Dubai Airshow 2019

Dubai Airshow 2019: Airbus sells 220 aircraft for $36 billion

In two days of the Dubai Airshow 2019, Airbus has announced 220 sales of medium-haul and wide-body aircraft for a total amount worth slightly over $36 billion.

Dubai Airshow 2019

Dubai Airshow 2019: Emirates confirms an order for 30 Boeing 787-9s

The firm order announced Wednesday, November 20, amounting to $ 8.8 billion, is in fact a conversion of part of the ongoing Boeing 777X order, now covering a total of 126 aircraft. Emirates is still the world's largest operator of Boeing 777s, with 155 aircraft in operation.

Dubai Airshow 2019

Dubai Airshow 2019: Airbus announces 170 sales in one hour

In exactly an hour and three minutes, Airbus announced 170 sales during the second day of the Dubai Airshow 2019. To the 50 A350-900s order of Emirates are added Air Arabia’s 120 Airbus A320neo family aircraft.

Dubai Airshow 2019

Dubai Airshow 2019: Emirates signs firm order for 50 Airbus A350s

During the second day of Dubai Airshow 2019, Emirates announces a firm order for fifty Airbus A350-900 aircraft powered by Rolls-Royce Trent XWB engines. Emirates also addressed its fleets projects.

Dubai Airshow 2019

Dubai Airshow 2019: Airbus anticipates a near-tripling of fleets serving the Gulf and the Emirates

The global fleet of operators serving the Arabian Gulf and the United Arab Emirates could rise to 1,730 aircraft in 2038 (against 630 today), with passenger traffic forecast to grow 5.8% per annum over the next 20 years.

Dubai Airshow 2019

Dubai Airshow 2019: Saudi Arabia’s grand design

Following the recent inauguration of the new terminal at King Abdulaziz International Airport in Jeddah, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is well on track towards achieving its growth targets in the aviation sector.

Civil Aviation

EngineWise: Pratt & Whitney gets two more customers

China Southern Airlines and Vietnam Airlines both signed a 12-year EngineWise comprehensive maintenance service agreement with Pratt & Whitney for the engines powering the airlines’ A320neo family aircraft.

Civil Aviation

CFM International records $4 billion order from Qatar Airways

Qatar Airways announces an order worth $4 billion for CFM LEAP-1A engines. CFM International’s engines will equip 50 Airbus A321neo aircraft.

Civil Aviation

China: CFM concludes $1 billion agreement

Colorful Guizhou Airlines selects CFM LEAP-1A to power its future fleet of Airbus A320neo. The deal also includes five spare engines.

Civil Aviation

China Eastern Airlines selects Pratt & Whitney EngineWise

The Chinese airline has selected Pratt & Whitney's EngineWise MRO service platform to monitor the IAE V2500 engines powering its first-generation Airbus A320 aircraft.

Civil Aviation

Cebu Pacific confirms its 16 Airbus A330neo aircraft

Cebu Pacific confirms the sixteen Airbus A330-900s of a Memorandum of Understanding which also includes ten Airbus A321XLR and five A320neo aircraft.

Industry

LiFi aboard commercial aircraft

Latécoère, Signify and Huneed Technologies have signed a memorandum of understanding that paves the way to a revolutionary industrialization of cabin lighting technology. Meanwhile, Air France first tests LiFi.

Civil Aviation

SpaceJet: Mitsubishi Aircraft blocked by scope clause

Trans States Holdings, which controls Trans States Airlines, Compass Airlines and GoJet Airlines, cancels its firm order for 50 SpaceJet M90 aircraft and additional 50 options.

Civil Aviation

Airbus A321XLR: 300 firm sales and 13 customers

The Airbus A321XLR now has 300 firm sales and 13 customers with orders from VietJet and IndiGo. VietJet signed for 15 copies.

Civil Aviation

IndiGo: a merciless commercial battle between CFM and Pratt & Whitney

Behind the new order from IndiGo, the engine manufacturers CFM International and Pratt & Whitney are fighting a merciless battle to win the propulsion of the 300 Airbus A320neo aircraft.

Civil Aviation

Spirit Airlines signs for 100 more Airbus A320neo aircraft

Already customer of the Airbus A320ceo and neo families, the U.S. carrier Spirit Airlines has signed a memorandum of understanding for the purchase of up to 100 additional Airbus A320neo aircraft.

Civil Aviation

IndiGo places huge order of 300 Airbus A320neo aircraft

This firm order includes a mix of A320neo, A321neo and A321XLR aircraft. This is one of the largest orders ever placed at Airbus by a single operator.

Civil Aviation

Drukair upgrades its ATR fleet

Drukair takes delivery of new ATR 42-600 aircraft. With this renewal the Bhutanese national flag-carrier aims at providing upgraded aircraft for both pilots and passengers.

Civil Aviation

New tour in Asia for the Airbus A220

The Airbus A220 returns to Asia for a new demonstration tour. The aircraft, an A220-300, was loaned by airBaltic and will focus this time on the southern part of Asia.

Civil Aviation

Lufthansa cleans up its Airbus and Boeing fleet

The aim is to reduce the number of long-haul aircraft models within the group's global fleet by 2025, in order to obtain significant savings in terms of training and maintenance operations.

MRO Europe 2019

MRO Europe 2019: Embraer signs with several European and African customers

For the European customers, Embraer has signed or extended contracts with Helvetic Airways, Pan Européenne Air Service and Flybe, while the African customer is the Zambian Royal Air Charters.

MRO Europe 2019

MRO Europe 2019: Safran Nacelles signs with Virgin Atlantic for A330ceo thrust reversers

The contract will be valid for 5 years and concerns a total of 10 aircraft.

Civil Aviation

Aeroflot cancels 22 Boeing 787 aircraft

The Russian airline Aeroflot cancels its order of 22 Boeing 787 aircraft. With 556 copies in its order backlog, Boeing still has a little more than three years of activity for its long-haul.

MRO Europe 2019

MRO Europe 2019: Delta and Airbus finalize a digital alliance

The new alliance will be officially launched in 2020. It will combine the knowledge developed by Airbus, thanks to Skywise, and Delta's MRO branch, Delta TechOps, in predictive maintenance.

MRO Europe 2019

Lufthansa Technik and Collins Aerospace partner for Airbus A380

During the MRO Europe 2019 trade show, Collins Aerospace Systems and Lufthansa Technik announced a partnership to provide the Airbus A380 operators with main landing gear MRO solutions.

Civil Aviation

Boeing 737 MAX: faults within the FAA

The U.S. Civil Aviation Authorities have not properly assessed the reliability of the MCAS system, according to the report of the international committee of experts JATR released on October 11.

MRO Europe 2019

Scandinavian Airlines signs with KLM UK Engineering

KLM UK Engineering — a subsidiary of AFI KLM E&M — has been awarded Airframe Maintenance Support contrat from Scandinavian Airlines to perform heavy maintenance on Boeing 737NG aircraft.

MRO Europe 2019

Asia-Pacific: all E-Jet operators enrolls in Embraer’s Pool Program

During MRO Europe 2019 event, Myanmar National Airlines signed Pool Program deal for E190 aircraft with Embraer, thus completing the list of E-Jet Asia-Pacific operators enrolled in Embraer’s TechCare program.

MRO Europe 2019

MRO Europe 2019: a $116 billion market in ten years

The MRO Europe 2019 conference, of which Air & Cosmos is a partner, opened in London on October 15. One of the highlights of the day was a ten-year market forecast conference.

Civil Aviation

UIA selects once again SR Technics for Boeing 737NG

Ukraine International Airlines awards CFM56-7B engine maintenance contract to SR Technics. The Swiss MRO service provider already performed first engine shop visit in Zurich in August.

Civil Aviation

Bruxelles approves the €380 million for Condor

The European Commission has just authorized Germany to loan €380 million to the airline Condor to ensure the orderly continuation of air transport services.

Civil Aviation

Air Austral takes Airbus A220s too

Air Austral selects the Airbus A220 for the renewal of its short and medium-haul fleets. The three Airbus A220-300 aircraft will be delivered from November 2020 to March 2021.

Civil Aviation

Satys sets up a painting workshop in Budapest

The French group Satys is setting up a 4,000 m2 aircraft re-painting workshop at Budapest airport where Aeroplex and Lufthansa Technik are already settled, not to mention Wizzair.

Civil Aviation

Air&Cosmos Int'l digital mag issue 9 is out now! Featuring MRO special, FCAS, satellite launches.

• MRO 46-PAGE SPECIAL SECTION • DEFENCE: FCAS starting to take shape • SPACE: first half launch roundup

Civil Aviation

Cracks on Boeing 737NG

Boeing said Boeing 737NG operators grounded a total of 38 single-aisle aircraft. Inspections have revealed cracks at the wing-fuselage spar attachment points.

Civil Aviation

Air Greenland selects H225 helicopters for SAR operations

Air Greenland has ordered two Airbus H225 heavy helicopters for the search and rescue to win a Greenland’s SAR contract.

Civil Aviation

Airbus A380: operators seek cracks

Airbus A380 operators will have to check the absence or the presence of cracks along the aircraft wing trailing edges.

Civil Aviation

ATR launches the STOL variant of the ATR 42-600

ATR launches the short take-off and landing version of its ATR 42-600 with 20 commitments from operators and lessors recorded. The certification is expected for 2022 second semester with following fist delivery.

Civil Aviation

Ending for XL Airways

No miracle for XL Airways. On October 4, the carrier has been liquidated without continuing activity by the Commercial Court of Bobigny.

Civil Aviation

Hawker Pacific is looking to recruit a B2 - Licenced Aircraft Maintenance Engineer

Civil Aviation

The MC-21 suffered an hydraulic failure

The MC-21 had to perform an emergency landing due to a hydraulic system problem, which prevented the retraction of one of the landing gear legs.

Civil Aviation

Thanks to Safran, Air France gets larger luggage compartments for its Airbus A320s

The ECOS system offers up to 60% more storage capacity than currently available luggage racks.

Civil Aviation

Air France takes delivery of a first Airbus A350-900

The French airline took delivery of a first A350-900 at the Airbus delivery center in Blagnac. This is the first of an order of 28 copies.

Civil Aviation

Asiana selects SR Technics

Asiana Airlines entrusts SR Technics with Pratt & Whitney PW4000 engine maintenance.

Civil Aviation

MRO APAC 2019: ANA selects Safran’s NacelleLife for its Airbus A380

All Nippon Airways selects the MRO service solution NacelleLife of Safran Nacelles for its three Airbus A380s signing a ten-year contrat.

Civil Aviation

Air New Zealand takes more Boeing Dreamliners

Air New Zealand finalizes an order for eight Boeing 787-10 aircraft with options for additional 12 Dreamliners.

Civil Aviation

Thomas Cook: more than 100 Airbus and Boeing grounded?

The bankruptcy of the British travel agency Thomas Cook has consequences on several airlines affiliates of the group. More than 100 Airbus and Boeing are affected.

Civil Aviation

An Airbus A321LR for Air Astana

Air Astana just took delivery of its first Airbus A321LR. The airline has selected Pratt & Whitney engines to power the aircraft and a layout 166 seats split in two classes.