Boeing has announced it expects delivery of the first 787 to occur in the third quarter of this year. The new delivery date reflects the impact of an in-flight incident during testing last November ...
Airbus has increased the list price of its A380 by 8.4% to $375.3 million. The average price for the rest for the aircraft has risen by 4.4%, which has been backdated to the start of this year. Re-...
Umeco has announced that the formation of its Chinese joint venture company, Shanghai Umeco Composites on September 21, 2010, has been approved by the Chinese authorities. Shanghai Umeco Composite...
The Saertex group has signed a new agreement with Bombardier Aerospace to supply high-performance multi-axial and uni-directional reinforcements, also known as non-crimp fabrics (NCFs). The NCFs wi...
Airbus has stated that it is investigating whether it will be able to increase production of A320-family aircraft to 44 aircraft a month. It currently produces 36 A320s a month, which is set to ris...
CAE has sold five CAE 7000 Series Level D full-flight simulators (FFS). Qantas airways has ordered an Airbus A380 FFS that will be delivered in 2012, while Shanghai Eastern Flight Training Centre (SEF...
Spirit AeroSystems has developed and agreed a new framework with Boeing over the development and production of the 787-8. "Working closely with our largest customer, we have developed a fair and equit...
European certification of Boeing 787 is expected to be approved between the middle of this year and the end, according Patrick Goudou, executive director of European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA). Gou...
Flybe, Europe’s largest regional airline, has selected US-based FlightSafety International to provide two state-of-the-art full flight simulators for its new Training Academy, namely for the Bombardie...
The US manufacturer has been building 767-family aircraft for 30 years and offers a tanker version to the US Air Force. “It takes an incredible airplane to make it to the 1,000 unit,” Kim Pastega, gen...
Singapore Airlines has signed a year-long advertising and sponsorship deal with Discovery Networks UK. The partnership aims to push the airline’s brand across on-air and online platforms via a co-bran...
Boeing has announced it has hit its delivery target for 2010 but its full year results show the US aircraft manufacturer Boeing ended 2010 with a net loss in orders for both the 747 and the 787. This ...
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