The McDonnell Douglas MD-80 was the last American-built aircraft to feature an analog cockpit. The aircraft entered commercial service with Swissair in October 1980, and became a mainstay of short-haul aviation across... Read more »
With less than a month’s notice, Asiana Airlines has changed its equipment plan between Seoul Incheon and Frankfurt, Europe’s sixth-busiest airport by passengers. The Airbus A380 will now operate, replacing the A350.... Read more »
The Boeing 787 and Airbus A350 are very competitive long-range, widebody aircraft; both have higher cabin pressure, are clean-sheet designs, and feature extensive use of composite materials. Many passengers may prefer one... Read more »
Spirit Airlines has been forced to take several Airbus A320 family aircraft out of service after the fire suppression system was inadvertently activated at its maintenance hangar in Detroit. The incident, which... Read more »
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 »