All Airframers news – Page 458
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NewsINTERIORS: VIDEO - Korean Air unveils A380 flying duty-free shop
Korean Air is to become the first airline in the world to offer a flying duty free shop when its first of 10 Airbus A380s enters service on 10 June. The...
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NewsINTERIORS: Airbus Space-Flex concept could add three seats to A320
Airbus today unveils its innovative Space-Flex lavatory and galley concept which could enable some A320-family operators to fit an extra three seats on board...
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Assembly work of MRJ kicks off
Assembly work of the Mitsubishi Regional Jet (MRJ) started today, with riveting work commencing at Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI).
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NTSB investigates United emergency landing in New Orleans
The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is investigating a 4 April incident involving a United Airlines Airbus A320 that exited runway 19 in New...
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FAA to issue emergency AD for some 737 Classic fatigue inspections
The US Federal Aviation Administration is readying an emergency airworthiness directive mandating fuselage lap-joint inspection for approximately 175 737...
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Lufthansa selects P&W to power A320neo order
Lufthansa has followed the lead set by Indian carrier IndiGo and picked the Pratt & Whitney PW1100G engine to power its recent order of 30 Airbus A320neo...
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NewsNorth American MROs broaden narrowbody capacity
North American MROs are preparing to work through a backlog of postponed narrowbody maintenance
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P&W pushes PW1000G as C919 second engine
Pratt & Whitney CEO David Hess says his company is in "on-going discussions" with Chinese airframer Comac to offer the PW1000G as a second western engine...
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NewsGol-Delta tie-up offers new model for MRO partnerships
Does the new Gol-Delta partnership provide a glimpse of the future as South American overhaul shops look north
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JetBlue inks definitive deal to bring Ka-band connectivity to fleet
JetBlue Airways has inked a definitive agreement with ViaSat to bring Ka-band satellite-based in-flight connectivity to the carrier's entire fleet.
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Unseen loading error led Qantas A330 to depart overweight
Investigators have determined that a failure to detect a discrepancy in loading documentation led a Qantas Airbus A330-300 to depart above maximum weight...
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NewsSearch locates Air France flight AF447 crash site
French investigators are confident that they have located the crash site of the Air France Airbus A330-200 which was lost over the South Atlantic nearly...
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NewsSouthwest cancels 300 flights to inspect 737s
Southwest Airlines on Saturday cancelled 300 flights after one of its Boeing 737-300s suffered a depressurisation event triggered by a hole discovered in the top of the aircraft after it diverted and landed in Yuma, Arizona.
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NewsSouthwest grounds 80 737s after jet holed in flight
US low-cost carrier Southwest Airlines is to ground over 80 Boeing 737 aircraft pending immediate inspections after a fuselage hole was discovered in a jet...
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Helsinki cargo start-up to launch with a single MD-11F
New upstart cargo carrier Nordic Global Airlines plans to inaugurate its operations with a single MD-11 freighter.
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NewsMedvedev criticises competitiveness of Russian civil aircraft
Russian president Dmitry Medvedev has criticised the country's commercial aircraft industry for its poor production output and its competitive capabilities.
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Airbus and Interjet set to complete biofuel flight
Mexican low cost carrier Interjet and Airbus today plan to operate the first jatropha-based biofuel flight in Mexico with an Airbus A320.
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UTAir to sign for 20 ATRs and seeks 737s or A320s
Russian carrier UTAir is to place a firm order for new ATR 72-500 regional aircraft next week and select a Western twinjet for mainline routes. The...