Biman Bangladesh suspends freighter plans; delays Dash 8s
Biman Bangladesh Airlines (BG, Dhaka) has suspended its plan to add two dedicated freighters as the financial impact of the… Read More »
UK’s Virgin Atlantic defers deliveries
Virgin Atlantic (VS, London Heathrow) has deferred deliveries of its forthcoming widebody aircraft and currently plans to take leased aircraft… Read More »
Boeing scores year’s first 737 MAX order with Polish airline Enter Air
Boeing Co (BA.N) won its first order for the grounded 737 MAX aircraft this year, after Poland’s Enter Air SA… Read More »
Kuwaiti lessor Alafco delays Airbus orders
Kuwaiti aircraft leasing company Alafco said on Wednesday it has reached an agreement with Airbus (AIR.PA) to delay the delivery… Read More »
Russia’s AirBridgeCargo adds Boeing 777 freighter
AirBridgeCargo (RU, Ulyanovsk Vostochny) took delivery of its maiden Boeing 777-F on August 17, 2020. The aircraft joined the carrier’s… Read More »
LOT Polish Airlines retires only B737-700
LOT Polish Airlines (LO, Warsaw Chopin) retired its sole B737-700 on August 12, 2020, following a near five-month-long grounding at… Read More »
Boeing to offer second layoff plan, CEO Calhoun sees smaller market ahead
Boeing said on Monday it would offer employees a voluntary layoff package with pay and benefits for the second time… Read More »
Canada’s Flair Airlines ends B737 Classic ops
Flair Airlines (F8, Kelowna) has transitioned to an all-B737-800 fleet following the retirement and subsequent sale of its last four… Read More »
Airbus announces modest improvement to deliveries
Airbus announced that it has delivered 36 commercial aircraft in June, which is a small improvement compared with May and… Read More »
BA jumbo heads to scrapheap as 747 fleet retirement starts
British Airways said the retirement of its jumbo jet fleet will start on Tuesday when the first of its 31… Read More »
Avolon cancels order for 27 additional 737 MAX aircraft
Despite the 737 MAX being close to re-certification, recent orders for the aircraft have been terminated at a regular pace… Read More »
Frontier Airlines receives its 100th A320 from Airbus
Frontier Airlines received its 100th A320 on 29 July complete in a distinctive ‘Chinook the Gray Wolf’ livery on the… Read More »
ROLLS-ROYCE takes next step in sustainability drive with new low-emissions testing
Rolls-Royce has started its latest phase of testing on its low-emissions technology for its next generation of engines. An ALECSys… Read More »
APOC Aviation closes its fifth deal in 2020 and acquires another A320 for teardown
APOC Aviation announced on 11 August that it had purchased another A320 family airframe for teardown. Built in 2000, the… Read More »
Irkut’s MC-21-300 undergoes engine water testing
Irkut Corporation (part of UAC of Rostec State Corporation) has started tests of its MC-21-300 to validate operating the aircraft… Read More »
Momentum builds for Cessna SkyCourier as second test article takes flight
Textron Aviation has completed the successful flight of its second Cessna SkyCourier flight test article (P1), which took place on… Read More »
ATR aiming for validation in China by the autumn
ATR is pushing through with its plan to allow its aircraft to be operated in China. The France-based aircraft manufacturer… Read More »
Boom – soon to make a very big bang
Boom Supersonic has revealed that it will roll out its jet demonstrator, XB-1 on 7 October 2020. The XB-1 will… Read More »
Rolls-Royce to collaborate with Boom Supersonic
Boom Supersonic and Rolls-Royce have signed an agreement to examine the pairing of a Rolls-Royce propulsion system within Boom’s proposed… Read More »
Menzies Aviation awarded contract with Air France-KLM in Canada
Menzies Aviation, the global aviation logistics specialist, announced a new contract on 11 August with Air France-KLM at Toronto Pearson… Read More »
U.S. leaves tariffs on Airbus aircraft unchanged at 15%
The U.S. government on Wednesday said it would maintain 15% tariffs on Airbus aircraft and 25% tariffs on other European… Read More »
Cathay forecasts weak passenger demand but stronger cargo after record loss
Hong Kong’s Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd (0293.HK) warned it did not expect a meaningful recovery in passenger demand for some… Read More »
Rolls-Royce finds cracks in small number of Trent XWB engines
Britain’s Rolls-Royce (RR.L) will carry out extra inspections on some of its Trent XWB engines after cracks were found on… Read More »
Boeing 737 MAX cancellations rise, deliveries drop as crises drag on
Boeing customers scrubbed more than 400 orders for the U.S. planemaker’s grounded 737 MAX jets this year, while the company’s… Read More »
India begins examination of plane’s black box after deadly crash
Indian investigators on Sunday began examining the black box of a Boeing-737 that overshot a runway on its second attempt,… Read More »
Abu Dhabi’s Tawazun to build satellite centre with Airbus
Abu Dhabi state defense and security entity Tawazun is to build a satellite assembly, integration, and testing center with Airbus… Read More »