Boeing is preparing to begin flight tests of the third and smallest member of the 737 MAX family, the 737-7, following the Feb. 5 rollout of the first aircraft at its Renton, Washington, plant....More
GE tackling GE9X fix and maintenance issues with CF6 engines powering 747-400 flying testbed before first flight of new engine for Boeing’s 777X....More
Airbus debuts the newly certified A350-1000 at the Singapore Airshow this week as part of a three-week demonstration tour across the Asia-Pacific region and Middle East....More
The carrier's CEO said Ryanair is “fully prepared to face down” attempted disruptions from labor groups looking to challenge the LCC’s “low cost, high pay/high productivity model,” even if that means enduring strikes....More
Australia’s Qantas Airways wants its aircraft of choice to be able to fly anticipated nonstop services from Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane to London with full passenger loads, CEO Alan Joyce said at the Singapore Airshow Aviation Leadership Summit....More
IATA director general and CEO Alexandre de Juniac called for urgent attention to the air transport industry’s growing infrastructure bottlenecks, which are increasingly affecting fast-growth markets in the Asia-Pacific region....More
The U.S.-based Mitre Corp. will be helping the Vietnam Air Traffic Management Corp. (VATM) to develop an air traffic flow management (ATFM) master plan, under a contract....More
