Nov 18, 2010 WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - Ground testing of Pratt & Whitney's first PW1524G engine for the Bombardier CSeries family of aircraft continues on schedule validating performance expectations. The engine is the first of an eight-engine validation and certification program. "We are extremely pleased with the test results indicating that the overall engine performance is well aligned with our pre-test expectations," said Bob Saia, vice ... Read more

Nov 16, 2010 ZHUHAI Airshow - China announced a 100-plane order for its first commercial jetliner, a first step in its ambitions to challenge Airbus and Boeing for a slice of a global market worth $1.7 trillion. State-owned COMAC, or Commercial Aircraft Corp of China, unveiled the orders ... Read more

Nov 12, 2010 TEAM.Aero has analyzed the current 2010 aircraft delivery information from both Airbus and Boeing to show you the Top-25 customers taking delivery this year of the popular 737 NG and A320 family of narrowbody aircraft.   See our latest update of all aircraft orders and deliveries in ... Read more

Nov 10, 2010 TORONTO - Bombardier Aerospace announced today that Transport Canada and the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) have awarded Aircraft Type Certificates for the 100-seat CRJ1000 NextGen regional jet. The largest member of the CRJ Series family of regional jets, the CRJ1000 NextGen aircraft was officially launched on February ... Read more

Nov 04, 2010 PARIS - China Aviation Supplies Holding Company (CAS) has signed with Airbus for a total of 102 aircraft of which 66 are new orders. The new orders comprise 50 A320 Family aircraft, six A330s and ten A350 XWBs. The agreement was signed today by Li Hai, ... Read more

Oct 28, 2010 SEATTLE - The new Boeing 737 Sky Interior more than meets expectations, according to Kenneth Gile, chief operating officer of the low-cost airline flydubai. "I don't know how you did it, but it looks like, from inside, you made the fuselage bigger," he told Boeing employees at a Boeing Field delivery ceremony Wednesday for the first plane with the new interior. The ... Read more

Oct 15, 2010 MUNICH - Steven Udvar-Hazy, the self-described 'godfather' of the aircraft leasing industry, said that upgraded versions of Airbus SAS and Boeing Co jets would offer only limited benefits and create higher costs for airlines. The switch, referred to as re-engineing in the aviation industry, would ... Read more

Sep 30, 2010 EVERETT - Boeing today announced a schedule change for the 747-8 Freighter with first delivery now expected mid-year 2011. The company also announced steps it is taking to support the new schedule, including adding a fifth airplane to the flight-test fleet. The company previously indicated that, ... Read more

Sep 29, 2010 Embraer has set a six- to nine-month timeline for a decision on whether it will re-engine its E-Jets or come up with a clean-sheet design. Although Boeing seems to have cooled on re-engining its 737, Embraer remains watchful about the threat of the Bombardier CSeries and a potential ... Read more

Sep 20, 2010 SEATTLE - Boeing said Friday that it agreed to sell 50 of its 737 airliners, valued at $3.7 billion based on average list prices, to state-run Russian Technologies, a day after announcing plans to boost production of the best-selling aircraft. The agreement, one step ... Read more