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The Air France-KLM Group plans to renew its long-haul fleet with a big new order for 50 Airbus A350 widebodies, including both the A350-900 and A350-1000 models. It will also …
Air France-KLM Group to Renew Long-Haul Fleet with New Order for A350s Read More
China Eastern Airlines has agreed to order another 100 COMAC C919 narrowbody airliners. The airline is the launch customer for the C919 and currently has a handful of aircraft in …
China Eastern Airlines Agrees to Order 100 More C919s Read More
Airbus announced a change to its corporate organization on September 26. The manufacturer’s Executive Committee is creating a dedicated head of its Commercial Aircraft business to oversee sales and production …
Airbus Nominates New Head of Commercial Aircraft Business Read More
In 2022, airlines in the U.S. (excluding foreign carriers) carried a total of 862.8 million passengers, up 28.0 percent from 674.1 million in 2021. Of this total, 759.8 million, or …
Top 100 Airlines in the United States: 2022 Traffic Figures and 2023 Forecast Read More
Airbus Helicopters revealed its new PioneerLab technology demonstrator at the German National Aviation Conference in Hamburg. The aircraft is based on the company’s twin-engine H145 model and will test rotorcraft …
Airbus Unveils New Flying Lab to Test New Light Helicopter Technologies Read More
Quiet month for Boeing. Airbus sets new all-time backlog record. Boeing and Airbus delivered 35 and 52 commercial jets in August 2023, compared to 35 and 41 deliveries, respectively, in …
Airbus and Boeing Report August 2023 Commercial Aircraft Orders and Deliveries Read More
Gulfstream has revealed that its G700 business jet will deliver better performance, including greater range and speed, than the company had initially announced for the new aircraft. During certification flight …
Gulfstream Reveals Range Increase for New G700 Business Jet Read More
Vertical Aerospace has updated both investors and the public after making headlines in early August regarding a crash involving the company’s VX4 electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft prototype. …
Vertical Aerospace Provides Updates Following August Crash Read More
After several years of tumult precipitated by a one-two punch of black swan events – the grounding of the MAX fleet in 2020 and the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic …
737 Retrofit Market Transitions Out of the Black Swan Era Read More
ATR aims to deliver a fleet of around 25-30 ATR 72-600 regional turboprops to the South Korean regional aircraft market over the next seven years. The manufacturer delivered its forecast …
ATR Touts Turboprop Efficiency for South Korean Regional Routes Read More