Engineering Company, a maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) service provider based in Harbin, China, has received certification approval as an EASA Part 145 Maintenance Organization.…
Colibri Aero, an international supplier of aircraft parts and interior solutions, together with J&C Aero, an international aircraft design and production organization, have developed universal Cargo Seat Bags for commercial…
Qatar Airways stepped up its commitment to getting people home bu adding 10,000 extra seats to its network. It also started the provision of charter services to Europe and the US from…
APOC Aviation, leasing, trading and aircraft part-out specialist, has set up a specialist landing gear division to service a growing number of customers across leading airlines and MROs worldwide. With…
Following Boeing's announcement to temporarily suspend production at its Washington state facilities, Spirit AeroSystems has suspended Boeing work performed at its facilities in Wichita, Kansas, and in Tulsa and McAlester,…
Strata Manufacturing (Strata), an advanced composite aero structures manufacturing facility wholly-owned by Mubadala Investment Company PJSC, has deployed two MTorres Automatic Tape Laying (ATL) machines to support its Airbus A350-900…
Strata Manufacturing (Strata), the advanced composite aero structures manufacturing facility wholly-owned by Mubadala Investment Company PJSC, has deployed two of the latest generation MTorres Automatic Tape Laying (ATL) machines to…
Russian carrier Red Wings Airlines has signed a deal with Lufthansa Technik to provide extensive support for its growing Airbus narrowbody fleet. Within the frame of a contract with another…
BAA Training, one of the TOP 3 biggest aviation training centres in Europe, and L3Harris Technologies, a global aerospace and defence technology innovator, have signed a multimillion-dollar contract under which…
DC Aviation Group and Comlux have signed a cooperation agreement. DC Aviation has been selected to perform the line maintenance and warranty work for Comlux customers based in Europe and…
American Airlines announced it will invest US$550 million at its Base Maintenance facility in Tulsa (Tech Ops – Tulsa). It is American’s largest Base Maintenance facility and is an integral…
Aeroflot, the Russian flag carrier and member of the SkyTeam alliance, has taken delivery of its first A350-900, becoming the launch operator of the latest-generation wide-body aircraft in Eastern Europe…
BAA Training Vietnam, a brand new aviation training centre located in Ho Chi Minh, announced expanding their training equipment. A state-of-the-art Airbus A320neo full flight simulator has been assembled and…
8tree is showcasing its dentCHECK tool, which is currently being used by more than 3-dozen Airlines, MROs and OEMs worldwide, at MRO Middle East. At the event, the company also…
Elbe Flugzeugwerke (EFW), a joint venture involving ST Engineering and Airbus, has received supplemental type certification for its A321 Passenger-to-Freighter (P2F) conversion from the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA).…
Revima, an independent Landing Gear & APU MRO, has signed a six-year contract with Air Arabia, a leading low-cost carrier in the Middle East & North Africa, for the full…
The first two Airbus-built Pléiades Neo imaging satellites have started comprehensive environmental testing, to ensure they are ready for in-orbit operation. During the tests, the satellites are subjected to extreme…
ST Engineering’s joint venture with Airbus, Elbe Flugzeugwerke (EFW), has received Supplement Type Certification (STC) from the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) for its A321 Passenger-to-Freighter (P2F) conversion. The…
AAR Aircraft Services Trois-Rivières ULC ("AAR") has entered into a letter of intent with Air Canada regarding a ten-year, renewable agreement for airframe maintenance. The long term agreement, signed on…
Seamless Air Alliance, which has Airbus, Virgin Atlantic, GOL, Delta, Collins Aerospace, Safran, ST Engineering and Aeromexico among its members, has introduced the world’s only Modular Platform Architecture for inflight…
Elbit Systems of Israel has announced the award of a large contract worth approximately US$670 million contract. A company release while providing scant details has stated that Elbit will supply…
DAES Group has announced a new business partnership with MDS Aero, a supplier of turnkey test solutions for engine and engine components. The agreement at the recent Singapore Airshow. MDS…
Green Africa Airways, Nigeria’s Lagos-based airline, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for 50 A220-300 aircraft, one of the major orders to be placed globally for the A220 programme…
The trade segment of the Singapore Airshow 2020 concluded on an optimistic note with more than two-thirds of its key exhibitors committing to participate in the eighth edition, from 15…
Air Astana, Kazakhstan’s award-winning flag carrier, will launch services between Almaty and India’s commercial centre, Mumbai on 1st June 2020. Flights will be operated four times a week using Airbus A320,…
Lufthansa Technik has signed a twelve-year component support agreement with TATA SIA Airlines Limited (Vistara) for the carrier's Boeing 787 fleet. The Indian carrier has six firm orders and four…
AAR’s OEM Solutions business has started the new decade with a bang, carrying forward momentum from a strong 2019. In January, the business signed a multiyear agreement with AeroControlex to…
Elbit Systems announcedthat it was selected by the Federal Office for Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology, and In-Service Support to support the preliminary design of Airborne Electronic Warfare (EW) self-protection systems…
Pratt & Whitney announced at the ongoing Singapore airshow that it will soon start use of a 3D-printed aero-engine component in its commercial engine Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) activities.…
AAR subsidiary Airinmar has signed a three-year support services agreement with Philippine Airlines (PAL). Working in conjunction with PAL's Aircraft Material Management team, Airinmar will provide a full suite of…
The Asia Pacific region is a key focus for Collins Aerospace and the company will continue to not only invest in local facilities and talent, but also collaborate with partners…
On the opening day of the Singapore Airshow, ST Engineering announced that its aerospace arm had secured a five-year nacelle maintenance contract from Qantas Airways. Under the agreement, ST Engineering…
Rolls-Royce is investing in a new testbed to further improve engine throughout. The 7,500 sq. m Testbed 80 in Derby, UK – the largest testbed of its type in the…
The French Armament General Directorate (DGA) is to supply four H160s to the French Navy for search and rescue missions through a partnership between Airbus Helicopters, Babcock, and Safran Helicopter…
Elbit Systems Ltd. was awarded contracts worth approximately US$136 million to provide customers in Asia-Pacific with airborne laser Direct Infra-Red Counter Measure (DIRCM) systems. The contracts will be performed over…
ST Engineering announced that its Aerospace arm has secured a three-year airframe heavy maintenance contract from a major North American airline. Under the agreement, ST Engineering will provide heavy maintenance…
Airbus, ST Engineering and their joint venture, Elbe Flugzeugwerke (EFW) achieved new milestones for their joint A321 passenger-to-freighter (P2F) conversion solution with the first post-conversion flight test for the prototype…
The biennial Singapore Airshow, Asia’s largest and most influential international aerospace and defence event, returns to the Changi Exhibition Centre from 11 – 16 February 2020, with an expected 45,000…
ST Engineering, a global technology, defence and engineering group, will showcase about 100 of its latest innovations and technology know-how that enables cities to meet demands of a transforming landscape…
Airbus-built Solar Orbiter has been fitted inside the protective fairing, mounted on top of the launcher and is now ready to fly from Cape Canaveral in the evening of 9…
34 satellites for the OneWeb constellation are ready for launch from Baikonur, Kazakhstan. The satellites which arrived in two shipments, including one last week, have been tested, and have now…
Batik Air, the full service wing of Indonesia’s Lion Group, marked the arrival of its first A320neo with a ceremony at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Jakarta, Indonesia. The aircraft is…
OneWeb, the global communications company with a mission to bring connectivity to everyone everywhere, confirmed its upcoming launch of 34 satellites has been scheduled for Thursday 6 February at 2142…
Jazeera Airways has signed a long-term Rate Per Flight Hours (RPFH) agreement with CFM International to support the LEAP-1A engines that power the airline’s fleet of Airbus A320neo aircraft. The…
Metro Aviation has ordered an additional 12 new EC145e helicopters from Airbus, announced today at the Heli Expo trade show in Anaheim, California. This deal brings Metro Aviation’s total number…
Sweden’s air ambulance service – Svensk Luftambulans – has ordered three new H145 helicopters in a deal announced at the Heli Expo 2020 exhibition. The operator will also have its existing three earlier…
Maverick Helicopters and Airbus Helicopters have announced they will partner to retrofit the tourism operator’s entire fleet of 34 EC130 B4 helicopters with the Airbus Helicopters Crash Resistant Fuel System…
Kazakhstan’s Air Astana has recorded a net profit (unaudited) for 2019 of US$30.03 million, up from US$5.3 million in the previous year. The airline carried 5.058 million passengers, an increase…
Airbus Helicopters and DRF Luftrettung have signed a contract for the purchase of 15 new H145s, three H135s and the retrofit of their current 20 H145s to the five-bladed version.…
The Bartolomeo research platform, developed by Airbus for the International Space Station (ISS), has been delivered to the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, USA. The move marks a further step…
As the French Government presented the country’s ambitions with regards to sustainable aviation fuel, in Toulouse, Airbus, Air France, Safran, Suez and Total acknowledge the launch of a new Call…
Atitech , the largest independent MRO in Europe, with headquarters in Naples , has signed an agreement with CDB Aviation for the development of a commercial relationship which will start…
A Pratt & Whitney (PW) powered Airbus A320neo plane operated by IndiGo was forced to return to Mumbai while flying to Hyderabad on Thursday due to an engine snag. According to an official from…
Nordic Aviation Capital (NAC), the leading lessor of regional aircraft, signed at the end of 2019 a firm order for 20 A220 Family aircraft. This latest order from NAC, counted…
Florida based National Airlines, is pleased to announce the Airbus 330-200 as its newest addition to its fleet, joining Boeing 747-400 Freighter and Boeing 757-200 Passenger Aircraft. This aircraft has…
Airbus Helicopters in the UK is to provide four additional H145 helicopters as part of an expansion of the UK Military Flight Training System (UKMFTS). The new helicopters will join…
CALC (China Aircraft Leasing Group Holdings Limited) has reached an agreement with Airbus on its remaining backlog, and includes an additional order for 40 A321neo aircraft. It also includes a…
Malaysia Airlines said it has suspended taking delivery of 25 Boeing 737 MAX jets, citing the plane’s delayed return to service since it was grounded last year following two fatal…
Singapore Airlines (SIA) will introduce a fifth weekly flight to Kolkata, India, from 29 March 2020. On the same day, the Airline’s regional wing SilkAir will cease services to the…
BOC Aviation Limited announced that it has ordered 20 new Airbus A320neo aircraft. A minimum of ten and up to 12 of these A320neo aircraft have been committed for lease…
US-based Spirit Airlines has finalised a purchase agreement with Airbus for 100 A320neo Family aircraft. In October, the two parties had signed and announced a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for…
Magnetic MRO has signed a Slot Reservation Agreement with Austrian Airlines by which the carrier has booked two nose-to-tail slots during the winter maintenance season. The agreement will be valid…
Avion Express, the largest narrow-body ACMI operator in the world, has reached an agreement to wet-lease four Airbus A320 aircraft to the Polish National Airline LOT. Under the ACMI agreement,…
Airbus has commenced deliveries to airlines of the first A350s equipped with pioneering new touchscreen cockpit displays. To date, around 20 airlines have selected the option for their new A350s.…
American Airlines will insource additional component maintenance work in the Brake and Wheel Center (BWC) at its Base Maintenance facility in Tulsa, Oklahoma, beginning January 1, 2020. The work will…
SIA Engineering Company has signed a 10-year agreement to provide engine maintenance services to Safran Aircraft Engines (SAE). To support these services, SIA Engineering will set up a dedicated facility…
The Czech Air Force has signed a contract for the acquisition of two additional Airbus C295 medium airlifters. The aircraft, equipped with winglets and ordered in transport configuration, are due…
Sabena technics has opened a painting facility for long-range aircraft as part of its strategy to develop its painting division in Toulouse and support major aerospace customers such as Airbus.…
Kazakhstan low-cost airline, FlyArystan, made its first international flight from Nur-Sultan to Moscow (Zhukovsky) on its recently delivered fourth Airbus A320, which joined the fleet on the threshold of the…
The Air France-KLM Group has decided to place a firm order for 10 additional wide-body A350-900s, which will take its total order for the type to 38 aircraft. “Rationalising and…
Airbus Helicopters has delivered the first H145 for the German Armed Forces’ (Bundeswehr) search and rescue service to the Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support (BAAINBw),…
SR Technics has extended its partnership with PT Garuda Maintenance Facility AeroAsia (GMF). As per the agreement, effective November 1, 2019, the two parties are providing Integrated Component Services (ICS)…
Aerostar, which has performed work on a variety of aircraft types but is now focussed on the Boeing 737 Classic and NG families and the Airbus A319/320/321 Ceo and Neo…
SKY, a Chilean-based ultra-low-cost carrier, has signed a Purchase Agreement with Airbus for 10 A321XLRs. The airline will expand its international route network with the new aircraft. “This new aircraft…
One of the most successful European space missions is celebrating its birthday: the XMM-Newton X-ray observatory developed and built by Airbus for the European Space Agency (ESA) lifted off at…
Philippine Airlines announced a new direct Perth-Manila service. The non-stop service will commence in March 2020 with four flights each week. Perth Airport Chief Executive Officer Kevin Brown said the…
Air Astana completed its first independent C-check at its base at Almaty Airport in November 2019. An Airbus A320neo aircraft, registration P4-KBH was selected for this C-check. Air Astana received certification…
Testing of the ExoMars rover at Airbus in Toulouse has moved to the next stage with the start of the thermal vacuum testing (TVAC) which will last about 18 days.…
Lufthansa Technik and Japan Airlines (JAL) have signed an agreement on APU (Auxiliary Power Unit) Maintenance services for the carrier's Airbus A350 fleet. The five-year contracted services will provide repair…
The Swedish charter carrier Nova Airlines AB (Novair) and Lufthansa Technik have signed a long-term exclusive Engine maintenance services contract for the CFM International LEAP-1A engines of Novair's two Airbus…
In the presence of a number of helicopter operators, industry OEMs and local government officials, StandardAero has announced the opening of its newest helicopter Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) facility…
Czech Airlines Technics (CSAT) has entered into a Base Maintenance Agreement with Austrian Airlines. Under the contract, CSAT has started providing Airbus A320 Family base maintenance checks in its facilities…
Air Astana, the award-winning national carrier of Kazakhstan, is pleased to announce a new service from Paris to Almaty will launch in June 2020. The flights will operate three times…
Honeywell has signed a selection agreement with Middle East Airlines, the national flag-carrier airline of Lebanon, to provide cockpit technologies to support the airline’s new fleet of 19 aircraft. The…
Satair has joined forces with International Water-Guard Industries (IWG), a leading provider of flight-certified potable water treatment units, to reduce CO2 emissions across the globe on both Airbus and Boeing…
Air Senegal, the new national carrier of Senegal, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for eight A220-300 aircraft. The MoU was signed in the presence of HE Alioune SARR,…
Air Astana intends to order 30 Boeing 737 MAX 8 airplanes to serve as the backbone of its new low-cost airline FlyArystan, the Kazakh flag carrier and Boeing announced at…
Airbus and Emirates Airline have signed a purchase agreement for 50 A350-900s - Airbus’ newest generation wide-body aircraft. The order was signed at Dubai Airshow 2019 by His Highness Sheikh Ahmed…
Air Arabia, the Middle East and North Africa’s first and largest low cost carrier, has signed a firm order for 120 Airbus aircraft comprising 73 A320neos, 27 A321neos and 20…
BOC Aviation Limited announced that it has delivered the first of ten new Airbus A320NEO aircraft to Air China. The aircraft will be powered by Pratt & Whitney GTF™ PW1100G-JM…
Jet Aviation has received approval from the General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) in Saudi Arabia for its Wheel and Battery Shops in Jeddah. With these approvals, the company launches…
The Royal Thai Police is one of the newest operators of the Airbus Helicopters H175 and the first Asia Pacific operator of the type, following the recent delivery of two…
Rising demand for the Pratt & Whitney PW1100G-JM is the key reason for Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) setting up an advanced factory at Nagasaki to exclusively build the combustor for…
Pratt & Whitney, a division of United Technologies Corp. announced that Vietnam Airlines signed a 12-year EngineWise Comprehensive service agreement for Pratt & Whitney GTF™ engine maintenance for the airline's…
This year has already marked 50 years since the first landing on the Moon and 50 years since Airbus was founded. Now there is another 50th anniversary on the horizon: 50 years ago,…
has announced it is hiring an additional 165 aviation maintenance technicians (AMTs) and support positions in 2019, resulting in more than 1,000 new Tech Ops positions added to the company…
Jet Aviation has awarded Collins Aerospace Systems seating contracts for three undisclosed V/VIP customers. Collins Aerospace will provide each customer single and double executive seating, as well as VIP divan…
With the geared turbofan (GTF), MTU and MTU Aero Engines are building the most eco-efficient propulsion system currently available in the marketplace. MTU not only contributes key turbine and compressor…
Component repair and overhaul provider Able Aerospace Services, a Textron Aviation Inc. company, has entered into the Boeing 737NG landing gear aftermarket support arena with the modification, upgrade and sale…
New-age carrier, Vietjet announces the launch of two international routes connecting Da Nang with Singapore and Hong Kong. Launching on 20 December 2019, the Singapore to Da Nang route will…
Cebu Pacific, a carrier based in the Philippines, has signed a firm order with Airbus for 16 long-range A330neo aircraft. The order firms up the wide-body portion of a previously…
India's air safety watchdog, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has given Indigo airlines time till January 2020 to change the Pratt & Whitney aircraft engines on the Airbus A320neo…
AirAsia announced to increase the seating capacity from Singapore to Kuala Lumpur on a wide-body Airbus A330 which seats 377 passengers; an increase of 197 passengers per sector. The twice-daily…
Eric Segura, 55, has been nominated SVP Procurement and Supply Chain of ATR, the world number one regional aircraft manufacturer. Starting 1 November 2019, Eric will be reporting to the…
GKN Aerospace has reached a major milestone in the ‘Wing of Tomorrow’ programme after designing, manufacturing, and delivering a mid-scale demonstrator tool to the GKN Aerospace Filton facility. The tool…
Airbus and Spirit Airlines have agreed to a Memorandum of Understanding for the US-based airline to acquire up to 100 A320neo Family aircraft. Spirit announced its intention to place firm…
Airbus Helicopters has delivered the first NH90 Sea Lion naval multi-role helicopter to the Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support (BAAINBw), with a further two to be delivered…
Czech Airlines has ordered four Airbus A220-300 aircraft and opted for additional range by upsizing a previous order for three A320neo to A321XLR. The two aircraft types will complement Czech Airlines’ existing fleet of…
Air Center Helicopters, Inc (ACHI) has signed a set of HCare Smart parts-by-the-hour contracts for 10 of its Airbus H225 helicopters. These aircraft are currently in operation with the US…
India’s IndiGo has placed a firm order for 300 A320neo Family aircraft, worth at least $33 billion at recent list prices, marking the European planemaker's one of the largest orders…
Global Training Aviation (GTA), a company associated with Indra and specialized in the provision of aviation pilot and cabin crew training services, has officially opened its new state-of-the-art (Level D)…
On 22 October 2019, Scoot successfully completed the shift of its operations from Singapore Changi Airport Terminal 2 to Terminal 1. In all, 9,877 passengers with 4,726 pieces of checked…
Air Astana, Central Asia’s leading carrier, is looking to expand its Asian network over the next two years following the delivery of a new fleet of Airbus A321LR aircraft. New…
Liebherr-Aerospace and SR Technics renew their partnership with a five-year global service contract. The partners work hand in hand to support a fleet of more than 500 aircraft operated by…
Czech Airlines Technics (CSAT) has successfully completed a two-year cabin modification and Wi-Fi network installation project for Finnair’s Airbus narrow-body aircraft. Finnair is one of CSAT’s long-term Base Maintenance division clients.…
AAR subsidiary Airinmar, a global independent provider of component repair cycle management and aircraft warranty solutions, has signed a three-year agreement with JetBlue to provide component Value Engineering cost oversight…
Power management company Eaton has signed a long-term agreement with OEMServices to provide maintenance, repair and overhaul services on Airbus and Boeing aircraft components to benefit A320, A330, A340, B777…
Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd (ST Engineering) announced that its Aerospace and Electronics sectors have secured new contracts with a combined value of about $1.8b for the third quarter (3Q) of…
GKN Aerospace has reached a major milestone in the ‘Wing of Tomorrow’ programme after designing, manufacturing, and delivering a mid-scale demonstrator tool to the GKN Aerospace Filton facility. This tool…
Austria’s Ministry of the Interior (BMI) has formally introduced into service two Airbus H125 helicopters extensively equipped for law enforcement and rescue missions. The aircraft join BMI’s existing fleets of…
Safran Nacelles has signed a General Term Agreement (GTA) with Virgin Atlantic Airways Ltd for the Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) of its Airbus A330ceo fleet of thrust reversers. All…
Airbus Corporate Jets (ACJ) and Airbus Corporate Helicopters (ACH) are jointly exhibiting an ACJ319 and ACH145 at the NBAA show, giving potential customers the chance to appreciate their benefits first-hand.…
Lufthansa Technik has further increased its market presence for connectivity modifications in Asia, the world's most rapidly developing market for inflight internet solutions. As the most recent customer for these…
In an important milestone, Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) will undertake the first flight of the Korean built prototype of the Light Civil Helicopter (LCH) next month. “The first South Korean…
Korea Aerospace Industries, Ltd. (KAI) is conducting a flying display of its new Light Armed Helicopter (LAH) at the ongoing Seoul ADEX 2019, just months after it successfully completed the…
Lufthansa Technik has selected 8tree’s dentCHECK tool to enhance the efficiency and quality of damage-mapping across all of its base maintenance facilities and in other product divisions. dentCHECK is the…
Air Austral, France’s Réunion Island-based airline, has signed a firm order for three A220 aircraft, Airbus’ newest family member. With this order Air Austral becomes the first A220 customer based in…
Joramco, the Amman-based MRO and the engineering arm of Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE), has obtained EN 9110 certification. Joramco is the first independent MRO in the MENA region to receive…
The Airbus A400M new generation airlifter has completed the certification flight test for the simultaneous dispatch of 80 (40+40) equipped paratroopers from both side doors on a single pass. Tests…
Scoot successfully completed final flight trials ahead of its scheduled move to Singapore Changi Airport’s Terminal 1 (T1) on 22 October 2019. The move will facilitate Scoot’s projected double-digit annual…
New-age carrier Vietjet has just added the world’s first 240-seat Airbus A321neo ACF (Airbus Cabin Flex) to its fleet. Vietjet currently owns one of the world’s newest and most modern…
S7 Technics has added the installation of Wi-Fi modules to its list of aircraft services. The MRO company, along with a project developer organisation, has installed Wi-Fi modules on several…
Safran Nacelles has signed a NacelleLife support contract with All Nippon Airways covering the carrier’s three Airbus A380 aircraft. The 10-year agreement will allow All Nippon Airways (ANA) to benefit…
Inmarsat, the world leader in global mobile satellite communications, announced that its award-winning GX Aviation inflight broadband solution has entered commercial service with leading low-cost airline AirAsia. AirAsia is currently…
Airbus Helicopters and the Romanian Ministry of Interior have signed a contract for the purchase of three H135 helicopters and associated support and services for air medical services and search…
Russian aircraft maintenance provider S7 Technics has launched a new facility for the repair and refurbishment of cabin components for Western-built aircraft at its Novosibirsk Tolmachevo maintenance base. In doing…
At this week’s 62nd annual A4A NDT Forum in Long Beach, California, Allegiant Air presented a comprehensive case study detailing the impact of 8tree’s dentCHECK tool for inspecting and reporting…
Collins Aerospace Systems has celebrated the 10-year anniversary of its site in Tianjin, China. The site is part of Collins‘ Aerostructures business unit and is a critical part of Collins…
Fiji Airways’ first A350 XWB has rolled out of the Airbus paint shop in Toulouse featuring the airline’s signature livery. The aircraft, an A350-900 leased from Dubai Aerospace Enterprises, will…
China's government is increasing the pressure on domestic airlines to use more jets developed and manufactured in the country, a push that could present a big challenge to Boeing and…
SilkAir will transfer its Singapore-Busan services to Singapore Airlines starting October 28 this year. After the transfer, Singapore Airlines will maintain SilkAir’s current flight frequency by flying four times a…
FL Technics, a global provider of integrated aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul services, has extended its EASA Part-145 approval with Airbus A320neo family type (LEAP-1A & PW 1100G) for Line…
Comlux has placed a new order for an ACJ320neo, re-affirming its role as the largest single customer for the aircraft and taking its total orders for the type to four. The…
Airbus Helicopters has delivered its 1,000th twin-engine multi-role H215 Super Puma helicopter to the German Federal Police (Bundespolizei) to support the German Havarie Command, which manages maritime emergencies off of…
Magnetic MRO marks a new milestone by welcoming a freighter Boeing 737 for the company’s 600th C-Check! The latest symbolic achievement echoes the company’s ever-improving efficiency, as well as the geographical…
Joramco, the Amman based MRO and the engineering arm of Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE), has obtained EASA Part-145 approval for Boeing 777. This is the fourth EASA approval obtained by…
Semmco, an engineering company that designs and manufactures a range of aviation maintenance solutions, has signed a contract with JetBlue, a major carrier in the U.S., Latin America and the…
CAE is expanding its training capacity in Asia with a new training center in Bangkok, Thailand, to support Thai AirAsia’s growth in the region. In addition, CAE will open a…
Singapore Airlines (SIA) continues its expansion of non-stop services to the US with the departure of flight SQ28 from Singapore to Seattle on Tuesday morning. The flight departed Changi International…
Effective 1st September, Benoît Rollier will assume the role of Managing Director and Chief Financial Officer at Spairliners, a joint venture between Lufthansa Technik and Air France Industries KLM Engineering…
BOC Aviation Limited announced that it has signed a purchase-and-leaseback agreement with Middle East Airlines (“MEA”) for a minimum of five, and up to ten new Airbus A321NEO aircraft. The…
Early August, the second prototype of the new five-bladed H145 took off for its maiden flight at the Airbus Helicopters site in Donauwörth. The helicopter will be used for additional flight tests…
The European Space Agency’s ExoMars rover is leaving the UK for Airbus in Toulouse, where it will undergo crucial testing ahead of delivery to Thales Alenia Space. The ExoMars rover…
Rolls-Royce has signed a new TotalCare Flex agreement with Air Canada to ensure the availability of the airline’s Trent 700 until fleet retirement in August 2022. TotalCare Flex is designed…
Emirates airline's Dubai-London Heathrow non-stop route generated gathered $796 million (more than Dhs2.9 billion) in the year leading up to March 2019, with the Dubai-based airline being the only one…
Khazanah Nasional Bhd has pumped another RM300 million into the country’s flag carrier Malaysia Airlines Bhd, via its holding company Malaysia Aviation Group Bhd (MAG), taking the total amount of…
Lufthansa Technik will provide Total Component Support for the entire fleet of Asiana Airlines' Airbus A320 family aircraft, including the A321neo version joining the fleet in the future. The ten-year…
Virgin Atlantic and Delta Air Lines are boosting flights between the UK and US from next summer, in a move which sees Delta join Virgin Atlantic at Gatwick Airport for…
The EDRS-C satellite, the second node of the SpaceDataHighway network (also known as EDRS, European Data Relay System), has been successfully launched into geostationary orbit at 31° East by an…
AirAsia has taken delivery of its first A330neo aircraft, to be operated by its long-haul affiliate AirAsia X Thailand. The aircraft was delivered via lessor Avolon and is the first…
AirAsia unveiled a new ‘Sustainable Asean’ livery on its newest Airbus A320 in conjunction with Asean Day celebrations in Bangkok, Thailand. Alongside the Asean Chairmanship logo, the special livery features…
Singapore Airlines (SIA) has announced the appointment of Siva Govindasamy as Vice President Public Affairs. Govindasamy will take over SIA’s corporate communications portfolio from Nicholas Ionides, who has been with…
BOC Aviation Limited has signed leases for ten new Airbus A320NEO aircraft to Air China. The aircraft will be powered by Pratt & Whitney’s PurePower® PW1100G-JM engines, and are scheduled…
ST Engineering’s Aerospace sector has reached a new milestone in its aircraft interior business by successfully attaining a Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) from the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) for…
The Air France–KLM Group has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for 60 A220-300 aircraft to modernise its fleet. By acquiring the industry’s most efficient and technologically advanced single-aisle aircraft,…
Diehl Aviation Gilching has signed a contract with SR Technics to provide its Asian-Pacific customers MRO services through a Malaysian facility. As per the deal, SR Technics Malaysia will be…
Croatia Airlines has extended two long-standing contracts with Lufthansa Technik, covering the Airbus A320-family fleet of the state-owned airline of Croatia. The carrier currently operates six aircraft of this type.…
Atlantic Airways, the Faroe Islands flag carrier, has taken delivery of its first A320neo, MSN8918. Leased from Air Lease Corporation, this aircraft is powered by CFM International’s LEAP-1A engines and…
The first Airbus C295, purchased for the Royal Canadian Air Force’s (RCAF) Fixed Wing Search and Rescue Aircraft Replacement (FWSAR) program, has completed its maiden flight. The aircraft will be…
Saudi Arabian budget carrier Flyadeal has reversed a commitment to buy as many as 50 Boeing 737MAX jets and will instead operate an entirely Airbus fleet. The airline will buy…
Ethiopian Airlines has signed a 25-year US$500 million deal with Collins Aerospace that covers maintenance of heat exchangers, air management systems and fuel metering units on 60 De Havilland Canada…
The Max 737 crisis continued to haunt Boeing as its deliveries fell by more than a third in the first half of 2019 to 239 planes. The US manufacturer had…
Global aircraft leasing and financing company Novus Aviation Capital and new-age carrier Vietjet Air have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the financing and leasing of 10 aircraft over…
Seven A321ceo and 32 A321neo aircraft have been included in the component support contract signed in 2017 by Cebu Pacific Air and AFI KLM E&M, which initially covered the carrier's…
SR Technics has signed an exclusive five-year maintenance contract with Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS) and Edelweiss Air. The deal, which covers the entire Airbus A320ceo fleet of both SWISS…
China Southern Airlines has taken delivery of its first of 20 A350-900s, becoming the newest operator of this latest generation and highly efficient twin-engine, long-range wide-body aircraft. The Guangzhou-based carrier…
Qantas has appointed John Simeone as the airline’s new Senior Vice President for Asia and Papua New Guinea, based in Singapore. Simeone will steer the commercial, financial and operational performance…
The future of military technology was on display at the Paris Air Show, which also highlighted the concerted efforts made by European nations to remain at the forefront of technology.…
Airbus Helicopters and the French Ministry for Transport (DGAC) have announced the launch of a research project aimed at demonstrating the use of a hybrid propulsion system on board a…
TRU Simulation + Training announced that long-time, Istanbul-based customer International Flight Training Center (IFTC) had signed a letter of intent for two new full flight simulators, a 737 MAX and…
JetSMART has selected the Pratt & Whitney GTF engine to power 85 firm order Airbus A320neo family aircraft. Pratt & Whitney will also provide JetSMART with GTF engine maintenance through…
ST Engineering’s A321 passenger-to-freighter (P2F) conversion programme gained traction among operators and lessors looking for a viable P2F solution in the narrow-body story_category when its joint venture with Airbus, Elbe…
By Arie Egozi Elbit Systems was awarded an approximately $73 million contract from Diehl Defence GmbH & Co. KG (“Diehl Defence”) to provide J-MUSIC Directed Infrared Counter Measure (DIRCM) systems…
Airseas, an Airbus spin-off, has signed a 20-year agreement with giant shipowner Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd. (“K” Line) to install and service one ship with a Seawing, an automated kite…
Another multi-billion dollar engine deal has been inked at Le Bourget, with Air Asia finalising a purchase for 200 LEAP-1A engines as powerplants for the airline’s 100 Airbus A321neo that…
Fiji Airways, Fiji’s National Airline has been awarded the coveted Skytrax 4-Star rating at the 2019 Skytrax World Airline Awards in Paris, joining a select group of elite airlines in…
Satair and Saint-Gobain Sully have expanded their partnership to a global level and renewed their distribution agreement across the Asia-Pacific region, including China. The expanded agreement, signed during the ongoing…
AFI KLM E&M and Virgin Atlantic have signed a support services agreement for the airline’s new fleet of twelve A350-1000 aircraft, the first unit of which will be delivered this…
CAE and Air Europa have extended their long-term pilot training contract for five more years, the two companies announced at the 2019 International Paris Air Show on Monday. Under the…
Shadows cast by 737 MAX grounding and the China-US trade problems loom over the Paris Air Show, but the world’s largest and oldest air show will not be short on…
The inaugral day of the Paris Air Show 2019 saw the reveal of the New Generation Fighter (NGF) and Remote Carriers models being developed for the first Demonstrator Phase of…
IndiGo has ordered CFM International LEAP-1A engines to power 280 Airbus A320neo and A321neo aircraft, the company announced at the ongoing Paris Air Show. The contract, which includes spare engines…
IBA Group, the specialist data intelligence provider and leading aviation consultancy, predicts that Paris Airshow orders could be as low as half of 2018’s yield. Dr Stuart Hatcher, Chief Operating…
The 737 MAX crisis continues to take a heavy toll on Boeing, with the company delivering 56% less aircraft in May compared to the same month last year. The planemaker…
Korean Air will shortly announce a widebody order, company CEO Walter Cho told reporters at the recent IATA AGM in Seoul. Last year, company officials said that it was evaluating…
AFI KLM E&M and Virgin Atlantic have signed a support services agreement for the airline's new fleet of twelve A350-1000 aircraft, the first unit of which will be delivered this…
In a “merger of equals,” United Technologies will combine its aerospace business with major defense contractor Raytheon, to create a new manufacturing giant in the worlds of aerospace and defense,…
Antavia, a unit of AMETEK MRO, has been selected as the provider of wheels and brakes maintenance for the Airbus Beluga XL. Antavia has a long relationship with Airbus. It…
MRO company FL Technics has earned €119 million in revenue in 2018, a 14 percent increase from 2017 (€103 million). The company's net profit touched €10.8 million, up from €5,7…
Lufthansa Technik has developed a first VIP cabin interior concept and is ready to offer cabin completions for Airbus' smallest commercial aircraft family, the A220. Parts of the concept was…
Aerostar S.A., the Romanian aerospace company, is exhibiting at the Airline Purchasing & Maintenance Exhibition in Frankfurt (June 5-6)) to showcase its growing civil aircraft MRO activities. During 2018 Aerostar…
A European leader in the regional jets & narrow body aircraft market and having an internationally acknowledged expertise on the Boeing 737, Embraer 170/190, BAe146/Avro RJ, Fokker 70/100 & Airbus…
With the continuous news on airlines dealing with a global pilot shortage, BAA Training, an independent aviation training centre and part of Avia Solutions Group, announced plans to expand its…
Bamboo Airways has wet-leased an A320-200 from Nepal's Himalaya Airlines (H9, Kathmandu) for one year. The 4-year-old Airbus narrow-body 9N-ALM (msn 6626) was ferried from Kathmandu to Hanoi on May…
The French Minister of the Armed Forces, Florence Parly, has announced that the launch of the Joint Light Helicopter (Hélicoptère Interarmées Léger; HIL) programme has been brought forward to 2021.…
ExxonMobil announced that All Nippon Airways (ANA) is now using Mobil JetTM Oil 387 in the engines and generators of the airline’s newly purchased Airbus A380 wide-body aircraft. The synthetic…
Air New Zealand is expected to announce which new wide-body jets it has chosen. Reports say that Boeing representatives will be in Auckland next week, when the announcement will be…
Airbus announced that the A220 Family aircraft, the newest addition to its single-aisle portfolio, will now be offering increased range starting from H2 2020. The A220 aircraft maximum take-off weight…
Airbus Corporate Helicopters (ACH) has secured an additional sale for its latest ACH160 helicopter just days before the EBACE 2019 business aviation show in Geneva. This new order, from an…
Innovative aircraft and engines leasing, trading and part-out specialist APOC Aviation announces the appointment of new sales manager, Karim Grinate. Alongside his world-wide sales responsibilities, Grinate will focus on establishing world-class…
Singapore Airlines CEO Goh Choon Phong told reporters and analysts on Friday that an order for 31 Boeing 737 Max jets remains “intact” despite the aircraft model’s two deadly crashes in Ethiopia and Indonesia. That comes…
The German government has placed a firm order for three ACJ350-900 XWBs, becoming the first government customer for the type, which has already been ordered by private customers. The aircraft…
Strata Manufacturing (Strata), the advanced composite aero structures manufacturing company wholly-owned by Mubadala Investment Company PJSC, has extended its agreement with Pilatus Aircraft Ltd to cover a new composite work…
The first A330neo of the Americas has been delivered to Azul Linhas Aéreas on lease from Avolon, becoming the first airline from the Americas to fly the A330-900. The aircraft…
The first A350-900 for Japan Airlines (JAL) has successfully completed its maiden flight in Toulouse, France. The A350-900 is the first aircraft to be produced by Airbus for the airline…
Over the past 17 years, Air Astana has grown to become Central Asia’s leading carrier, with a reputation for the highest standards of safety, service excellence, innovation and a modern…
Singapore Airlines said its net profit for the last financial year nearly halved as fuel costs surged. This was despite its highest-ever annual revenue on a jump in passengers. The…
HAECO ITM, a member of the HAECO Group, has renewed its long-term contract with Air Hong Kong to provide inventory technical management support for the airline’s Airbus A300-600 freighter fleet.…
Swiss airline intelligence provider ch-aviation announced the launch of its long-awaited new module ‘ch-aviation fleets advanced.’ The new module has additional data on aircraft utilisation, aircraft orders and improved search…
American Airlines has announced that it will spend $42 million to build a new line maintenance station at Bush Intercontinental Airport. The carrier has an average of 38 daily departures…
Lufthansa Technik and Honeywell will heighten their collaboration on Airbus A350 maintenance, repair and overhaul services in the Asia Pacific region. Lufthansa Technik will act as a licensed component repair…
China Airlines (CAL) is finally moving forward with narrow-body refleeting, selecting the A321neo to replace 737-800s. CAL plans to introduce 14 leased A321neos from 2021 via unspecified lessors. CAL is…
The first A330-900 wide-body destined for Delta Air Lines made its inaugural test flight on Tuesday from Toulouse airport. The fuel-efficient twin-engine jet, one of 35 Delta has on order,…
Innovative aircraft and engines leasing, trading and part-out specialist APOC Aviation has purchased two Boeing 737–700 airframes from previous owners Infinity Transportation. MSN34303 and MSN20752 were previously in BBJ configuration operated by…
Five years after launching its top-level cabin product, the residence, the airline has launched a new set of short-haul Economy Class products. These refreshed products include: a brand-new seat, a…
The first A330neo for Lion Air Group has rolled out of the Airbus paint shop in Toulouse, France, featuring the airline’s distinctive livery. The aircraft will be operated on lease…
By Arie Egozi Some airlines flying in war zones in Eastern Europe show great interest in the Israeli MUSIC system, that protects passenger aircraft from shoulder launched missiles. The negotiations…
The first A350 XWB for Japan Airlines (JAL) has rolled out of the Airbus paint shop in Toulouse, France. The A350-900 is the first ever Airbus aircraft to be produced…
FlyArystan, the world’s newest low fare airline from Kazakh flag carrier Air Astana, takes to the skies today, for its first revenue flights from Almaty International Airport. The airline starts…
Air Macau has presented its first A320neo at a ceremony held at Macau International Airport. The aircraft is the 21st Airbus aircraft in Air Macau’s fleet that already includes four A319ceo,…
Scoot will be suspending services to four cities – Lucknow, Kalibo, Quanzhou and Male – all served by the Airline’s Airbus A320 aircraft, due to a combination of weak demand…
The last of the A320neo variants, an Airbus A319neo test aircraft has completed its maiden flight powered by Pratt & Whitney GTF engines for the first time. The A319neo took…
As the curtain goes up on the third edition of Mexico’s Aerospace Fair, the numbers tell a story, of an event going from strength to strength. FAMEX 2019 has more…
Collins Aerospace has landed new contracts to maintain Boeing 787 equipment for All Nippon Airways and nacelles for Air Europa. The 10-year support agreement by ANA is for its fleet of Boeing…
Air Mauritius has taken delivery of its first A330-900, on lease from ALC during a ceremony held in Toulouse. The National carrier of the Republic of Mauritius is the first…
Airbus has been awarded an extension of the Australian Army’s Armed Reconnaissance Helicopter (ARH) Tiger through-life support (TLS) contract by the Australian Department of Defence. Airbus Australia Pacific Managing Director…
The Philippines' leading carrier, Cebu Pacific, continues to increase its capacity in key hubs to address increasing demand from tourists and business travellers. The increases are a combination of additional…
ST Engineering has received clearance from the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS), obtaining all applicable regulatory approvals to consummate the Proposed Acquisition of a 100 per…
Rolls-Royce and Qatar Airways are using Virtual Reality (VR) to train engineers, in a first for the two companies. As the number of air passengers is set to almost double…
National Carrier Philippine Airlines (PAL) is adding new modern and technologically advanced aircraft to its fleet in preparation to the carrier’s future development and expansion. PAL said new modern and…
Japan’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transportation, and Tourism (MLITT) has issued Type Certification for the Airbus A350 XWB, enabling the A350 XWB first customer from the country Japan Airlines to…
ITS, which opened its APAC-region office in Johor Bahru, Malaysia, earlier this year, showcased its various capabilities and its growing global supply chain at MRO Americas 2019 in Atlanta. The…
Avianca Holdings S.A. has signed a deal with Safran Nacelles for repair services and spares pool resources for engine nacelles that equip the airline’s growing fleet of Airbus A320neo family jetliners,…
JetBlue Airways is one of the first customers of Lufthansa Technik's new engineering consulting service, Maintwise. In only two months, Lufthansa Technik has developed a maintenance concept tailored to the individual needs of the customer for its entire Airbus A320 fleet, consisting of…
Following the enthusiastic reception to its dentCHECK tool by airlines and MROs, 8tree has launched dentCHECK pano – which promises to further accelerate aircraft damage inspections while maintaining the quality and ease…
Uganda Airlines, the national carrier of Uganda, has firmed up its order for two A330-800 airliners, the latest version of the most popular A330 wide-body airliner. Fitted with the new…
Airbus Corporate Jets (ACJ) is highlighting the ACJ319 at the ABACE show, demonstrating the benefits of the best business jet cabin in the sky. The aircraft, which is being shown…
Safran Nacelles has signed a contract with Azul to provide repair services and spares pool resources for thrust reversers that equip the airline’s Airbus A330 jetliner fleet powered by Rolls-Royce…
China Eastern Airlines recently announced that its round-trip route between Shanghai and Rome uses the latest Airbus A350-900 aircraft from March 31, 2019. Flight MU787 is estimated to depart from Pudong Airport, Shanghai at 12:35, and arrive at…
The Thailand Board of Investment (BOI) has approved investment promotion incentives for companies that choose Thailand as their base of aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) activity. Companies that expand…
Lisbon-based TAP Air Portugal has taken delivery of its first of the twelve A321LRs on order, becoming the first airline to operate a combined A330neo and A321LR fleet. “The A321LR…
American Airlines is starting scheduled flights with the first of its 100 new Airbus A321neo aircraft on order. These aircraft come equipped with an all-new cabin interior designed for enhanced…
S7 Technics and Honeywell have agreed to create a repair facility, the first of its kind in Russia and CIS, to handle Honeywell APUs installed in the most popular aircraft…
FlyArystan, the brand-new Eurasian low fare airline from award-winning Kazakh flag carrier, Air Astana, is on the final countdown to the launch of services on 1st May 2019. FlyArystan is flying…
Lufthansa CEO Carsten Spohr claims his airline has not lost faith in Boeing and is mulling a narrow-body order for over 100 aircraft. "They've built wonderful aircraft over the decades,…
Evelop Airlines, the Spanish carrier of Barceló Group’s Ávoris travel division, has taken delivery of its first of two A350 XWBs, the world’s most modern and eco-efficient aircraft family. The…
FL Technics, a provider of integrated aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul services, a part of Avia Solutions Group, has just signed a joint operations agreement to open an EASA certified…
The French group Sabena technics, an independent provider of aircraft maintenance and modifications (MRO), announced the acquisition of the assets of the company New EAS – now known as Sabena…
Airbus Helicopters has delivered a brand new H135 with Helionix to Mainichi Newspaper, in an entry-into-service ceremony held at the Mainichi Newspapers’ base in Haneda, Tokyo. The new H135…
Sapura Technics, a new commercial aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul (“MRO”) company located at Senai International Airport, Johor, Malaysia, was officially launched by the Prime Minister of Malaysia, YAB Tun…
KLM UK Engineering, a AFI KLM E&M subsidiary, has signed a line maintenance contract with BA CityFlyer. The contracr will commence at Glasgow on the carrier's Embraer fleet from April 2019.…
Malaysia seeks to establish further cooperation with French aerospace companies to invest in the South East Asian nation. A roundtable meeting of about 20 Chief Executive Officers, co-organised by Malaysia…
By Arie Egozi The Australian Special Forces are evaluating some versions of the Rafael Spike missiles family, for its new helicopter to be selected soon. Rafael has teamed with…
Comlux has taken delivery of the first of three ACJ320neo aircraft, which will now enter VIP cabin-outfitting by Comlux Completion in Indianapolis. It is the largest customer for the ACJ320neo…
Airbus recently secured a firm order for one C295 medium transport aircraft from the Border Service of the Republic of Kazakhstan. The agreement also includes training, spares and ground support…
Russia's 7 Technics has signed a five-year MRO contract with Kazakhstan flag carrier Air Astana and has commenced work. As per the deal, S7 Technics will perform C-checks on the…
STARLUX Airlines of Taiwan has signed a firm order with Airbus for 17 wide-body aircraft, comprising 12 A350-1000s and five A350-900s. The new airline plans to deploy these aircraft…
Kazakhstan’s flag carrier Air Astana has chosen CEFA Aviation premium software to animate flight data. This will allow it to to translate flight data into realistic animations including 3D views,…
SriLankan Engineering, the MRO division of SriLankan Airlines, has completed the first C-check on an Airbus A320neo aircraft. The work was done at the airline's main hub in Colombo’s Bandaranaike…
Air France Industries KLM Engineering & Maintenance 's component support agreement with Air Cote d’Ivoire will include include on-order Airbus A320neo and A319neo jets as well. The A320neo-family jets are scheduled to…
Etihad Airways Engineering, the largest independent maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) service provider in the Middle East, has announced the addition of Airbus A350 maintenance capabilities to its inhouse portfolio.…
Lufthansa Technik has recently signed long-term deals with Russian carriers Aeroflot, Ural Airlines and AirBridgeCargo Airlines. While the contract with Aeroflot is for engine nacelle parts support for its A320…
Uzbekistan Airways, the flagship airline of Uzbekistan has taken delivery of its first A320neo. The event took place on March 8 in Hamburg with Gennadiy Kharlap Deputy Director General…
Cebu Pacific is pushing forward with initiatives that aim to reduce the impact of its operations on the environment. The first of these is the carrier’s investment in 32 brand-new…
Air Senegal has taken delivery of its first A330-900 from Airbus’ production line in Toulouse. The carrier is the first African airline to fly Airbus’ new generation wide-body aircraft featuring…
Wizz Air, the largest Central and Eastern European low-cost carrier, has taken delivery of its first of 184 A321neo aircraft on order at an event in Hamburg, with József Váradi,…
Japan’s largest Super Puma operator, Japan Coast Guard (JCG), has acquired an additional H225. With the new helicopter, JCG’s Super Puma fleet will include two AS332s and 11 H225s, for…
Qatar Airways will report a second consecutive annual lost this year, its CEO says, blaming higher fuel costs and unfavourable currency exchange rates. “We announced a loss last year…
The Rescue and Salvage Bureau (CRS) of the Chinese Ministry of Transport (MOT) is extending its medium class search and rescue helicopter fleet with the Airbus H175, beginning with a…
New Zealand VIP and charter operator Advanced Flight has become launch customer for the Airbus ACH145 helicopter – the private and business aviation version of the new H145 announced at…
Williams Advanced Engineering and JPA Design have joined together to revolutionise future aircraft interiors through the application of world class design and Formula One-derived technology. As airlines invest in new,…
Starting this month, guests flying on Alaska Airlines will experience a modern new cabin, as the West Coast airline shifts into high gear retrofitting its Airbus fleet. [caption id="attachment_14555" align="aligncenter"…
Air Vanuatu, the national flag carrier of the Pacific island nation of Vanuatu, has signed a firm order with Airbus for four A220s (two A220-100s and two A220-300s). Air Vanuatu’s…
Airbus has delivered the first upgraded Tranche 1 Eurofighter to the Spanish Air Force. The upgrade was carried out at Airbus facilities in Getafe and involved the introduction of hardware…
Airbus Helicopters welcomes Melbourne-based operator Microflite as launch customer, as the helicopter manufacturer introduces to Australia and the Pacific region its premium private and business aviation helicopter brand Airbus Corporate…
Aircraft Propeller Service, LLC, one of the world’s leading commercial propeller Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) organizations, announced that it has signed a major contract with the Brazilian Army to…
Air Astana will be increasing the frequency of services from both Almaty and Astana to Tashkent, the capital of Uzbekistan with effect from 1st April 2019. The number of frequencies on…
The 12th edition of Aero India is underway under a heavy air, following the loss of two Indian Air Force (IAF) Surya Kiran Aerobatic Team aircraft during rehearsals, the previous…
Final assembly of the first A350-900 for Japan Airlines (JAL) has begun and is taking shape at the Final Assembly Line (FAL) in Toulouse, France. The wing-fuselage junction and the…
MBDA is showcasing the SPIMM (Self-Protection Integrated Mistral Module), an all-in-one air defence module based on the SIMBAD-RC system and designed to equip ships of all types, particularly those without…
Etihad Airways will operate the Airbus A380 on its daily service linking Abu Dhabi and Seoul, effective July 1, 2019. The South Korean capital’s Incheon airport now joins London…
Singapore Airlines (SIA) will add a third daily service to Osaka’s Kansai International Airport in April 2019, to meet growing demand for travel between Singapore and Japan. SIA already operates…
Virgin Atlantic’s new daily flights between London Heathrow and Tel Aviv will provide more import and export opportunities for customers in the UK, US and Israel seeking additional cargo capacity…
Lufthansa Technik Middle East has doubled the size of its facilitiy and added new services to its portfolio, in view of the steadily expanding aviation market in the Gulf region.…
Satair and Joramco have signed an agreement covering the supply of consumables and expendables – supporting both Boeing and Airbus aircraft, at the ongoing MRO Middle East event. The deal,…
SriLankan Airlines has selected Safran Nacelles for two long term agreements to provide asset management and unscheduled cover of the nacelles that equip the airline's Airbus A330ceo jetliner fleet, powered by…
SilkAir has selected Thompson Aero Seating for the upgrades of Business Class Seats on its Boeing 737 MAX 8 fleet, which will be using its new VantageSolo design. SilkAir…
Pratt & Whitney along with Airbus and Delta Air Lines celebrated the entry into service (EIS) of the airline's A220 aircraft powered by Pratt & Whitney GTF™ engines. In April…
Pratt & Whitney, along with Airbus and Delta Air Lines, celebrated the entry into service of the airline's A220 aircraft powered by Pratt & Whitney GTF engines. Delta is the…
Lufthansa Technik has developed the first robot for fully automated tests of cockpit controls in the world. The test procedure is called RoCCET, which stands for Robot Controlled Cockpit Electronics…
VD Gulf, the Volga-Dnepr Technics subgroup company within Volga-Dnepr Group, has received approval for the Boeing 777 aircraft type. As one of the leading MRO providers in the Middle East…
American Airlines has taken delivery of the first of 100 A321neos on order from Airbus, powered by CFM International LEAP-1A engines. The aircraft, MSN8647, departed Hamburg for the trans-Atlantic…
Air Senegal’s first A330neo touched down at Blaise-Diagne International Airport in Dakar. The A330neo, painted in the livery of Air Senegal and named “Casamance,” was presented during a ceremony attended…
Cebu Pacific celebrated the delivery of the airline’s first A321neo at the Makati, Shangri-La, Manila. The aircraft which was delivered on January 21st is already in service in the…
Magnetic MRO has announced the launch of a new line maintenance station at Ørland International Airport (OLA), Norway. The new station will support Saab 340 aircraft, operated by a Scandinavian…
The Republic of Korea Air Force (ROKAF) has taken delivery of its first Airbus A330 Multi Role Tanker Transport (MRTT) aircraft. The new-generation A330 MRTT extends the endurance and…
Low-cost carrier Indonesia AirAsia has said it would make Lombok in West Nusa Tenggara (NTB) its new hub as it sees the number of tourist arrivals increasing again following a…
Liebherr-Aerospace has begun printing 3D components for Airbus. Following approval from the European aircraft manufacturer, first equipment fit for flight that Liebherr will be supplying will be nose landing gear…
Aircraft lessor SMBC Aviation Capital has boosted its total order book for the A320neo Family to 181 aircraft after signing a firm order for an additional 65 A320neo Family aircraft…
The Ministry of Defence of Ivory Coast has signed a firm order for one C295 medium transport aircraft. The aircraft, in transport configuration, will enhance the capabilities of the…
Cebu Pacific received its first of the 32 A321neo (New Engine Option) aircraft ordered directly from Airbus, supporting the airline’s fleet renewal and expansion plans over the next five years. Cebu Pacific…
Aeromexico, Mexico’s global airline, has selected 8tree’s dentCHECK tool to significantly enhance the efficiency and quality of dent-mapping on its fleet of aircraft. dentCHECK is the world's only handheld portable,…
The newest addition to the Airbus family of commercial aircraft, the A220, has received 180-minute extended operations (ETOPS) approval from the Canadian civil aviation authority, Transport Canada. This achievement paves…
The Indonesian Air Force has ordered eight additional twin-engine multirole H225M helicopters as part of the country’s fleet-strengthening initiative for a combat search and rescue-capable fleet. Under the agreement…
Portugal’s national carrier TAP and CFM have signed a General Support License Agreement (GSLA) for maintenance activities of LEAP-1A engines. Under the terms of the agreement, TAP Portugal becomes part…
Investment companies Sagard, Bpifrance and TowerBrook will acquire majority stakes in in Sabena technics, one of the European leaders in the field of aircraft maintenance and modification, from TAT Group…
Boeing delivered 69 737 airplanes in December and set a new annual record of 806 deliveries in 2018, surpassing its previous record of 763 deliveries in 2017. Even as Boeing delivered more…
In line with its growth strategy, Finnair is adding capacity on its route between Helsinki and London Heathrow for the summer 2019 season starting on 31 March 2019. This move…
JetBlue Airways has firmed up an order for 60 A220-300 aircraft. “As we approach our 20th anniversary, the impressive range and economics of the highly efficient A220, combined with…
The start-up US airline code-named “Moxy” has signed a firm order with Airbus to purchase 60 A220-300 aircraft. Moxy is the new airline venture led by David Neeleman, one…
The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has approved SriLankan Engineering to carry out Base Maintenance operations on Airbus A330 aircraft as per EASA Part-145 regulations. SriLankan Engineering is the aircraft Maintenance-Repair-Overhaul…
Saudi low-cost carrier flyadeal, which recently signed a deal with Boeing to buy up to 50 737 MAX jets, has launched four new routes from Dammam. While there are three daily…
Indian low cost carrier (LCC) IndiGo took delivery of its first A321neo last week. IndiGo has a total of 150 A321neos on order and presently has an A320 and ATR…
Qatar Airways will continue to add new jetliners and add additional routes in 2019. The carrier added 25 additional aircraft to its fleet in 2019 and now has a 226…
The AirAsia Group will sell a portfolio of 25 planes to US private investment firm Castlelake LP for $768 million. Castlelake will lease the same aircraft back to the Malaysia based…
Air Tanzania has become the first African carrier to take delivery of the Airbus A220 aircraft, the newest addition to the Airbus family of commercial aircraft. Air Tanzania (The Wings…
Boeing and flyadeal announced the Middle East carrier is growing its fleet with the 737 MAX. The airline committed to ordering 30 airplanes with options for 20 more in a deal that…
The A319neo powered by CFM International LEAP-1A engines has achieved joint Type Certification from both the US FAA and European EASA airworthiness authorities. This means that now all three aircraft…
Kick-starting the modernisation of Ukraine’s helicopter fleet, Airbus Helicopters has delivered the first two H225s, out of an order for 21 aircraft, to the Ukrainian Ministry of Interior. One aircraft is…
The Airbus Helicopters VSR700 demonstrator took off for a fully unmanned autonomous flight at the military airbase in Istres in the south of France. The purpose of the flight was…
Cebu Pacific received a delivery of a brand-new Airbus A321CEO (Current Engine Option) aircraft. The latest delivery completes the carrier’s order with Airbus for an additional seven A321CEO aircraft, which…
Airbus has delivered Canada’s first H145 helicopter to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP). The twin-engine Airbus H145 is the latest variant of the H145 family of aircraft. RCMP’s…
Rolls-Royce is celebrating another milestone in the Trent family success story with the delivery of the 2,000th Trent 700. The Trent 700, the original member of the now seven-strong…
The Hungarian Ministry of Defence has ordered 16 H225M multi-purpose helicopters equipped with the HForce weapon management system. Together with the helicopters, Airbus will also provide an extensive training and support package to…
The Eurofighter will be equipped with a new generation of radar which will enhance the aircraft’s capabilities and survivability. In the Euroradar consortium, the sensor solutions provider HENSOLDT is pressing ahead…
The first A380 for All Nippon Airways (ANA) has rolled out of the Airbus paint shop in Hamburg, Germany, bearing the airline’s distinctive and unique Hawaiian Green Sea Turtle livery.…
Airbus Defence and Space has received a firm order from the French Defence Procurement Agency (DGA) for a further three A330 MRTT Multi-Role Tanker Transport aircraft. The aircraft, known…
Portugal’s national carrier TAP has entered into a General Support License Agreement (GSLA) with engine manufacturer CFM for maintenance activities of LEAP-1A engines. The airline began commercial operations with LEAP-1A-powered…
Lebanese carrier Middle East Airlines – Air Liban (MEA) has signed for Rolls-Royce (RR) support for the Trent 7000 engines powering its new Airbus A330-900neo fleet. The carrier is purchasing…
Pratt & Whitney announced that Philippine Airlines signed a 12-year EngineWise Comprehensive service agreement. The agreement will cover Philippine Airlines' fleet of 15 firm Airbus A321neo aircraft powered by Pratt & Whitney…
Germany has extended the successful operation of the Heron 1 drones by Airbus DS Airborne Solutions GmbH, a company of Airbus, until mid of 2020. These contracts have been…
MJet GmbH of Austria has become the first ACJ319 operator to sign up for Skywise, enabling it to integrate its own operational, maintenance, and aircraft data into the Skywise platform.…
The Lithuanian Air Force (LAF) has renewed its HCare Infinite material management contract for its fleet of three Dauphin AS365 N3+ search and rescue (SAR) helicopters following achievement of 97…
Dublin, Ireland-headquartered aircraft lessor Avolon has firmed up an order for 75 A320neos and 25 A321neos. The agreement is the single largest order for Airbus aircraft ever placed by Avolon.…
AirAsia , the low-cost carrier in Southeast Asia, announced a partnership in Vietnam to launch a domestic airline next year, to gain a footprint in the fastest growing air travel market…
China Eastern Airlines has taken delivery of its first A350- 900 in Toulouse, becoming the latest operator of this efficient twin-engine wide-body aircraft. The Shanghai-based carrier now operates an Airbus…
The first Bamboo Airways flight will connect Hanoi with Quy Nhon coastal resort. According to Trinh Van Quyet, chairman of FLC Group, the first routes of Bamboo may be Hanoi-Quy…
Barfield, an Air France KLM Engineering & Maintenance (AFI KLM E&M) subsidiary in the Americas, and a major aviation industry player, has signed a multi-year components maintenance agreement with Ecuadorian…
Only a matter of months after turning over its 787 component support requirements to AFI KLM E&M, China Eastern has signed a new contract covering its fleet of Airbus A350-900s,…
Minister of industry and trade of the Russian Federation Denis Manturov said that JSC “Sukhoi Civil Aircraft Company” and ADRIA Airways signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) for 15 SSJ100.…
The first Airbus A330 Multi Role Tanker Transport (MRTT) aircraft for the Republic of Korea Air Force (ROKAF) has landed in Gimhae Air Base in Busan, South Korea for its…
Indian low-cost carrier IndiGo has exercised its option to convert a part of its A320neo order with Airbus into the larger A321neo aircraft. The airline has, however, not made any changes to…
Revima, an independent MRO solutions provide, specialized in APUs, Engine Parts and Landing Gears, is planning to increase its presence in the Asia Pacific Region. Revima will open a new…
UTC Aerospace Systems has been selected to supply wheels and brakes for eight Asian airlines: Air China, China Eastern Airlines, China Southern Airlines, Garuda Indonesia, Hong Kong Airlines, Korean Air,…
Hainan Airlines has chosen Honeywell’s auxiliary power units (APU) and aftermarket support program,including regional asset exchange program and GoDirect Connected Maintenance service, for its aircraft. Hainan Airlines is the first airline…
China will need over 7,400 new passenger aircraft and freighters from 2018 to 2037, with a total market value of US $1,060 billion, according to Airbus’ latest China Market Forecast. It represents…
Finnair will renew the entire cabin of its ATR aircraft, and introduce a new Premium Economy cabin class for its long-haul fleet of Airbus 330 and 350. These investments speak…
Cebu Pacific Air expands its component support contract with Air France Industries KLM Engineering & Maintenance (AFI KLM E&M) to include seven (7) A321ceo and 32 A321neo aircraft. This is…
Singapore Component Solutions (SCS), a joint venture between AFI KLM E&M and Sabena technics dedicated to component support for ATR and Airbus A320 aircraft fleets, and Liebherr-Aerospace, a leading supplier…
Air Astana is set to launch a low-cost airline in the first half of 2019. The airline will be called FlyArystan. It will operate a fleet of Airbus A320 aircraft…
Pratt & Whitney, a division of United Technologies Corp. and Air New Zealand, have celebrated the delivery of the airline's first A321neo aircraft powered by Pratt & Whitney GTF™ engines…
China Eastern Airlines has selected the APS3200 auxiliary power unit (APU) for the airline's firm order of 70 new Airbus A320neo family aircraft, Pratt & Whitney Canada has announced. Pratt…
China Eastern Airlines has selected the Pratt & Whitney APS3200 auxiliary power unit (APU) for the airline's firm order of 70 new Airbus A320neo family aircraft. Pratt & Whitney Canada…
CFM Leap engines will power 50 Airbus A321neo planes ordered by VietJet Air, Vietnam’s leading private airline. Prime Ministers of France and Vietnam witnessed the signing of two business…
Pratt & Whitney Canada, a subsidiary of United Technologies Corp. announced that Loong Air has selected the APS3200 auxiliary power unit (APU) for the airline's order of 29 firm and…
Seattle will become the fifth US city in Singapore Airlines’ route network – and the fourth to be served non-stop from Singapore - when new flights are introduced next year.…
Scoot will begin introducing sister company SilkAir’s Boeing 737-800s after April 2019 as part of SIA Group plans to optimize the airline’s network and better compete against regional LCCs. Scoot CEO Lee…
The first A350-900 for China Eastern Airlines has performed its maiden flight in Toulouse, France. The aircraft will now enter the final phase of production, ground checks and test flights…
Aircraft Propeller Service, one of the world’s leading commercial propeller Maintenance Repair and Overhaul (MRO) organizations, recently announced the appointment of Robert Boggan as Chief Revenue Officer. In this…
Turkish Airlines has chosen wheels and carbon brakes from Safran Landing Systems for its fleets of 25 Airbus A350-900 and 25 Boeing 787-9 long-range aircraft, set to enter service starting…
An increasing number of commercial, cargo and defense MROs have started using dentCHECK, the world's only handheld portable, completely wireless 3D scanner tool with integrated AR. At the recent MRO…
Scoot’s first Airbus A320neo, named ‘Chapati Party’, made its debut with its first commercial flight departing Singapore Changi Airport for Bangkok Suvarnabhumi Airport. Customers onboard flight TR610 were the first…
Airbus welcomed Delta Air Lines as the first US carrier to take delivery of the Airbus A220 aircraft. "It is with great pride that we take delivery of our…
BOC Aviation Limited delivered the third of five new Airbus A321NEO aircraft to Chinese carrier Sichuan Airlines. The remaining two aircraft will be delivered by the end of 2019. …
More than sixty vessels in the French Navy are now equipped with the ‘Réseau Intranet de la Force Aéronavale étape 2’ (RIFAN 2) system, ranging from aircraft carriers and front-line frigates…
Pratt & Whitney, a division of United Technologies Corp. announced that Aegean Airlines has selected the Pratt & Whitney GTF™ engine to power up to 62 Airbus A320neo family aircraft…
Boeing delivered the first 787-9 Dreamliner for Shanghai-based Juneyao Airlines. The new Dreamliner will also be the first wide-body commercial jet operated by a privately-held Chinese airline. "This delivery is…
Airbus H145’s Arriel 2E engines has received a warranty extension from two years/1,000 hours to three years/2000 hours. This extension is valid for H145s delivered from January 2018. Furthermore, Airbus…
Norway’s helicopter operator Helitrans has acquired four light single H125 Airbus helicopters for a wide range of missions that cover power line construction and firefighting as well as sightseeing trips, photo shoots…
AFI KLM E&M obtained approval from the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) for the overhaul of LEAP-1B type engines. With this latest milestone in its LEAP product industrialization program, AFI…
FL Technics, a global provider of integrated aircraft maintenance, repair, and overhaul services, announced that its subsidiary company FL Technics Indonesia has received an Approved Maintenance Organization (AMO) certification from…
French Alps-based civil operator SAF Group has ordered six new Airbus’ helicopters for emergency medical service (EMS) operations, mountain rescue, aerial work and passenger transport. The order includes three light…
Kuwait Airways, the national carrier of the state of Kuwait, has signed a Purchase Agreement (PA) for eight A330-800 aircraft. The agreement was signed by Yousef Al-Jassim, Kuwait Airways Chairman and Christian…
The H135 fits many military training programmes, finding favour in Germany, Switzerland, the UK, Australia, and Japan, among others. Globally, 132 H135s and H135Ms are in service with military training programmes. …
An aircraft-inspection drone system that inspects aircraft at least ten times faster than current inspection methods has caught the attention of airlines and MROs around the world. Donecle’s fully automated…
Arun Sivasankaran ST Engineering's Aerospace Sector, the world’s largest independent airframe MRO service provider, is looking for expansion opportunities in the Asia Pacific region and also investing in new growth…
Arun Sivasankaran U.S. MRO provider AAR, which has been busy boosting its global presence and diversifying its services, wants to grow its global footprint even further with the help of…
After a span of five-year, Singapore Airlines is poised for a major boost to its US footprint from Thursday evening as it resumes the world's longest commercial non-stop flight from Changi…
Air Tahiti Nui has received the first of four Boeing 787-9s it has on order, which will replace its ageing Airbus A340-300s. Air Tahiti Nui together with Boeing and Air…
The Indonesian Government, the Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) and the Airbus Foundation have been working together to support humanitarian relief efforts in Palu, Indonesia with the deployment of a…
The H225M, with 88 aircraft currently in service in six countries across the globe, has surpassed the 100,000 flight-hour milestone, following its first delivery to the French Air Force in…
Lufthansa Group has converted 27 A320neo Family options into firm orders. Following a decision by the company’s supervisory board, the Group signed for an additional 24 Airbus A320neo and three…
Readiness to start “Long Range” (LR) operations with launch customers of the A321neo version – the A321LR – moved a significant step closer with recent joint EASA and FAA approval…
Qatar Airways has upsized five A350-900s currently on order to the bigger A350-1000 version. This latest endorsement for the largest member of Airbus’ A350 XWB family reflects the five-star-airline’s need…
Malaysia Airlines Bhd said that a provisional deal to purchase eight Boeing Co 787 jets had lapsed and the airline was in talks with aircraft makers about the future of…
Air Astana received a Five Star Airline Rating in the Major Regional Airlines story_category at the APEX Awards held in Boston. More than 500 airlines from all over the…
Pacific Simulators has increased its reach into Latin America with another sale, this time to a new simulator centre opening in Buenos Aires, Argentina later this year. The CEA…
Airbus has delivered the first A350-900 Ultra Long Range (ULR) aircraft to launch customer Singapore Airlines (SIA). The latest variant of the A350 XWB is capable of flying further…
Airbus Helicopters has secured an additional order of four H225M (previously known as EC725) multirole utility helicopters from the Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF), as part of the fleet strengthening…
FL Technics has earned Federal Aviation Association (FAA) Part-145 Air Repair Station certification at Jakarta’s Soekarno-Hatta International Airport. The certificate allows FL Technics Indonesia to provide MRO services for aircraft…
Ameco recently started line maintenance service on Airbus A350-900 aircraft for Air China. This is the first Airbus A350-900 delivered to a mainland Chinese carrier. Ameco has been approved…
Singapore Technologies Engineering’s US subsidiary, Vision Technologies Aerospace Incorporated (VT Aerospace), has entered into a conditional share purchase agreement to acquire a 100 per cent ownership in MRA Systems, LLC…
Air Italy has appointed Globe Air Cargo USA (GAC USA), part of the ECS Group, as its general sales (GSA) for its US cargo operations. Previously represented in the US by World Cargo…
Alpha Aviation Group (AAG), one of Asia’s pilot training providers, is to undertake an $11m (USD) investment in its simulator training facilities, including the purchase of a brand-new Airbus A320 Full…
ATR, with the unanimous support of its shareholders Airbus and Leonardo, has appointed Stefano Bortoli, currently President of the ATR Board and Senior Vice President Strategy, Marketing Development and Sales…
Delta Air Lines` first Airbus A220-100 was introduced this week after rolling out of the painting hangar at the A220 final assembly line in Mirabel, Québec. Delta will be…
The debut of Bamboo Airways, Vietnam's third low-cost carrier, is surrounded by uncertainty as authorities continue to mull approval of the airline. The airline which is a part of…
Hawaiian Airlines’ Boeing 767 fleet will retire by the beginning of next year, about a quarter earlier than originally expected. According to reports, this early retirement is due to…
Mexico's Interjet is in talks with Sukhoi to sell its Superjet 100 fleet, following a series of maintenance issues over the aircraft's five years of service at the airline. "We're finalising…
Spectra Group (UK) Ltd, a provider of high-grade information security and communication capabilities, will be at the Defence Vehicle Dynamics (DVD) event taking place on 19/20 September 2018 at Millbrook…
Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd said that the Group’s US subsidiary, Vision Technologies Aerospace Incorporated (VT Aerospace), has entered into a conditional share purchase agreement to acquire a 100 per cent…
National carrier Air India is underutilizing its flagship Boeing Dreamliner fleet due to flight crew shortage as well as technical issues with only 21 planes being deployed for operations every day, said an Indian news agency report.…
HAITE Aviation Training Singapore, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sichuan Haite High-Tech Co. Ltd. of Chengdu, China (HAITE Group), announced a training agreement with China Eastern Airlines (CEA). Making this…
Air Italy, a privately-owned airline, has started flights on the Bangkok-Milan route to cash in on tourism growth and capture greater market share from Thai Airways International Plc (THAI) and…
Delta TechOps recently opened 127,000-square-foot engine repair shop in Atlanta will primarily support Rolls-Royce Trent XWB powerplants on Delta's Airbus A350s andTrent 7000sTrent 7000s on the forthcoming A330-900neo aircraft. …
Thai Airways, the flag carrying airline of Thailand, will reduce its flights to Australia over the coming six months, affecting services between its Bangkok hub and Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane,…
Aircalin has selected the provider of cabin crew training simulators, Spatial, to manufacture a Cabin Emergency Evacuation Trainer (CEET) and Cabin Service Trainer (CST). The hybrid A320 / A330…
Vallair, the aircraft trading, leasing and MRO organisation, has added a further A321 aircraft (MSN1017) to its portfolio under lease. The aircraft was purchased from Plane Business and it…
The Asia Pacific Aviation Safety Seminar 2018 (APASS 2018), being held on 5-6 September, will provide the Asia Pacific perspective on key aviation safety issues, including how the region is responding to…
Rockwell Collins’ MiQ® seating platform has been chosen by Turkish Airlines for the business class cabin of its new fleet of medium-haul, single-aisle aircraft. Initial deliveries of 92 shipsets for Airbus…
BOC Aviation Limited purchased eight new Airbus A330neo family aircraft from Airbus. All eight aircraft are scheduled for delivery to Lion Air Group of airlines in 2019 and 2020,…
Gulf Air, the national carrier of the Kingdom of Bahrain, welcomed the airline’s first Airbus A320neo, which landed in Bahrain International Airport from Toulouse. The aircraft (A9C-TA) is the first…
The first ACJ320neo has been assembled on schedule, fitted with CFM International LEAP-1A engines and painted with the Airbus Corporate Jets livery in preparation for a first flight in the…
AirAsia, the Malaysian budget airline, is aiming to start long-haul flights linking Japan with the United States and Europe, said Chief Executive Tony Fernandes. The airline aims fly to…
Mexico has made impressive strides in the aerospace sector over the last decade and is poised for more growth this year, but major industry players believe the companies in the…
Qatar Airways confirmed that it will start regular Dreamliner service from Václav Havel Airport Prague from October 28, 2018, from Prague to Doha. It is being taken as an effort…
Sichuan Airlines has taken delivery of its first A350-900 leased from AerCap in Toulouse, becoming the first Chinese mainland operator via leasing to take delivery of the world’s newest and…
The Thai national carrier Thai Airways has said it had lost 3.09 billion baht (nearly 93 million USD) in revenue in the second quarter of this year compared to 5.2…
S7 Technics Holding, the largest Russian independent MRO services provider, has launched a new line station at Moscow’s Sheremetyevo airport. The new station, which is the fourth for the company,…
SR Technics is expanding its aircraft maintenance facility in Malta and plans to build a new six-bay hanger. Construction will begin this year, with a scheduled completion date of November…
Egyptair Cargo has taken delivery of its first A330-200 passenger-to-freighter (P2F) converted aircraft from the Elbe Flugzeugwerke GmbH (EFW), following the successful completion of test flights in June and awarding…
Lufthansa passengers flying from Frankfurt to Dubai on flight LH630 were the first to experience the airline's new prototype "VR Moving Map", while on board the Airbus A330. The in-flight…
Mobil Jet Oil 387 has been approved by GE Aviation for use in its CF6 engines, which includes the CF6-6, CF6-50, CF6-80E and CF6-80C2 commercial as well as L1F and…
Thomas Cook Airlines Scandinavia has confirmed it is the first customer to wet-lease Hi Fly's Airbus A380. HiFly is the first customer to lease the A380 on the secondhand market (it…
Turkish Technic and TAROM have signed an agreement for the repair and supply of components for TAROM’s Airbus A318 aircraft fleet. The agreement will be effective till 2023. The…
Tianjin Airlines, one of the fastest-growing airlines in Chinahas acquired its 100th aircraft, an Airbus 321, B-302X. Executives of Tianjin Airlines attended the acquisition ceremony and celebrated this milestone in Tianjin Binhai…
Pattonair, a global supply chain provider to the aerospace industry, will establish a wholly owned subsidiary and support facility in Bangalore. The facility is expected to be operational by January…
Monarch Aircraft Engineering (MAEL), UK-based MRO, will open a new component maintenance centre in Northampton in September 2018. The new facility, in which MAEL has invested approximately £2 million, will…
SR Technics has signed a new line maintenance contract for London Gatwick with Air China Limited. The agreement expands a collaboration with the carrier that has been in existence since…
The first Ultra Long-Range Airbus A350 XWB to be delivered to launch customer Singapore Airlines has rolled out of the paintshop in the carrier’s distinctive livery. Now at an advanced…
The Government of the Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg has ordered two H145M multipurpose helicopters for defence and security missions. Together with the helicopters, Airbus will also provide a training and support…
Japan Airlines (JAL) has selected Safran Landing Systems wheels and carbon brakes for its new Airbus A350-900 fleet. The 18 aircraft (and 5 options) are due for delivery starting 2019.…
Cobham announced the latest orders for its AVIATOR satcom-powered cockpit connectivity solutions at Farnborough International Air Show this year. Demonstrating significant industry support for the systems, Cobham confirmed that…
Etihad Airways has launched a major new partnership with the Italian fragrance brand, Acqua Di Parma. From August, the UAE national airline will introduce a range of exclusive amenity bags…
Spatial has been selected by Dynamic Advanced Training (Dynamic) to provide six state-of-the-art cabin simulation devices as part of Dynamic’s inaugural training academy in Dubai. Due to launch in early…
Vietjet Aviation Joint Stock Company (Vietjet) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Airbus for the purchase of an additional 50 A321neo single-aisle aircraft. The agreement worth US$6.5 billion was…
Gearing up to launch its international operations soon, Vistara, the full-service Indian airline, could tap into the global expertise of one of its founders, Singapore Airlines Ltd. A joint…
Bamboo Airways, owned by Vietnamese property developer FLC Group, plans to see its first flight take off on October 10, stated a Vietnam News Agency report. According to Director of Bamboo…
China Airlines will be introducing the Airbus A350-900 on its nonstop service to Ontario, Calif. from Taipei. The service is currently being operated by the airline’s Boeing 777-300ER but will…
Airbus has received orders from AirAsia X for 34 additional A330neo widebody jetliners. >> Farnborough International Airshow Coverage The latest order announced at the ongoing show, confirms AirAsia X’s position…
Leading Vietnamese low cost carrier Vietjet purchase an additional 50 A321neo single aisle aircraft. The announcement made at the ongoing show will increase the carrier’s backlog of orders for the…
Rolls-Royce Trent 700 engines are the powerplant for Airbus’s new BelugaXL air transporter which has completed its maiden flight. >> Farnborough International Airshow Coverage The BelugaXL is based on an…
Global Business Press has been chosen as the exclusive official show daily partner at Famex 2019, which is to be held from April 24-27 in Mexico. The bilingual show daily…
Cobham has announced that Airbus has selected its Radio Management System for the 20 Airbus H145M helicopters that the Hungarian Ministry of Defence has ordered. >> Farnborough International Airshow Coverage…
Days after announcing plans to add 50 Airbus A320neo aircraft to its fleet, Indian full service airline Vistara has confirmed an order for six Boeing (787-9) Dreamliners, with an option to…
Singapore Airlines (SIA) will add a fourth daily service to Tokyo’s Haneda Airport in December 2018, to meet growing travel demand between Singapore and Japan. The additional flight to…
Japan Coast Guard (JCG) has signed an HCare Smart full-by-the-hour material management contract with Airbus Helicopters for a period of five years. Beginning in July, the contract will cover…
Vietnam Airlines has signed a three-year deal with IAE International Aero Engines AG - the multi-national aircraft engine consortium - for the maintenance and repair of its V2500 engines. >>…
The United Kingdom has unveiled a model of its future combat jet programme named the Tempest, a year after France and Germany announced plans to jointly develop a future European…
Vietnam Airlines has signed a three-year deal with IAE International Aero Engines AG - the multi-national aircraft engine consortium - for the maintenance and repair of its V2500 engines. >>…
European airframer ATR has appointed Maggie Bergsma as its Head of Communications and Corporate Branding. Maggie will report to Chief Executive Officer Christian Scherer. “We are very happy to…
Impending aircraft orders, new technological innovations, the Boeing-Airbus tussle for supremacy in the light of the recent acquisitions, and the impact of Brexit on the aviation industry are among the…
Philippine Airlines (PAL) has taken delivery of its first A350 XWB at a special event in Toulouse, France, becoming the 19th airline to operate the world’s most modern and efficient long…
Chinese carrier Juneyao Airlines Co. Ltd. (Juneyao Airlines) is scheduled to receive its first Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner this September, making it the first Chinese private airline to receive a widebody,…
Airbus’s latest aircraft, the A330neo will make its Farnborough Air Show debut powered by Rolls-Royce Trent 7000 engines, the engine manufacturer as announced. The visit comes as Rolls-Royce makes final…
Pratt & Whitney and Turkish Airlines celebrated delivery of the airline's first Airbus A321neo aircraft. The aircraft, powered by Pratt & Whitney Geared Turbofan™ (GTF) engines, is the first…
Singapore Airlines (SIA) will launch non-stop flights between Singapore and Los Angeles using the new Airbus A350-900ULR (ultra-long-range) aircraft in November. In addition, SIA will step up existing daily non-stop…
Aequs Aerospace is showcasing its integrated aerospace manufacturing ecosystem at the Farnborough International Airshow 2018. Located in the Aequs Special Economic Zone (SEZ) in Belagavi, India, Aequs’ unique ecosystem enables…
Vietnamese carrier Bamboo Airways moved a step closer to starting operations on Tuesday as the government said it would authorise the transport ministry to issue it with an aviation licence.…
Lufthansa Technik Philippines (LTP) signed multiple contracts with a number of air carriers in line with its goal to be the leading maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) provider in the…
Philippine Airlines has announced it will be launching non-stop flights from New York-JFK to Manila’s Ninoy Aquino International Airport later this year. Currently, the airline operates flights to Manila from…
Vietnam Airlines will change the aircraft type on its Ho Chi Minh City- Melbourne route from the Dreamliner to the Airbus A350, later this month. Flights operate daily between…
CİRİT, the 2.75″ Laser Guided Missile with the longest range in its class, continues to expand its capabilities by adding Thermobaric Warhead to its warhead options. Accordingly, the number of…
By Arun Sivasankaran Eager to build on the success it has had in wooing international aerospace companies, Thailand is continuing to invest in infrastructure improvements along its Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC)…
Delta Air Lines’ first renovated Boeing 777 with suites in business class and a new premium economy cabin, flew a route from Detroit to Beijing on Monday. The Delta One business class…
The Hungarian Ministry of Defence has ordered 20 H145M military helicopters equipped with the innovative HForce weapon management in the frame of the military modernisation programme Zrinyi 2026. Together with…
USA-based Air Lease Corporation (ALC) has delivered a factory-fresh new Airbus A321neo to S7 Airlines, Russia’s second biggest air carrier. The aircraft is powered by PW1133G-geared turbofan engines, is the first…
The Philippines’ Air Force received two NC212i aircrafts from PT Dirgantara Indonesia (PT DI) / Indonesian Aerospace (IAe), whose reliability to design and build aircrafts has long been recognized by…
Hawaiian Airlines announced it will begin daily non-stop flights between Sacramento (SMF) and Kahului, Maui (OGG) next year, offering convenient, direct access to the Valley Isle on the airline's new Airbus A321neo from California's capital city. …
The first ACJ320neo has entered final assembly in Hamburg, Germany, marking the start of a new era in Airbus Corporate Jets. Featuring the largest cabin in its class, the…
Airbus has flown its new A330neo to Kuala Lumpur for the first time, as part of the final phase of test flights leading to the certification of its latest mid-size…
Iberia, Spain’s flag carrier and a founding member of the IAG’s group of airlines, has taken delivery of its first of 16 A350 XWB on order, becoming the 18th airline…
Singapore Airlines said it expects to transfer some jets from its regional wing SilkAir to low-cost carrier Scoot. The step will allow the low-cost carrier to compete more effectively against…
Barfield, the US bridgehead of AFI KLM E&M’s global MRO network, has announced the signing of a regional distribution agreement with Falgayras SAS, located around Toulouse in southern France. “Falgayras…
With just 4 weeks to go until the Farnborough Airshow 2018 provides a platform to organisations display their products to potential customers with everything from multi-million-pound airliners through to ground equipment…
Cathay Pacific Airways has become the second airline to operate the A350-1000, the world’s newest long range widebody airliner. The airline took delivery of the aircraft at a special event in Toulouse,…
Boeing has reorganised its sales operations as part of a push into services that has helped it take a lead over rival jet maker Airbus this year. The company Boeing…
Alaska Air Cargo will expand its cargo lift capacity by 40 per cent in the continental US by utilizing the 71 Airbus aircraft that became part of the Alaska Airlines…
When a brand-new Cathay Pacific Airbus A350-1000 flies takes off France for Hong Kong on Wednesday, it will be partly powered by biofuel. According to a New Zealand Herald…
Air Astana has taken delivery of its second Airbus A321neo. Delivered on June 2, the aircraft offers 179 seats in a two-class layout. The carrier has ordered a total of…
Hawaiian Airlines has taken delivery of its first U.S.-produced A321. The aircraft, delivered from the Airbus U.S. Manufacturing Facility in Mobile, Alabama, is also the first new engine option aircraft…
Philippine Airlines has taken delivery of its first A321neo aircraft in Hamburg, Germany. This is the first of 21 A321neo aircraft ordered by the airline under its fleet renewal programme.…
A German investment company said it would strip two unwanted Airbus A380 superjumbo passenger jets for parts after failing to find an airline willing to keep them flying following a…
Continuing an unprecedented surge in growth at Ontario International Airport (ONT), Frontier Airlines announced it is adding daily, non-stop service to Orlando International Airport (MCO) this summer. Frontier's move comes just a few months…
Air China Ltd. launched a new, non-stop service between Chengdu and London on 3 July, 2018. The opening of this new route between Chengdu and London will provide a convenient route to the UK for passengers in Southwest China.…
Jet Midwest, a provider for global aviation parts, announced the launch of their Corporate Aviation product line with an inventory of (6) Gulfstream G-IV, (2) Falcon 900 and a Global 5000…
Singapore Airlines intends to launch non-stop services to Los Angeles quite soon, said Goh Choon Phong, the airline Chief Executive Officer. SIA had earlier said that it plans to start…
Malaysia Airlines said it will not change the configurations of its Airbus A380 fleet to a higher density configuration with up to 700 seats. The Malaysian national carrier had initially…
Vallair, the aircraft trading, leasing and specialist MRO organisation has signed a long-term Financial Lease with Indonesian Cargo Airline, Cardig Air, for a Boeing 737-400F. After conversion in the USA, the…
Air Astana, the national carrier from Kazakhstan, is launching new flights from Astana to two destinations in Russia – Tyumen and Kazan. The new Astana – Tyumen route commenced on 2nd June 2018 and will…
Bringing new levels of efficiency and comfort for the carrier’s regional network Philippine Airlines (PAL) has taken delivery of its first A321neo aircraft in Hamburg, Germany. This is the…
Emirates is set to launch a premium economy class on its aircraft from 2020. Premium economy will be on the Airbus A380s that Emirates ordered this year, of which the…
Spring Airlines, China's leading low-cost airline, has signed a long-term contract with AFI KLM E& Components China, for the exclusive support of many of the components in its A320 fleet. The…
Two base maintenance facilities in China and Thailand will add to existing regional presence in Indonesia, says FL Technics’ CEO. Adding to its existing regional presence in Indonesia, FL…
Singapore Airlines (SIA) will launch the world’s longest commercial flights in October, with non-stop services between Singapore and New York using the new Airbus A350-900ULR (ultra-long-range). Flights are to be…
Lufthansa Group has firmed-up a previous option for six further Airbus A320neo, following a decision by the company’s supervisory board at the beginning of May. The latest agreement brings…
Airbus Corporate Jets (ACJ) has created a new cabin design concept, called Harmony, which combines the comfort and space of a wide-body cabin with the practicality to suit the longest…
ST Aerospace’s VIP Completion arm, AERIA Luxury Interiors (AERIA) secured its first Airbus Corporate Jet (ACJ) customer when it was awarded a 12-year maintenance support contract for its first ACJ,…
AviationGlass & Technology (AGT) announced a collaboration with Jet Aviation to fully certify interior glass lenses with existing window shade systems on several Airbus and Boeing (VIP) aircraft and business…
Air Astana, the Kazakh flag carrier, marked its sixteenth anniversary with the opening of a new Aviation Technical Centre at Astana’s Nursultan Nazarbayev international airport. The new Aviation Technical Centre…
Royal Brunei Airlines (RBA) has taken delivery of its first A320neo aircraft during an event in Toulouse, France attended by Karam Chand, RBA Chief Executive Officer, Datin Paduka Malai Hajah…
Despite delayed deliveries, Turkey is likely to order for at least five or more Airbus A400M military transport aircraft. “As a follow-on order to the 10 aircraft we ordered in…
Turkish missile specialist Roketsan is seeking new markets for its well accepted range of missile weaponry and Kazakhstan’s strong ties with Turkey provide a significant opportunity for future sales. …
Singapore Airlines’ (SIA) regional wing, SilkAir, is to undergo a significant investment programme to upgrade its cabin products as part of a multi-year initiative that will ultimately see it merged…
Air Italy marked a first in Italian aviation with the touchdown of its Boeing B737 Max in new livery at Milan-Malpensa Airport. This is the first aircraft that has…
Singapore Airlines will use an A350-900 aircraft on its Christchurch route from early next year. The airline will be replacing Boeing 777-200 that has been used on this route…
United Airlines is in talks with both Boeing and Airbus for a purchase that would help it replace the roughly 50Boeing 767s that currently fly in its fleet. According…
Tianjin Airlines launched a new direct flight from London to Xi'an on Monday, connecting the UK capital to the eastern departure point of the ancient Silk Road for the first time. Xi'an is the capital city of Shaanxi province.…
The first Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner, the newest and largest addition to the 787 family, has been converted to Mobil Jet Oil 387, following its delivery to Singapore Airlines in March…
Jordan's flag carrier, Royal Jordanian, has signed a component services contract with Spairliners, an integrated component care provider for Embraer E-Jet and Airbus A380 aircraft. The deal became effective in March.…
WOW air's first A330neo aircraft has rolled out of the paintshop in Toulouse. The low-fare airline based in Iceland will take delivery of the aircraft on lease from Avolon later…
Crestwood Technology Group (CTG), a recognized leader in the aviation parts industry, entered into an inventory purchase agreement with Lufthansa. The shipment of more than 6700 rotable parts will…
KLM UK Engineering, an AFI KLM E&M subsidiary, has signed a line maintenance agreement with SAS, Scandinavian Airlines. A market leader in the best total value for money in regional…
AFI KLM E&M subsidiary announced the signing of a line maintenance agreement with SAS. A market player in regional and narrow body aircraft maintenance on the Boeing 737, Embraer 170/190,…
The unveil of the first full scale model of the European Medium-Altitude Long-Endurance Remotely Piloted Aircraft (MALE RPAS) has taken place at the 2018 ILA Berlin Air Show. The scale…
SIA Engineering Company has signed a comprehensive services agreement with SilkAir worth S$484 million, for its latest fleet of 37 Boeing 737 Max aircraft. The agreement is for a term…
Singapore Airline will be restarting its 19-hour non-stop service to New York, later this year. The airline just completed its first test of the cutting-edge Airbus A350-900ULR, a new variant…
Ontario International Airport (ONT) officials heralded news from JetBlue that the popular airline will return to ONT this fall, beginning with nonstop service to New York. JetBlue is the third carrier in…
Philippine Airlines is looking to enter India by the fourth quarter of 2018 with two new planned services out of Manila Ninoy Aquino Int'l to each of New Delhi and Mumbai. According to a…
As Qantas fine-tunes its international network to meet changes in demand and the competitive landscape, the airline’s fleet of ageing Boeing 747 moves closer to retirement. With the last…
The Ultra Long-Range version of the A350 XWB, MSN 216, has successfully completed its first flight. The latest variant of the A350 XWB Family, which will be able to fly…
Hong Kong Airlines will start operating flights between Manila and Hong Kong starting June 1, 2018, an official said in a statement. “Demand for flights between the Philippines and…
Aircraft Propeller Service (APS), a major commercial propeller maintenance repair organization, has completed its 100th helicopter servo actuator overhaul and repair in Brazil. The company began servicing helicopter servo actuators…
Ubisense Group is partnering with MRO Drone, to offer the world’s first ‘Smart Hangar’ solution. With Smart Hangar, drone-based aircraft damage inspection reduces aircraft on ground (AOG) time by up…
Safran Nacelles has signed an agreement with Interjet to provide repair services and spares pool resources for engine nacelles that equip Airbus A320neo-series jetliners operated by the Mexican airline. The…
STG Aerospace is delighted to announce that it has been selected as the supplier for the photoluminescent emergency floor path marking system across Alaska Airlines’ Boeing and Airbus fleets, as…
Avocet Aviation Services has begun work on the industry’s first Airbus A321 passenger-to-freighter conversion solution involving the development of the first cargo door prototype. The multi-phase project is due to…
Singapore Airlines has decided that its new Boeing 787-10 fleet will be fitted with Lufthansa Technik's GuideU 1000-Series emergency floor path marking system. The emergency floor path marking system…
FL Technics, a global provider of integrated aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul services, has recently signed the agreement with WOW Air (Iceland low-cost carrier) for base maintenance services. This week,…
AirAsia India took delivery of its 18th aircraft, Airbus A320, expanding its fleet size to 18 planes. The new aircraft will help the airline add new routes and enhance the…
Hi Fly, the Portuguese aircraft leasing company, announced that it will be taking delivery of its first A380, an ex-Singapore Airlines planes. Although the serial number of the aircraft was…
American Airlines has placed a new order for 47 new Boeing 787s. This list price value of the deal is worth US$12.3 billion. The deal comes as a blow…
JetBlue Airways has selected the Pratt & Whitney Geared Turbofan™ (GTF) engine to power an additional 45 Airbus A320neo family aircraft. With the airline's previous order of 40 GTF-powered…
Vistara received its 20th aircraft and seventh Airbus A320 neo, becoming eligible to fly international routes. “With this milestone addition to its fleet, Vistara completes its initial aircraft order as…
Philippine Airlines (PAL) is set to acquire more brand-new aircraft and expand its route network globally as it aims to become a five-star airline by 2020. “This year, 15…
Transportation Partners, the leasing arm of Lion Group, and CFM International finalized an order for 380 LEAP-1A engines to power Airbus A320neo/A321neo aircraft. The final engine order, which is valued…
Singapore Airline has unveiled a new suite of cabin products for regional flights, providing greater comfort and convenience for passengers. The refreshed cabin products are featured on SIA's new Boeing…
Vietjet received its latest A321, with the new aircraft featuring the official logo marking the 45th anniversary of Vietnam-France’s diplomatic relations. The ceremony took place in Paris in the presence of…
AFI KLM E& and Tunisair signed a new Time &Material engine support contract covering the CFM56-5A, CFM56-5B and CFM56-7B engines powering the Tunisair fleet's sixteen Airbus A320s, four A319s and seven Boeing…
Qatar has selected Safran Helicopter Engines as engine supplier of its new NH90 fleet. The 28 NH90 military helicopters, whose acquisition was announced on 14 March, will all feature RTM322…
China Airlines’s Australian network has become an all-Airbus A350-900 operation following the upgauging of its Brisbane and Melbourne services to the next generation wide-body. The first Brisbane service operated…
The government of India plans to retain a 24 per cent stake each in Air India and its subsidiary Air India Express, reported The Hindu. The government is also…
A Vietnamese corporation has signed a deal with Airbus to buy 24 airplanes for the launch of a new airline in 2019. The deal was signed in Paris during…
Cebu Pacific received the first of its 39 A321 aircraft – ushering the entry of a new Airbus model into its fleet. The Airbus A321 is an efficient single-aisle jetliner,…
ANA, the Japanese airline group, has decided to consolidate Peach Aviation and Vanilla Air to form Japan’s largest low-cost carrier by 2020. The move to merge the pair of budget…
The main sections of the first A380 for Japan’s All Nippon Airways (ANA) have arrived at the Airbus final assembly line in Toulouse, France via a special convoy, with six…
Airship manufacturer Zeppelin recently used dentCHECK, a handheld and completely wireless 3D scanner that is approved for dent inspection on Airbus aircraft, after one of its Zeppelin-NT vessels encountered…
[CLICK HERE TO WATCH VIDEO] The 737 MAX 7, the third and newest member of Boeing's 737 MAX family, took off from Renton, Washington, at 10:17 a.m (local time). The…
Hainan Airlines will run direct return flights between Edinburgh and Beijing twice a week, starting June 2018. Two further return flights between the two cities each week will go…
Qatar concluded a purchase agreement with NHIndustries for 28 NH90 military helicopters worth more than €3 billion, on the final day of Qatar’s biennial defence exhibition, DIMDEX. Leonardo will act…
Vistara plans to begin its maiden international operations from the second half of 2018. Speaking at a media briefing, Leslie Thng, CEO added that initially the airline will fly to…
Babcock is set to become the global launch customer for the H160 after signing a five-year frame agreement for the purchase of a fleet of H160s. The fleet of H160s…
Transportes Aéreos Pegaso has signed for an additional H175, taking the number of orders it has placed for this super-medium, to four. Delivered in the summer of 2016, the first aircraft has…
Vallair, the aircraft trading, leasing and specialist MRO organisation, has completed the delivery of a Boeing 737-400F (MSN 26299) to ASL Aviation Holdings (Ireland). The aircraft recently went through a…
Specialist aircraft component support provider Bii (British International Industries), is continuing to secure a wide range of contractual support programmes with operators of all sizes across the globe, by boosting its…
Ardmore Flying School have signed a deal that will see them as the first flight school in New Zealand with a jet flight training device. The simulator will be…
Malaysia Airlines is looking at increasing its Kuala Lumpur-Adelaide flight service to five time a week, starting 5 July 2018. According to a report in Australian Business Traveller, the…
Naval Group placed the emphasis on civilian and military drones, at its maiden appearance at Unmanned Systems Exhibition and Conference (UMEX) in Abu Dhabi, which ended earlier this week. In…
Emirates Airline said that it will resume its daily Airbus A380 double-decker flights to Houston from June 1. Last year, the carrier downgraded the route by flying with the…
Philippine Airlines may consider the A350-1000 as a potential acquisition, said Jaime Bautista, airline president in an announcement. "It is one airplane we can consider. It is a bigger version of the A350-900,"…
More than 35 leaders from the world of aviation, including representatives of major airlines and airports in Latin America, will attend the two-day Aviation Leaders Forum that begins April 4.…
Qatar Airways has taken delivery of its first A350-1000 widebody airliner in Toulouse, France. The airline was the launch customer for the A350-1000 and will be the first airline to…
Honeywell signed the largest-ever auxiliary power unit (APU) contract in Asia Pacific in terms of fleet size with Lion Air Group. The agreement marks a new era for airlines such…
Pratt & Whitney, a division of United Technologies Corp., has signed several contracts on the sidelines of the ongoing Singapore Airshow. With Turkish Airlines Turkish Airlines has signed a 15-year…
The Singapore airshow is living up to its top billing as the world’s third largest airshow with over 1,000 participating companies and several important aircraft making their regional or show…
China’s largest maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) company, Ameco is seeking to make further inroads in to the Asia-Pacific region. “Ameco is dedicating itself to meeting customers’ MRO needs and…
Airbus Helicopters has delivered the 1300th helicopter from the H135-family. The global fleet of the helicopter has accumulated a total of more than 4.5 million flight hours since its entry…
The A350-1000, the newest member of Airbus widebody family, will be will be on static display from 6 to 8 February at the Singapore Airshow 2018. The aircraft has embarked…
SR Technics has joined the list of MRO providers that have adopted 8tree’s dentCHECK inspection tool to boost their maintenance efficiency. Th company will use the tool at their facilities…
RUAG Aviation, original equipment manufacturer of the Dornier 228, has renewed an aircraft sustainment contract with the Netherlands Coastguard. The agreement, which comprises full maintenance services for two Dornier 228-212…
Emirates has announced a US$ 16 billion deal for 36 additional Airbus A380 aircraft, with 20 firm orders and 16 options. These additional superjumbos will be delivered to the airline…
Hawaiian Airlines will add a new Airbus A321neo connecting its Honolulu hub with Long Beach, CA, from May 31. The airline is also adding additional service to the San Francsico…
Vietjet, has become the first airline in Southeast Asia to take the delivery of an A321neo (new engine option). A Viet Nam News report stated that the Airbus aircraft landed…
Malaysia Airlines welcomed its second Airbus A350-900 (XWB) aircraft, which features the special “Negaraku” livery. In a statement, the airline said the aircraft, which bears the flight code MH5025, took…
As an effort to deal with airport slot constraints, Thai AirAsia (TAA) will be introducing the stretched-fuselage variant of its Airbus A320 workhorse. The airline will begin to phase in…
S7 Airlines have signed an agreement for a 12-year Pratt & Whitney EngineWise Fleet Management Program. The agreement will cover S7 Airlines' fleet of 30 Airbus A320neo and A321neo family…
Air China’s inaugural Beijing-Brisbane operated by Airbus A330-200, touched down in Brisbane on 10 December, following the 11-hour journey from Beijing.
South Korea's National 119 Rescue Headquarters has placed orders with Airbus Helicopters for two additional H225 helicopters. Deliveries of the helicopters will be completed by 2019.
The first of Thai Lion Air's (TLA) three Airbus wide-body jets recently arrived in Bangkok. The arrival of the A330-300, flown straight from Airbus' Toulouse facility, spotlighted TLA's aggressive growth…
Cathay Pacific has selected Gogo’s 2Ku inflight connectivity solution on its wide-body fleet. The carrier will install 2Ku on its Airbus A330 and Boeing 777 aircraft across Cathay Pacific and…
Gulf Air has signed a US $1.9 billion agreement with engine-maker CFM International for 58 LEAP-1A engines that will power 17 Airbus A321neo and 12 A320neo aircraft. The contract also…
United Airlines is putting a lot of thought into its future widebody aircraft needs.The carrier has sought pricing information from Boeing and Airbus regarding widebody aircraft, the company confirmed.
Textron Company, TRU Simulation + Training Inc has signed agreements to provide two Full Flight Simulators (FFS) to Airbus, including an A320 FFS for Airbus Asia Training Center in Singapore…
Lufthansa Technik has been contracted by SriLankan Airlines to further extend an existing component support agreement for the carrier’s growing Airbus A320 fleet.
AFI KLM E&M is now offering MRO service that covering both On Wing/On Site support and shop visits for the LEAP engine equipping the Airbus A320neo and Boeing 737 MAX…
Jet Aviation recently received approvals received from the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) for the Airbus Corporate Jet (ACJ) series, the Boeing Business Jet (BBJ) series and Gulfstream G650…
Japan Airlines Co, which bought its first Airbus SE planes four years ago, is considering adding to its pending order of wide-body A350s as it seeks to increase routes to…
Solidifying the existing partnership between the two parties, JetBlue will be the first airline to introduce Airspace by Airbus on the A320 Family.
The Airbus A330 Completion and Delivery Centre (C&DC) in Tianjin, China, has been inaugurated by the European airframer, in a landmark event. The delivery of the first A330 from the…
Air China will commence new direct flights between China’s capital city, Beijing, and Brisbane from December. The airline will deploy Airbus A330-200 aircraft on the route.
United Airlines has placed orders with Rolls-Royce foradditional Trent XWB engines, following the airline’s announcement that it will increase its Airbus A350 XWB orders from 35 A350-1000s to 45 A350-900s.
Air China has announced the launch of a new non-stop route between Beijing and Jakarta from September 26. The new non-stop route, will reduce the journey time to just seven…
Norsk Luftambulanse AS (NOLAS) has become the first civil customer to receive an Airbus Helicopters H135 equipped with Helionix. The Norwegian air ambulance operator will take delivery of six additional…
China Aircraft Leasing Group Holdings Limited (CALC), has delivered a new Airbus A320 aircraft to Japanese carrier Vanilla Air. The delivery marks CALC’s foray into Japan’s aircraft leasing market and…
Airbus Helicopters recently completed the delivery of a new H130 rotorcraft to Philippines-based charter operator GCA Skyline Aviation. The company presently operates a H125 and the new H130 will perform…
A new deal between Spirit Airlines and GoJet Airlines will give an early opportunity for GoJet Airlines pilots to fly an Airbus. The two carriers have signed a Pilot Pathway…
OCCAR has announced that the European MALE RPAS (Medium Altitude Long Endurance Remotely Piloted Aircraft System) Co-Contracting Group (CCG) – Airbus Defence and Space, Dassault Aviation and Leonardo s.p.a. –…
It was wake turbulence caused by a departing Airbus A321 aircraft that caused control problems on a WestJet Boeing 737-800 just after it lifted off from Los Angeles, say Canadian…
FL Technics has commenced MRO support to Moldavian carrier Fly One. The company will support the airline’s Airbus A320 fleet with variety of engineering services including CAMO.
TAP Portugal will acquire four new Airbus A330-900neos and one new A320-200neo on lease from Air Lease Corporation (ALC). All five aircraft are from ALC’s order book with Airbus, and…
Viva Air, the Latin America low-cost carrier group owned by Irelandia Aviation, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Airbus for 50 A320 Family aircraft.
Airbus Helicopters has awarded Saab a contract for supply of IDAS integrated electronic warfare self-protection systems for H225M Caracal multirole utility helicopters.
Airbus Helicopters is offering an optional increase of the Alternate Gross Weight (AGW) to 3,800 kg on H145 helicopters.This new option will allow H145 operators to take off with up…
Airbus Helicopters Japan has received an order for one H125 light helicopter from Japan’s Akagi Helicopter Co., Ltd.
Satair Group, an Airbus subsidiary, has signed its first major contract with Safran Nacelles, covering global lifetime supply chain services for engine nacelle parts and components used on Airbus A340-500/600…
Rockwell Collins has introduced a new, higher bandwidth, cost-efficient messaging service, that will enable airlines to more effectively manage larger data transmissions from the new Airbus A350 XWB aircraft to…
China's Spring Airlines, the first low-cost private airline in China, has signed an agreement with CFM International for LEAP-1A engines to power 60 new Airbus A320neo/A321neo aircraft.
Philippine carrier Cebu Pacific has ordered an additional seven A321CEO (Current Engine Option) aircraft, for delivery from March 2018 from Airbus, while choosing to defer the A321NEO deliveries due to…
Airbus will showcase its wide range of products from market-leading commercial and military aircraft to helicopters and space systems, at the upcoming Paris Air Show 2017.
Helibras, a subsidiary of Airbus Helicopters, has delivered two H225Ms to the Brazilian Armed Forces. The first one, for the Army, has specially designed mission systems unique to the force.
Sabena technics will join the ACJ Service Centre network and its maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) facilities in Bordeaux now join a list of Airbus-approved facilities around the world for…
Avianca Brasil is readying to launch daily passenger service between Miami International Airport and Sao Paulo from June 23. For the service, the carrier will use Airbus A330-200 aircraft that…
Satair Group, an Airbus wholly-owned subsidiary, has entered into a new strategic services agreement with VAS Aero Services, a leader in aviation logistics and aftermarket services.
Lufthansa Technik has announced that following completion of a bespoke interior for an Airbus ACJ319, the aircraft is ready for re-delivery to an undisclosed VIP customer from the Greater China…
The planned series of noise tests for the Airbus’ A350-1000, MSN065 test aircraft which took place in Moron, south of Spain, have been completed.
Recaro Aircraft Seating has announced a major order from Chinese carrier, Shenzhen Airlines for 8,000 units of CL5710 business class seats and BL3530 economy seats for 37 Boeing 737 MAX…
South Korean carrier Asiana Airlines has signed two comprehensive, long-term agreements with Lufthansa Technik for support of its Airbus A350 and Boeing 747, 767 fleets.
A new additional centralised aftermarket kitting centre has been added by Satair Group at its Hamburg facility. This will add substantial additional capacity to Satair’s already existing kit marshalling capability…
Leading MRO provider Lufthansa Technik is currently equipping eight Airbus A320 aircraft per week with the latest Ka-band technology. With "Lconnect” only four days are required to convert a traditional…
STG Aerospace has announced the grant of FAA approval for saf-Tglo blu across the majority of Boeing, Airbus and Embraer aircraft types.
A collaborative research effort between Airbus, THK and Recaro, called as the “Smart Cabin Reconfiguration” concept has been nominated as a finalist for the Crystal Cabin Award 2017. Recaro calls…
Cebu Pacific Air has contracted Air France Industries KLM Engineering & Maintenance (AFI KLM E&M) for provision of component support for its Airbus A320 fleet.
Leading Chinese MRO provider Ameco has announced the completion of cabin layout modifications on 10 Air China Airbus A330-200s.
China Aircraft Leasing Group Holdings Limited (CALC) has completed deliveries of one Airbus A320 each to AirAsia Berhad and Thai AirAsia. CALC had delivered a total of 18 aircraft in…
Lufthansa Technik has been selected by the national carrier of Kazakhstan,Air Astana for the long-term repair and overhaul agreement for the V2500 engines powering its Airbus A320 fleet.
10 million hours of flight have been achieved by Pratt & Whitney Canada's PW200 helicopter engine, which powers light-twin helicopters such as the AW109E Power and AW109 Grand from Leonardo,…
Airbus has completed the delivery of the first A330-200 widebody twin-aisle jetliner to Iran Air. This is the first wide body from a firm order placed by the national carrier…
Vietnamese low-fare carrier Jetstar Pacific has contracted AFI KLM E&M for long-term component support for its Airbus A320 fleet.
The CAST-easy (Counter measure Advanced System Test Equipment) chaff and flare simulator solution developed by RUAG Aviation has been successfully qualified for flight on the Tornado jet by partner Airbus…
Air India has taken delivery of the first of 14-aircraft leased from Kuwait headquartered ALAFCO Aviation Lease and Finance Company, adding to the list of Airbus A320neo operators.
Lufthansa Technik is ready with its support offering for the newest Airbus widebody, which commenced commercial operations with Lufthansa today.
A series of training programmes are to be launched in July 2017by Monarch Aircraft Engineering, that will enable airlines in the Middle East to train their engineers on the new…
Australian carrier Qantas has unveiled one of the largest commercial hangars in North America for its maintenance operations. The new hangar is the first in North America specifically designed to…
Thai AirAsia will take on lease a single Airbus A320 aircraft from China Aircraft Leasing Group Holdings Limited (CALC). CALC is the largest independent aircraft operating lessor in China and…
CAE has bagged three important defence contracts from the French air force, Airbus Defence & Space and U.S. Navy and Royal Australian Navy. The contracts which are worth an estimated…
Airbus DS Electronics and Border Security (EBS), future HENSOLDT, will supply A330 MRTT multirole tanker aircraft of the South Korean armed forces with cryptographic technology employing the latest “Mode 5”…
Aircraft lessor BOC Aviation and Qatar Airways have completed a sale-and-leaseback agreement for six new Airbus A350 twin-aisle jetliners.
Cebu Pacific Air has taken delivery of a new Airbus A330-300 aircraft that will allow it to deploy additional capacity during the holiday season.
The U-FLY Alliance has unveiled the first aircraft to feature its livery, with the design being showcased on West Air’s Airbus A 320 jetliner in Chongqing.
Chinese carrier Qingdao Airlines has selected the Pratt & Whitney PurePower Geared Turbofan (GTF) engine as the powerplant for its order of 18 firm Airbus A320neo family aircraft. READ MORE
KLM UK Engineering, has extended its services to include the Embraer 170/190 Family to meet the growing customer demand. The European leader in the regional jets & narrow body aircraft…
Indonesia’s DGCA has certified MRO provider FL Technics’ Jakarta-based subsidiary – PT. Avia Technics Dirgantara (FL Technics Indonesia) as a Part 145 Approved Maintenance Organisation. Importantly, FL Technics will now…
IAE International Aero Engines AG has received an order for five shipsets of V2500 engines, that will power aircraft lessor BOC Aviation’s new Airbus A320ceo jetliners. The aircraft are part…
Sharjah based carrier Air Arabia has contracted Air Lease Corporation for long term lease agreements on six new Airbus A321neo jetliners. "The new technology Airbus A321neo offers range optimization as…
Lufthansa Technik has commenced the installation of the latest Ku-band satellite technology, as standard equipment for the Lufthansa Group's entire Airbus A320 aircraft family. The massive installation effort which will…
Virgin Australia has announced that starting from April 4, 2017, it will operate five services each week between Melbourne - Los Angeles and three services each week between Perth -…
Azores airlines will acquire the Airbus A321LR by 2019, in addition to its acquisition of A321neo jetliners as part of its effort to modernise its short haul and transatlantic fleet.…
Qatar Airways’ has decided to induct the Airbus A380 super-jumbo jetliner on the Doha-Sydney sector, just six months after it commenced operations on the route. The A380 will replace the…
Chinese carrier Qingdao Airlines has contracted Textron subsidiary, TRU Simulation + Training Inc for the delivery of one Airbus A320 full flight simulator(FFS) and one A320 Flat Panel Trainer (FPT).…
Cobham has received Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) Validation of Supplemental Type Certificate (VSTC) for installation of its SATCOM AVIATOR 300D aboard the Airbus A320 series. This is the…
Airbus announced the successful completion of the first flight of the first A350 XWB destined for Thai Airways International (THAI). The aircraft undertook the flight in THAI livery and will…
Singapore based aircraft lessor BOC Aviation has announced the placement of two new Airbus A321 aircraft with JetBlue Airways. This is the second time that BOC Aviation has placed aircraft…
Leonardo-Finmeccanica, partnered with Airbus DS Electronics and Border Security (EBS) as “Team Skytale”, has emerged as the preferred bidder for a massive UK Ministry of Defence effort to upgrade the…
The fleet of Airbus Helicopters H135 and H145 rotorcraft that are the training aircraft selected for Rotary Wing training , under the UK’s Military Flying Training System (UKMFTS) programme will…
United Technologies Corp subsidiary, UTC Aerospace Systems and its Actuation & Propeller Systems (APS) business have produced the 2,200th A400M propeller blade. The blade is part of the advanced propeller…
Indian low-cost airline Go Air has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Airbus for 72 A320neo aircraft at the Farnborough International Airshow. Go Air, followed a similar agreement for…
Finnair’s entire long-haul fleet will offer wireless network connection from May 2017. The airline had announced last year that it would launch a wireless network connection for the majority of…
A Memorandum of Understanding has been signed by Roketsan Missiles Industries Inc of Turkey and Airbus Helicopters, to undertake a programme to integrate the 2.75” Laser Guided Missile (CİRİT) on…
The Airbus A320neo powered by CFM International’s LEAP1A engine has received Type Certification from the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The certification was accorded to…
Cathay Pacific Airways’ first Airbus A350 XWB aircraft featuring the carrier’s new livery arrived at its home base in Hong Kong on May 30. The arrival of the A350XWB with…
Airbus Helicopters has signed a contract for the delivery of two H145s in offshore configuration to German operator, WIKING Helikopter Service GmbH. The contract was signed at the ILA international…
Malaysia Aviation Group and Lufthansa Technik AG, will establish a strategic partnership framework for a joint venture (JV) to establish a regional maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) facility, at Malaysia…
Malaysia Airlines Berhad (MAB) will acquire two more new Airbus A350-900s, after exercising its lease option for a 12-year period with Air Lease Corporation (ALC). The options were part of…
EYGPTAIR Flight MS804 has been declared missing by the airline after the Airbus A320 jetliner lost contact with radar, 280 km from the Egyptian coast early on Thursday morning. EGYPTAIR…
CFM International and easyJet are celebrating a successful 20-year partnership across 2016. The two companies share a longstanding partnership that will continue further into the future with easyJet’s selection in…
UTC Aerospace Systems has been selected by Emirates Airline for the asset management and repair services of components and systems on its Airbus A380 fleet. UTC Aerospace Systems, as part…
Japanese carrier All Nippon Airways (ANA) has signed an agreement with UTC Aerospace Systems to extend its existing On-Site Support (OSS) contract for support of its Boeing and Airbus fleet.
UTC Aerospace Systems, a unit of United Technologies Corp, has been selected by Small Planet Airlines to retrofit their Airbus A320 aircraft fleet with LED cabin wash lighting, replacing the…
Aircraft lessor Aviation PLC has delivered the second of a series of new Airbus A321-200 aircraft to Thomas Cook Airlines Limited. The delivery of the type was performed at the…
Airbus has displayed for the very first time a full-scale cabin mock-up of the new Airspace by Airbus cabin interior of the A330neo. Airbus showcased the next-generation cabin at this…
The full range of life cycle support services for Airbus A350 XWB nacelles, will now be offered by Lufthansa Technik to customers worldwide.
Pratt & Whitney’s Eagle Services Asia Pte Ltd (“ESA”), located in Singapore has been named by Engine Alliance (EA) as a center of excellence for GP7200 low pressure compressor (LPC)…
2016 will be a busy year for engine maker Turbomeca, with no fewer than four first flights being planned on new generation rotary wing platforms powered by its new-generation engines:…
Vietjet Aviation Joint Stock Company (“Vietjet”) has signed an agreement with Pratt & Whitney to provide PurePower Geared Turbofan (GTF) engines for the airlines order of 63 Airbus A320neo and…
Philippine Airlines (PAL) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Airbus for the order of six A350-900s, with another six purchase options.
A firm order for three A380 Super Jumbos has been signed between ANA Holdings and Airbus. ANA will take delivery of the first aircraft in 2018 and has selected Rolls-Royce…
Indonesian flag carrier, Garuda Indonesia has unveiled its new Super Diamond Seat Business Class” on its new Airbus A330-300, which is the first out of four the airline will receive…
Three new Airbus Helicopters AS365 N3+ helicopters have now entered into service with the Lithuanian Armed Forces for countrywide search and rescue missions with around-the-clock availability.
The Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) has added its second Airbus Defence & Space A400M airlifter into service. Defence Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Tun Hussein was present at the ceremony…
The seventh Airbus A330F and first Boeing 747F nose loader aircraft have been welcomed by Qatar Airways Cargo to its fleet. With a fleet of 16 freighters including seven Airbus…
Global aircraft lessor, BOC Aviation placed orders for 30 Airbus A320 family aircraft at the end of December, spread across 18 A320 NEO family and 12 A320 CEO family aircraft.…
Airbus Defence and Space has completed the delivery of the eighth A400M Atlas military transport aircraft to the French air force.
The Heron Unmanned Aerial System (UAS), jointly operated by the German Air Force (Luftwaffe) and Airbus Defence and Space, has successfully completed 25,000 flight hours in Afghanistan.
JetBlue is the launch customer for Airbus’ “Maintenance Mobility” offering, which allows airline mechanics access all the technical information they need on iPads.
An additional 12 Airbus Helicopters UH-72A Lakota rotorcraft will be acquired by the United States Army, which has exercised $65.8 million in contract options and associated mission equipment packages for…
Vietjet will acquire 30 brand new Airbus A321 jets (nine A321ceo and 21 A321neo), worth a total of $3.6 billion, the carrier announced at the recently concluded 2015 Dubai Air…
Airbus Helicopters has announced Global Vectra Helicorp Ltd. (GVHL) as the first customer for the new HCare customer service offering for light helicopters.
Rockwell Collins has announced the grant of a European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) supplemental type certificate (STC) with Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) validation for its PAVES Wireless media distribution system…
China Minsheng Investment subsidiary, CM International Financial Leasing Corp., Ltd. (CMIFL) will acquire 100 Ecureuil-series helicopters from Airbus Helicopters over the next five years.
The Rolls-Royce (RR) Trent has been selected by International Airlines Group (IAG), as the powerplant for eight new Airbus A350-900 jetliners.
Airbus Helicopters has achieved Factory Acceptance of HATS01, the first of fifteen helicopters of the H135 family (EC135 T2+) for the Helicopter Aircrew Training System (HATS) for the Australian Defence…
Airbus Defence and Space has announced that the planned 67,000 km move of the Skynet 5A satellite over the Asia Pacific region is on track.
Airbus Helicopters has announced that the first H125 AStar helicopter produced at its new final assembly line in Columbus, Miss, USA will be delivered to the Ohio State Highway Patrol…
Airbus Defence and Space has successfully completed flight-testing of a package of aerodynamic upgrades to the Eurofighter Typhoon swing-role fighter that promises to enhance further the aircraft’s agility and weapons-carrying…
Assembly of the first A350-900 for Cathay Pacific Airways is progressing well at Airbus’ A350 XWB Final Assembly Line (FAL) in Toulouse, France.
Airbus Helicopters’ multi-role H130 rotorcraft will soon accomplish additional duties as the first aerial work-configured member of this lightweight single-engine rotorcraft family has been delivered to Air Zermatt.
NEW DELHI: Honeywell has signed a deal with India’s low-cost carrier IndiGo to equip its on-order Airbus A320neo fleet with a suite of avionics technologies.
For the first time Airbus and Recaro Aircraft Seating will offer a “supplier-furnished-equipment” (SFE) Economy Class seat option for A320 Family operators.
Argentina’s flagship carrier, Aerolineas Argentinas, has taken delivery of its first new, directly purchased Airbus A330-200 aircraft.
South Korea’s Asiana Airlines has signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) with Airbus for the purchase of 25 A321neo single aisle aircraft as part of its ongoing fleet modernisation programme.…
Leading aircraft leasing firm Aviation Capital Group(ACG) has signed a new contract with AFI KLM Engineering and Maintenance (E&M) to remodel cabin of one of its Airbus A330s.
In a noteworthy Asian aviation transaction, Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP acted as international counsel to Indonesia-based Lion Group in its $1.2 billion purchase of 124 jet engines from…
Thales will equip its avionics package on all 234 new Airbus A320 fleet purchased by Lion Air. This represents the largest order for Airbus single-aisle aircraft ever placed by Lion…
Airbus Helicopters has been selected to provide 11 AS-565 MBe Panther helicopters for the Indonesian Navy, Airbus announced Wednesday, November 5, 2014.
NEW DELHI: India's low cost carrier IndiGo has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to buy 250 Airbus A320neo family of aircraft at a list price of $25.7 billion, and…
The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has approved the new A350-900 airliner for ETOPS (Extended-range Twin engine aircraft Operations) ‘Beyond 180 minutes’ diversion time.
UTC Aerospace Systems' Aerostructures business formally inaugurated a new building dedicated exclusively to production of thrust reversers and the integration of nacelle systems for the Airbus A350 XWB at its…
Hawaiian Airlines, the largest and longest serving airline for Hawaii, and Inmarsat, the leading provider of global mobile satellite communications services, have announced that Hawaiian Airlines will become the first…
AWAS has announced that it has delivered on lease to Vietjet, the fourth planned new A320 aircraft from its new order pipeline. Vietjet is an expanding low cost carrier operating…
KLM UK Engineering is one of the first UK based MRO's to be certified by the Federal Aviation Administration since the US Department of Homeland Security Transportation Security Administration prohibition…
China will debut the Y-20 heavy air freighter and other advanced aircraft and weaponry this November at the 10th China International Aviation & Aerospace Exhibition, also known as Airshow China.…
Air Astana, the Skytrax 4 star award winning national carrier of Kazakhstan is scheduled to re-launch direct daily flights from Almaty to Dubai, the largest city of the United Arab…
Tata-SIA Airlines Limited (TSAL), the aviation joint venture of Tata Group and Singapore Airline, has branded its new airline as Vistara, which is expected to start operations by October. “We…
Inmarsat, the leading provider of global mobile satellite communications services, has announced the first successful installation and on-going trials of its ACARS1-capable SwiftBroadband (SB) Safety equipment on an Airbus A319.…
Members of the NH90 team in New Zealand have a lot to celebrate: They have just completed the retrofit of four NH90 TTH helicopters at the Royal New Zealand Air…
NEW DELHI: Airframe-makers are expecting a huge demand for single-aisle aircraft in India with the government approving the launch of six new airlines for national and regional operations. The six…
Air Astana's third Boeing 767-300ER arrived in Almaty last week, bringing the average age of its fleet down to only 5.4 years; the youngest in Central Asia and one of…
Light armed helicopters and light civil helicopters are to be developed for South Korea by Korea Aerospace Industries Ltd. The government selection of KAI for the projects was announced by…
Hong Kong Aviation Capital (HKAC), a fast growing aircraft leasing company based in Hong Kong, has signed a firm order with Airbus for a total of 70 A320neo Family aircraft…
Rockwell Collins has announced it has reached a major milestone in implementing a complete take-off-to-touchdown advanced information management solution as Cathay Pacific begins operational evaluation of the company’s eEnabled Aircraft…
Airbus has successfully performed the ‘Maximum Energy Rejected Take-Off’ (MERTO) test with the A350 MSN001 on the morning of Saturday 19th July at Istres Air Force Base in France. MERTO,…
India's leading private carrier Jet Airways has extended an agreement with GE Aviation to provide maintenance, repair and overall of the carrier's aircraft fleet with GE90 engines. The OnPoint solutions…
Ameco Beijing has obtained its AS/EN9100 certificate of registration, issued by SAI Global, a globally recognized certification body. Validating that Ameco Beijing operates a Quality Management System which complies with…
In a surprise move, the fledgling right-wing government in India entrusted it new Finance Minister Arun Jaitley with additional responsibilities of defense portfolio, kindling speculations that allocation of funds for…
The ATR Assembly of Members has appointed Patrick de Castelbajac (43), as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of ATR. He succeeds Filippo Bagnato, whose four-year mandate according to ATR's statutes expired…
Turkish Technic and Air Arabia have signed a component support contract. The contract comprises component supply and repair on ATA Chapter basis. Components will be supplied from Istanbul and all…
AirAsia India will start its flight operations from next month and sale of tickets from May 30, the chief executive of the Malaysian carrier says. The first commercial flight of…
Surinam Airways recently decided to extend the maintenance contract of its Airbus A340-300 signed earlier with AFI KLM E&M. The original agreement signed in November 2009 covered full aircraft maintenance…
Russia and China are set to boost their joint technological ties by cooperating on the joint design of a wide-body long-range airliner and the development of a variant of the…
Honeywell Aerospace has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Germany-based maintenance, repair and overhaul company HAITEC Aircraft Maintenance to deliver its JetWave in-flight Wi-Fi hardware for two charter Airbus Corporate…
A two year study commissioned by Airbus and partners including Virgin Australia in 2012 into the practicability of using Australia's mallee trees to make biofuels suitable for powering passenger jets…
More than 140 safety professionals representing the region's regulators and airlines are gathering in Bangkok for the Asia Pacific Aviation Safety Seminar 2014 (APASS 2014), organised by the Association of…
Air Astana, the flag carrier of Kazakhstan, has marked the twelfth anniversary of its first flight from Almaty to Astana. Since May 15, 2002, the airline has expanded dramatically with…
Air Astana, Kazakhstan’s flag carrier, will commence summer season charter flights from Almaty and Astana to popular holiday destinations in Southern Europe in June 2014. Previous operational restrictions imposed on…
SriLankan Airlines, the national carrier of Sri Lanka, has assigned Honeywell Aerospace to help improve its maintenance efficiency and increase cockpit and cabin connectivity. The multiple contracts include an Auxiliary…
Jet Aviation Singapore plans to open their service from a new hangar by May end. It has commenced moving into its new 7,500 square meter hangar and is working with…
Ameco Beijing will open a hangar dedicated for VIP and business jet completions and maintenance in May. “It is not a new built one but transformed from a painting hangar.…
The Philippines’ leading airline, Cebu Pacific has been removed from the list of airlines banned from operating in European Union (EU) member countries. The European Commission (EC) formally announced this…
Airbus Defence and Space has finalized the deployment of the National Security Shield (NSS) to the Qatar Ministry of Interior and Armed Forces, covering the entire Qatar territorial waters and…
The Republic of Korea Air Force expects to make a selection and sign a contract on its new tanker before the end of the year, according to one of the…
Airframe modification has become one of the main products in Ameco in recent years with a full range of portfolio of capabilities in cabin, structure and system. Based on statistics…
Honeywell and Safran have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with GoAir, one of India’s leading low-cost carriers, to support the advancement of the EGTS electric taxiing system, a…
The 4th International Exhibition and Conference on Civil Aviation was opened at the Begumpet Airport in southern Indian city of Hyderabad. Inaugurating the conference, organized by Ministry of Civil Aviation…
Airbus Defence and Space has been selected by Singapore to supply six A330 MRTT new generation air-to-air refuelling aircraft for the Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF). The aircraft will…
Rob Watson, Asia-Pacific senior vice president, provided a briefing to Asian Defence & Diplomacy about the regional position of aero engine manufacturer Rolls-Royce. Watson explained that India and Japan are…
Boeing has a broad portfolio on display at this year’s Singapore Air Show. Asian Defence & Diplomacy spoke to Jim Armington, Boeing Defense, Space & Security’s vice president for East…
This year’s edition of the Singapore Air Show, held from 11-16 February, is the largest yet. The show has also attracted a remarkable array of aerobatic teams – no less…
The 400th Eurofighter Typhoon has been delivered to the programme’s worldwide customer base. The German Air Force took delivery of the 400th aircraft in December 2013 during a special ceremony…
Airblue, the fastest growing airline in Pakistan, has taken delivery of a new A320 aircraft from leasing company AWAS to cope with blossoming demand. The aircraft comes from AWAS’ new…
Air Asia CEO Tony Fernandes has said that the company’s new joint venture with Tata Industries will operate a fleet of Airbus A320-200 aircraft, starting with four to five planes…
Following Emirates big order at Dubai, Airbus A380 fans can cheer a bit more as the Indian Ministry of Civil Aviation has approved the operations of the Airbus A380 in…
Putative narrow-body player Bombardier has bitten the bullet on the back of lacklustre orders for its new C-Series aircraft – by laying off 1,700 workers in Canada and the US.…
Airbus will fly the A350 XWB in to the Singapore Airshow - its first display at an international air show. The aircraft, MSN 003, will offer both static and flying…
AirAsia X has ordered 25 more A330-300s from Airbus, bumping the operator’s total A330 orders to 51. “This order stamps our firm intent to dominate the long-haul, low cost carrier…
Recent images from the Chinese internet suggest that Beijing is making significant progress with its military helicopter programmes. The most recent batch of images show a Harbin Z-19 with what…
KLM Engineering has unveiled a new aircraft dismantling and recycling facility in Norwich, UK. The facility is one of only a few of its kind in Europe, and can handle…
Aviation and defence group EADS is rebranding as Airbus Group. In future, all its operations will carry the recognisable Airbus name, but will be split into commercial, defence and space,…
AirAsia X has ordered 25 A330-300s in what the company calls “the largest A330 order received by Airbus in a single purchase agreement”. This puts Air Asia’s A330 order book…
Air Astana has taken delivery of the last of its order of six new Airbus A320 aircraft. The fleet was ordered by Nursultan Nazarbayev, President of Kazakhstan, in 2008 and…
AFI KLM E&M has gained CCAR 145 approval by the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) for its Shanghai components maintenance shop. After a final audit in November, its management…
New Delhi: Malaysian low-cost carrier AirAsia's India venture will be delayed by a couple of months, a senior government official says. The joint venture airline AirAsia India has been hoping…
New Delhi: India’s Jet Airways has completed an agreement to sell 24% stake in Abu Dhabi-based Etihad Airways, becoming the first cross border transaction in the Indian aviation sector since…
With the welcoming water Canon to the first ever flight from Myanamar to Imphal, the International Airport at Imphal emerged on the aviation map of international connectivity. The flight GMR803…
As part of a safety update, the 9,600ft ASL Linzhi Airport in Tibet is to operate Honeywell’s Primus Epic avionics suite with RNP system. This will allow business operator Deer…
A Thai Airways Airbus 330-300 suffered from a nose wheel failure on landing at Suvarnabhumi, causing it to plough off the runway. The plane carrying 287 passengers and 14 crew…
Expanding its network of line maintenance facilities, Ameco Beijing now has seven outstations including Shanghai, Guangzhou, Nanjing, Chongqing, Qingdao, Tianjin and Chengdu. The company has added more than 10 third-party…
News is rife that a new 787 Dreamliner has been grounded for about a week with sticky brakes. The Norwegian Air Shuttle (NAS) aircraft was delivered in August but has…
The South Korean military has approved a plan to buy 20 maritime patrol aircraft to improve the Navy's surveillance capabilities of North Korea, a military source said Sunday, May 26,…
Indonesia could obtain up to seven additional Airbus Military C295 tactical transport planes, which would bring its eventual total of the type to 16 aircraft. "Having 16 will allow the…
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