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Mitsubishi Aircraft has chosen PTC as a strategic partner for developing a reliable and maintainable management platform for the Mitsubishi Regional Jet (MRJ) next-generation aircraft...
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Korean Air receives first Boeing 747-8, 777 Freighters
Korean Air has obtained its first Boeing 747-8 and 777 Freighters to expand its cargo fleet making it the first airline in the world to operate both the 747-8 and 777...
Air Namibia orders two Airbus 319 aircraft
Air Namibia, the African country's national carrier, has ordered two new A319 aircraft from Airbus to replace the existing two Boeing 737-500s in its fleet, in a deal worth $161m at list...
Estonian Air to lease 12 Embraer E-Jet family aircraft
Estonian Air, the government owned national carrier of Estonia, has selected Embraer's 170-Jet aircraft to replace the existing Boeing model and to serve new destinations, dropping its plans to...
AirAsia to add 275 A320s aircraft in next 14 years
Asia-Pacific's low-cost airliner AirAsia has unveiled a plan to add 275 Airbus 320 aircraft over the next 14 years as part of its fleet...
Spirit Airlines confirms 75 A320 jet order
US-based Spirit Airlines has confirmed its order for 75 Airbus single-aisles comprising 45 of the upgraded fuel-efficient A320neo aircraft and 30 A320 jetliners, following the Memorandum...
Air Astana orders 15 aircraft worth $1bn
Kazakhstan's flagship carrier Air Astana has ordered 15 new planes in a deal worth over $1bn to expand and modernise its...
Embraer delivers 1,200 ethanol fueled Ipanema aircraft
Embraer has delivered the 1,200th Ipanema aircraft, which is the first in a series of agricultural aircraft certified to run on ethanol (hydrous...
Cebu Air to lease eight Airbus 330-300s
Philippine budget carrier Cebu Air (CEB) is planning to lease up to eight Airbus A330-300 aircraft to serve flights to the US, Middle East, Australia and Europe in...
Honda to unveil first business jet in 2013
Japanese car maker Honda Motor is planning to unveil its first seven-seater small business jet in 2013 and is anticipating to get at least a quarter of the market...
GE leases three Boeing 737-800s to Royal Air Maroc
GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS), the commercial aircraft leasing and financing unit of GE, has delivered three new Boeing 737-800 aircraft leased to Royal Air...
AviancaTaca finalises 51 A320 aircraft order
Colombian airline AviancaTaca Holding (AV) and its Ecuadorian subsidiary, AeroGal, have confirmed their order for 51 Airbus narrow-body A320 jets with Airbus in a deal worth...
Airbus delivers first A320 aircraft to Hong Kong Airlines
Airbus has delivered a long-range, single-aisle A320 aircraft to Hong Kong Airlines, the first of 30 aircraft ordered by the...
Norwegian orders 222 aircraft from Boeing and Airbus for $21.5bn
Norwegian Air Shuttle (Norwegian) has signed deals worth $21.5bn to buy 222 planes from Boeing and Airbus including models equipped with fuel-efficient...
Saudi Arabian Airlines orders eight Boeing 777-300ERs
Saudi Arabian Airlines has ordered eight Boeing 777-300ER aircraft in a deal worth...
Hawaiian Airlines extends maintenance agreement with Goodrich
Goodrich and Hawaiian Airlines have extended their current Prime Solutions nacelle maintenance agreement in order to include three Boeing 717-200 aircraft inducted into the airline's fleet...
Indian Government to fund civilian aircraft development project
The Indian Government’s Planning Commission is expected to allocate Rs50bn ($995.6m) in the 12th Five Year Plan for the development of a 90-seater regional transport aircraft...
EASA orders checks on one third of A380 fleet
The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has issued an Airworthiness Directive (AD) relating to one third of the current Airbus 380 fleet following reported cracks inside the wings of the...
Cathay Pacific Airways orders six Airbus A350-900 jets
Hong Kong’s Cathay Pacific Airways has signed a $1.6bn order with Airbus for six A350-900 wide-body long-haul aircraft intended to serve European...
Etihad cancels six Airbus A350-1000 aircraft orders
Etihad Airways, the Abu Dhabi Government owned airline, has cancelled six Airbus A350-1000 of its original order of 25 aircraft, but retained the option to buy wide body...
BE Aerospace wins $800m Boeing contract
BE Aerospace has won an $800m contract from Boeing to manufacture the modular lavatory systems for Boeing’s 737 Next-Generation family of aircraft and the 737 MAX, which is expected to launch...
