All Airframers news – Page 272
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NewsDUBAI: Start-up Libyan Wings signs for A350s and A320neos
Start-up carrier Libyan Wings is to take three Airbus A350-900s and four A320neos for its operations.
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DUBAI: Air Cote D'Ivoire conditionally orders two Q400s
Air Cote d'Ivoire has placed a conditional order for two Bombardier Dash 8-Q400s and two options at the Dubai air show.
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NewsDUBAI: GECAS orders up to ten ATR 72-600s
Aircraft lessor GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS) has placed an order for five ATR 72-600s together with options for five more turboprops during the Dubai Air Show.
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NewsDUBAI: Bombardier sees growing interest in CSeries
Bombardier is seeing more interest in the CSeries as its flight and ground test programmes move towards the 200 hour milestone.
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NewsDUBAI: Boeing formally launches 777X family with 259 commitments
Boeing has formally launched its new 777X family with orders and commitments by four airlines for 259 aircraft at the Dubai air show today.
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DUBAI: Alpha Star Aviation orders ATR 72-600
Saudi Arabian private aviation operator Alpha Star Aviation Services has placed an order for one ATR 72-600 and one option.
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NewsDUBAI: Boeing looks for proven launch path for 777X
Boeing is reassuring prospective 777X customers Emirates and Qatar Airways that it has learned lessons from the troubled introduction of the 787, as it looks to incorporate proven systems into its next big-twin airliner family.
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NewsBoeing secures firm orders for Max in China
Boeing has secured firm orders for its 737 Max from multiple Chinese players, and says that announcements for aircraft "in the hundreds" will soon be made.
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NewsALTA: Mitsubishi plays down SkyWest's remarks on MRJ
Mitsubishi Aircraft has sought to play down recent comments by customer SkyWest that suggested the US regional carrier could cancel its MRJ order if delays to the programme continue.
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ALTA: Boeing eyes bigger slice of Latin American market
Losing a recent order to Airbus was “painful” but has not altered Boeing’s ambitious goals to increase its presence in Latin America.
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NewsCSeries completes two flights in two days
Bombardier’s CSeries test aircraft lifted off from Montreal’s Mirabel airport today on its sixth test flight, marking the first time the manufacturer has flown CSeries test flights on consecutive days.
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NewsBoeing in talks with IAM on 777X wing, assembly sites
Boeing confirms talks are underway with its largest union on the location of final assembly and wing manufacturing for the 777X family.
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NewsPICTURE: Tigerair takes first A320 with retrofitted sharklets
Tigerair received its first Airbus A320 aircraft retrofitted with sharklets on 5 November, which bears the registration 9V-TRK.
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NewsSpirit AeroSystems reports new forward losses on A350 fuselage work
Spirit AeroSystems today disclosed a new, $112 million forward loss on the fuselage sections that it supplies for the Airbus A350 programme.
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NewsCSeries' fly-by-wire has been set to 'direct' during test flights
Bombardier confirms that the fly-by-wire system on its first CSeries test aircraft has been set to “direct” mode during the first four test flights.
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NewsCSeries development moves forward, second aircraft nearing completion
Bombardier’s CS100 programme has moved into the product certification phase and the CS300 programme is transitioning from the detailed design phase to the product definition release phase, according to the company’s third quarter report.
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NewsBoeing raises 737 monthly production rate to 47
Boeing today announced that the 737 monthly production rate will rise again to 47 within four years as the re-engined and updated Max version is introduced into service.
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NewsCSeries back in the air for fourth test flight
After a 27-day hiatus, the first CSeries aircraft took off from Montreal’s Mirabel airport today for its fourth test flight.
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NewsBoeing spreads 777X design work to Charleston, Moscow, defence sites
Boeing today announced that many of the component details for the 777X aircraft family will be designed by the company’s engineers located outside the Puget Sound region of Washington state.
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Boeing upgrades 737 Max performance spec
Boeing says today that the 737 Max will be slightly more efficient than expected when it enters service in the third quarter of 2013.