Avianca orders 88 Airbus A320neo jets
Colombian airline Avianca announced it has reached an agreement with Airbus to buy 88 A320neo aircraft with an option for… Read More »
Lockheed Martin to invest $1 billion into weapons manufacturing in Saudi Arabia
Lockheed Martin will invest over $1 billion into the domestic weapons manufacturing industry of Saudi Arabia, announced Ray Piselli, vice… Read More »
Canada’s Porter Airlines inks first Q400 sale and lease-backs
Porter Airlines (PD, Toronto City Centre) has diversified its fleet ownership model following the signing of sale/lease-back agreements with Aergo… Read More »
UK’s Air Alderney adds Trislander to fleet
Air Alderney has announced its first Trislander from Britten-Norman is scheduled to enter service in the fourth quarter of 2022…. Read More »
How airlines are using in-flight connectivity for passenger and operational applications
ST Engineering iDirect and its partners are hosting a series of webinars focused on advanced mobility technology and its impact… Read More »
NetJets to buy 150 Lilium eVOTLs and plans to operate them as charter aircraft
NetJets said last week that it’s buying 150 Lilium eVTOLs and plans to operate them as Part 135 charter aircraft…. Read More »
Boeing suspends Russian titanium purchases from Russia as Airbus keeps buying
Boeing said on Monday Mar. 7 it had suspended buying titanium from Russia, while its European rival Airbus continues to… Read More »
NetJets, Lilium and Flight Safety International to partner up for sustainable future
NetJets and aviation training organisation FlightSafety International have signed a memorandum of understanding with all-electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL)… Read More »
Jet broker Jetcraft buys 14 Bombardier CRJ1000s from Air France regional operator HOP!
Aircraft brokerage service, Jetcraft Commercial LTD, has acquired 14 Bombardier CRJ1000s from Air France regional operator HOP!. Jetcraft will be… Read More »
Sudan Airways puts sole A300-600 up for sale
Sudan Airways has put its only A300-600R, ST-ATB (msn 666), up for sale with bids due by 1000L (0800Z) on… Read More »
Dominican Republic’s Arajet receives its first jet, a Boeing 737-8 Max
Arajet has taken delivery of its first aircraft following the arrival of Boeing 737-8 HI1026 (msn 60195) at Santo Domingo… Read More »
Embraer enters the jet freighter market with E190 & E195 passenger to cargo conversions
Embraer has announced on Mar. 7 its intention to jump feet-first into the growing cargo market with two new passenger-to-freight… Read More »
Ethiopian Airlines orders five Boeing 777-8F cargo jets
Ethiopian Airlines has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Boeing to purchase five 777-8 freighters, becoming the second airline… Read More »
Unum Aircraft Seating announces new partners
Unum Aircraft Seating is partnering up with Sabeti Wain Aerospace, SCHROTH Safety Products and Bühler Motor Aviation GmbH. Unum says… Read More »
Fleet Analysis: Transatlantic Airbus A321 operations
The A321 is becoming the dominant narrowbody aircraft across the Atlantic. According to the latest OAG data, it has approximately… Read More »
Boeing plans to double production of its cash cow 737 Max by 2023
Boeing has preliminary plans to boost production of its cash cow 737-family narrowbody to around 47 per month by the… Read More »
Russia could allow passenger airliners to be maintained by third-party firms
Russia could allow passenger airliners to be maintained by third-party firms in a bid to help its domestic carriers hit… Read More »
Viva Aerobus CEO hopeful that Mexico will regain its Category 1 safety rating
Viva Aerobus CEO Juan Carlos Zuazua is hopeful that Mexico will regain its Category 1 safety rating within the coming… Read More »
Piedmont Airlines offers up to $187K in bonuses over five years for pilots
Piedmont Airlines offers up to $187K in bonuses over five years for pilots as it opens new crew base at… Read More »
Private jet maker Bombardier to suspend sales and services to Russian clients
Canadian luxury jet maker Bombardier Inc. is breaking off all dealings with Russian customers, including wealthy individuals who’ve already bought… Read More »
France’s Dassault Aviation sees lower sales in 2022
France’s Dassault Aviation said on Friday Mar. 4 it expected to post lower sales this year than in 2021, as… Read More »
The world largest jet confirmed destroyed in Ukraine by Russian forces
Photos have emerged on Twitter of a heavily damaged Antonov An-225, appearing to confirm the unique aircraft has been destroyed…. Read More »
IATA reports 2021 airline safety performance
The International Air Transport Association (IATA), based in Geneva, released 2021 safety performance data for the commercial airline industry showing… Read More »
Lessor Jetstream Aviation delivers a Saab 340B(F) cargo converted aircraft
Lessor Jetstream Aviation Capital has delivered a Saab 340B(F) cargo converted aircraft to Castle Aviation. The aircraft is the fifth… Read More »
Frontier Airlines plans to build base for pilots and flight attendants in Phoenix
Low-cost carrier Frontier Airlines intends to open a new crew base at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport later this year…. Read More »
Safran Passenger Innovations launches new IFE software platform
Safran Passenger Innovations has announced the launch of Safran’s latest software platform, RAVE OS, on board several airlines. All Nippon… Read More »