Aerospace & Air Transport

Boeing Enjoys Lavish Orders Bounty at Dubai Air Show

Middle East carriers give fill orders backlogs at both Boeing and Airbus during Dubai Air Show

November 21, 2011

Bombardier Gets C Series Boost as ATR Sales Soar

Turkey's Atlasjet commits to Bombardier's CS300 and NordStar opts for ATR42s

November 21, 2011

More Growth To Come from Middle East, Say Boeing and Airbus

Above average passenger growth to drive thousands of new airliner orders by 2030

November 21, 2011

India’s Kingfisher in Dash for Cash as Debt Pressure Mounts

Kingfisher Airlines needs new short- and long-term capital to ease its cash-flow woes

November 21, 2011

Record-Setting Emirates SkyCargo Adjusts to Economic Realities

Emirates SkyCargo adjusts to ups and downs of freight business.

November 21, 2011

AIN Blog: Cooler Heads Prevail in Dubai

In a strange way, flydubai’s anticlimactic news was reassuring. In an overheated industry, it seems that cooler heads for now have prevailed.

November 19, 2011

Low-cost Carrier flydubai Signs MRO Agreements

Honeywell has signed a 10-year, $20 million maintenance cost agreement to support APUs on flydubai’s Boeing 737 fleet.

November 15, 2011

Bombardier Lands C Series LOI with Turkey’s Atlasjet

Turkish low-fare carrier Atlasjet signed for 15 C Series CS300 narrowbodies.

November 15, 2011

DHL Taps Maximus for European Lift

Maximus Air has signed an aircraft, crew, maintenance and insurance lease agreement with express package carrier DHL.

November 14, 2011

Rolls-Royce Goes Greener with Fuel-efficient Trent 900 Turbofan

Rolls-Royce has introduced the first of a two-phase performance improvement for the Trent 900 engines that power the Airbus A380 airliner.

November 14, 2011

Qantas Joins Trend to Permagard Fleets

Qantas Airlines has signed up for Permagard’s bio-coating technology.

November 14, 2011

Could Flydubai Be Front of the Queue for Boeing 737 MAX?

Flydubai is a prime sales prospect for Boeing’s re-engined 737 MAX airliner.

November 14, 2011

ATR To Cease ATR 72-500 Production in 2012

ATR will cease ATR 72-500 production in 2012.

November 14, 2011

Engine Alliance Claims Majority of A380 Engine Sales

Engine Alliance, a JV between General Electric (GE) and Pratt & Whitney (P&W), claims pole position in supplying engines for the Airbus A380.

November 14, 2011

Mubadala and Boeing Strengthen Industrial Ties

Mubadala Aerospace and Boeing signed two agreements at the 2011 Dubai Air Show.

November 14, 2011

Avic’s MA600 Makes International Debut at Dubai 2011

China-based manufacturer Avic is debuting its MA600 twin turboprop at the 2011 Dubai Air Show.

November 14, 2011

CFM PIPS Competition In Lufthansa Power Deal

Lufthansa has chosen CFM56-5Bs to power four new Airbus A320s on firm order, CFM International announced at the Dubai Air Show yesterday.

November 14, 2011

Avic Pitches Y-12F Aircar for 19-seat Market

Avic unveiled the Y-12F Aircar 19-seat twin turboprop at the 2011 Dubai Air Show.

November 14, 2011

Raytheon Installs ATM System At New Al Maktoum Airport

Raytheon has completed delivery and installation of its latest generation AutoTrac III air traffic management system at Dubai’s Al Maktoum Intl Airport.

November 14, 2011

Irkut Introduces MS-21 as Alternative to Airbus A320neo and Boeing 737 MAX

Russian aircraft manufacturer Irkut announced its MS-21 family of short- and medium-range twin-engine passenger jets at Dubai 2011.

November 14, 2011