on 18/04/2018 at 18h00
Primera Air, a low-fare Nordic airline, has taken delivery of its first Airbus A321neo at an event in Hamburg, Germany. The aircraft, which was assembled in Hamburg, is the first of three A321neos to be leased from GECAS in 2018. Primera Air will also lease a further five A321neos from other...
on 18/04/2018 at 17h52
Airports Council International (ACI) has reported preliminary traffic results for the world's 20 busiest airports, based on reports from 1,202 airports worldwide, showing robust growth in passenger numbers and air cargo. Passenger traffic at the world’s 20 busiest airports grew by 5.2% in 2017....
on 13/04/2018 at 15h31
The first Fenestron, invented by Frenchmen Paul Fabre and René Mouille, took to the skies on the second prototype of the Gazelle on 12th April 1968. The system subsequently became emblematic of Sud Aviation, Aerospatiale, Eurocopter and now Airbus helicopters, and the H160 will carry this...
on 11/04/2018 at 18h31
Saudi Arabian low-cost carrier flynas has signed a Letter of Agreement with CFM International for the purchase of 160 LEAP-1A engines to power 80 Airbus A320neo aircraft, along with a long-term services agreement on a pay by-the-hour basis. It is the second multi-billion-dollar LEAP deal in less...
on 10/04/2018 at 15h34
Airbus and Zodiac Aerospace have partnered to develop and market lower-deck modules with passenger sleeping berths for A330 and A350 widebody aircraft. The modules, which would fit inside the aircraft's cargo compartments, are designed to offer new opportunities for additional services to...
on 10/04/2018 at 14h47
Thales has announced new additions to its inflight entertainment (IFE) portfolio to complement the AVANT system currently flying on more than 30 airlines. The new offerings are called CORE and PRESTIGE. The announcement was made at Aircraft Interiors Expo in Hamburg. CORE is designed for airlines...
on 04/04/2018 at 15h55
NASA has awarded Lockheed Martin Skunk Works a $247.5m contract to design, build and flight test the Low-Boom Flight Demonstrator (LBFD), an experimental plane designed to make supersonic passenger air travel a reality. Lockheed Martin Skunk Works will build a full-scale experimental aircraft based...
on 03/04/2018 at 10h36
Aireon has announced the fifth successful launch and deployment of its space-based Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) payloads, hosted by the Iridium NEXT satellite constellation. At 7:13:51 AM PDT (14:13:51 UTC) on 30th March, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Vandenberg Air...
on 30/03/2018 at 15h51
Thales has reached a formal agreement with NASA for a Space Act Agreement to facilitate coordination with NASA and support the agency's unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) traffic management (UTM) activity. The FAA describes UTM is a "traffic management" ecosystem for uncontrolled operations that is...
on 30/03/2018 at 12h50
Airbus has signed a five-year agreement with easyJet to provide predictive maintenance services for the carrier's entire fleet of almost 300 aircraft. The technology relies on Airbus’ Skywise data platform which is designed to allow engineers to intervene early and replace parts before failure,...
on 30/03/2018 at 11h26
Transportation Partners — the leasing arm of Lion Group, Indonesia's largest privately-owned airline — and CFM International have finalised an order for 380 LEAP-1A engines to power Airbus A320neo/A321neo aircraft. The final engine order, which is valued at $5.5bn at list price was originally...
on 27/03/2018 at 11h01
AFI KLM E&M and Vietnam Airlines have signed a long-term flight hour support contract covering the GEnx engines equipping the Vietnamese flag carrier's fleet of Boeing 787s, which is scheduled to grow to 19 aircraft by 2021. Under this contract, AFM KLM E&M will handle maintenance of...
on 26/03/2018 at 12h22
Qantas completed the first direct flight between Perth and London on 25th March, marking the start of the only direct air link between Australia and Europe. The flight is operated by a Boeing 787-9. Flight QF9, carrying more than 200 passengers and 16 crew, pushed back just before 7pm on Saturday...
on 26/03/2018 at 11h16
On 25th March, Singapore Airlines became the first airline to take delivery of the Boeing 787-10, the largest member of the 787 family. The airline, through its subsidiary Scoot, will thus become the first to operate all three versions of the 787. The delivery ceremony took place at Boeing's...
on 19/03/2018 at 11h45
The main sections of the first A380 for Japan’s All Nippon Airways (ANA) have arrived at the Airbus final assembly line in Toulouse via a special convoy, with six subassemblies - the nose, central and aft fuselage sections, the tailplane, and the two wings. ANA Holdings placed a firm order of...
