China Express Airlines became the country’s seventh operator of the Comac ARJ21 regional aircraft programme, after taking delivery of its first example. The aircraft, registered B-650P, is the first of at least 50 examples the privately-owned regional carrier will operate....
Long-serving Aeroflot Group chief executive Vitaly Saveliev is set to become Russian transport minister after he was nominated for the role by prime minister Mikhail Mishustin. The transport ministry says that Saveliev will take over, following a Russian presidential decree dated...
Embraer continues restructuring its operation and cutting costs as it aims to return to growth after 2021. Embraer continues restructuring its operation and cutting costs as it aims to return to growth after 2021. As part of those efforts, the...
The US State Department has approved the sale of an aircraft and weapons package worth up to $23.37 billion to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), including 50 examples of the Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II stealth fighter. The US State...
Ice storm debris removal crews will start collecting trees and branches from Oklahoma City residential customers beginning Nov. 16. Pickup is for residential trash collection customers only. Commercial properties – including apartment complexes,...
Lufthansa has bolstered its liquidity by placing a €600 million ($712 million) convertible bond. The German airline group says the transaction was more than six times oversubscribed. The bonds, which have an annual coupon of 2%, are redeemable in November...
Scandinavian budget carrier Norwegian has today warned that it faces a “significant risk” of insolvency, as it revealed a third-quarter net loss of NKr980 million ($108 million). Still reeling from the Norwegian government’s 9 November announcement that it would not provide any more financial...
Russian airframer Irkut has rolled out the first MC-21 equipped with domestically-built Aviadvigatel PD-14 powerplants. The variant, designated the MC-21-310, is the alternative to the -300 which features Pratt & Whitney PW1400G engines. Irkut has yet to fix a date...
Management at German leisure carrier TUIfly and pilot union Vereinigung Cockpit are blaming each other for a breakdown in talks about restructuring measures amid the air transport crisis. Management at German leisure carrier TUIfly and pilot union Vereinigung Cockpit are blaming each other for...
In October, Boeing lost another 12 orders for the 737 and received no new commitments for any commercial aircraft type, while deliveries inched up to 13 jets. In October, Boeing lost another 12 orders for the 737 and received no...