STOL variant of ATR 42-600 successfully completes maiden flight
The Short Take-Off and Landing (STOL) version of the ATR 42-600 regional turboprop aircraft completed its maiden flight…
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Rostec moves closer to replacing French SSJ 100 engines with Russia-made PD-8
Russian state conglomerate Rostec has completed the static testing program of the Aviadvigatel PD-8, the new domestic turbofan…
Air Astana receives A321LR jet, aims to boost fleet to 43 planes by end of 2022
A Kazakhstan -based airline, Air Astana, has boosted its aircraft fleet with the delivery of its eighth Airbus…
Lufthansa orders new freighters and more Boeing aircraft amid 777X delays
Lufthansa (LHAB) (LHA) has ordered 17 Boeing widebody aircraft, with new Dreamliners to compensate for delayed 777X deliveries,…
Textron delivers first Cessna SkyCourier turboprop to FedEx
Textron Aviation has delivered its first Cessna SkyCourier twin-engine turboprop to launch customer FedEx Express. The aircraft is the…
Rex Airlines signs LoI for additional Boeing 737-800NG
Australian regional and domestic carrier Rex Airlines has signed a Letter of Intent (LoI) to lease an additional…
Russia’s UAC to begin restoration work on Il-96, Tu-204 and An-124 aircraft
Russia’s United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) received subsidies to remove old aircraft from storage and restore them to a…
Qantas selects Pratt & Whitney GTF engines to power A220, A320neo family jets
Qantas Airways confirmed the selection of Pratt & Whitney geared turbofan (GTF) engines to power its Airbus A220…
Qantas announces major aircraft order to prepare for Project Sunrise
Australian flag carrier Qantas has announced major Airbus aircraft orders for both its international and domestic routes. The…
Alaska Airlines, Disneyland join forces to unveil special Star Wars B737 livery
Alaska Airlines and Disneyland have joined forces to unveil a special Star Wars-themed livery that even Darth Vader…
Airbus is likely to delay A321XLR entry until 2024: Reuters
Airbus will likely delay the A321XLR aircraft’s entry into service until 2024, industry sources told Reuters on May 4,…
Airbus demonstrates A220 in a tour across Asia-Pacific
Airbus has deployed an A220 passenger aircraft to showcase the airplane’s features and capabilities for customers across Asia-Pacific.…
Avolon records $304 million impairment to cover 10 jets stuck in Russia
Dublin-based aircraft leasing company Avolon has recorded an impairment of $304 million related to 10 planes still stuck…
Airbus A321XLR aircraft rolls out of the paint shop
Airbus has rolled out its new A321XLR aircraft, the latest edition of its A320neo family, out of the paint…
airBaltic to wet-lease one jet from Ukraine’s flag carrier
Latvian flag-carrier airBaltic has leased a Boeing 737-900ER aircraft on an ACMI basis from Ukraine International Airlines (UIA). The…
airBaltic takes delivery of 34th Airbus A220 aircraft
Latvian flag carrier airBaltic has taken delivery of its 34th Airbus A220-300 aircraft, registered YL-ABH. This is the second…
airBaltic to wet-lease 11 Airbus A220 aircraft to other carriers
airBaltic will wet-lease a portion of its Airbus A220 aircraft to other carriers for summer 2022 after the…
Virgin Australia eyes Boeing 737 MAX 8 deliveries in 2023
Virgin Australia will expand its fleet by adding four Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft in a bid to…