The Boeing 747-400 is the best-selling variant in the 747 program’s history, attracting almost 700 orders (passenger and freighter) over its production run. The aircraft integrated many advanced features for its day... Read more »
The Airbus A318 has never been popular, largely due to its poor economics compared to larger alternative equipment. According to ch-aviation, just 80 aircraft were built. Following TAROM’s withdrawal of the so-called... Read more »
The overwhelming majority of the 155 double-decker 747-8s that Boeing made were put into service as cargo freighters, and the few passenger carriers that did go into service were all sold to... Read more »
This year, Rolls-Royce’s Trent engine series celebrates 30 years. From its origins in the early 1990s, the Trent engine family has defined widebody jet propulsion. The first Trent engine entering service was... Read more »
The Pratt & Whitney PW1100G, a variant of the engine series marketed as the P&W GTF, used on the A320neo, has received a further update, the GTF Advantage (GTF-A). This engine was... Read more »
easyJet has been one of the rare cases of a low-cost carrier going through the lengthy and costly process of switching its fleet type. The airline, which began flying with Boeing 737s,... Read more »
– Emerging markets driving air travel growth, fueled by consumers, competition and investment – Nearly half of deliveries will replace older airplanes, boosting efficiency of the global fleet LE BOURGET, PARIS, June... Read more »
The United States Regional Airlines Association (RAA), on behalf of its member airlines, has asked the Federal government for an exemption related to the requirements for an installed physical secondary barriers (IPSB).... Read more »
– Customer aircraft on static display will include a 777-300ER, F-15 Eagle, CH-47 Chinook, KC-46 Pegasus and P-8 Poseidon LE BOURGET, PARIS, June 9, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Boeing [NYSE: BA] will focus... Read more »
The 777X is Boeing’s latest addition to the long-range, widebody, twin-engine jetliner market. It promises to bring customers greater efficiency with advanced engines and folding wingtips to improve the jet’s flexibility. However,... Read more »