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IRAN AIRLINE RETRACTS STATEMENT ON DEATH TOLL, PLANE HAD 66 ON BOARD
An Iranian passenger plane carrying 66 people on board crashed near the remote mountain town of Semirom on Sunday... READ MORE›
BOEING CEO SAYS 'GETTING CLOSER' TO A DEAL WITH EMBRAER
The logo of Brazilian aviation company Embraer is seen on a factory in Sao Jose dos Campos, Brazil, February 7, 2018... READ MORE›
AIRBUS HALTS PRATT A320NEO SHIPMENTS AS ENGINE ISSUES EMERGE
It comes after Airbus Chief Executive Officer Tom Enders had started to signal his confidence that the turbine's troubles had been coming to a close... READ MORE›
DEADLINE LOOMING FOR BOEING TO DECIDE ON CANADA FIGHTER JET BID
Deadline looming for Boeing to decide on Canada fighter jet bid... READ MORE›
BOEING PROPOSES EMBRAER TIE-UP EXCLUDING DEFENSE UNIT
Boeing proposes Embraer tie-up excluding defense unit source... READ MORE›
BOEING FORECASTS SHARP RISE IN PROFIT, JET OUTPUT IN 2018
Boeing forecast that operating cash flow, a key measure of its financial performance, will rise to about 15 billion in 2018, compared with 13.34 billion last year... READ MORE›
PILOTLESS PLANES ARE COMING -- BUT WILL PASSENGERS ACCEPT THEM?
Canada will need to hire 7,300 pilots and flight inspectors between 2016 and 2025, according to an upcoming report from the Canadian Council for Aviation and Aerospace... READ MORE›
DISCUSSING THE FUTURE OF THE A380
The future of the Airbus A380 has been in doubt for some time, with airlines reluctant to order the double-decker plane... READ MORE›
AIRBUS ORDERED TO PAY 104 MILLION EUROS TO SETTLE TAIWAN MISSILE DISPU
Separately, Airbus faces UK and French investigations into the use of middlemen in commercial airliner sales... READ MORE›
MACRON MOOTS HUGE CHINA DEAL FOR AIRBUS -
The Toulouse, France-based company said separately Wednesday that George Xu will take over as chief executive of Airbus China, having previously run the Tianjin production line... READ MORE›
MACRON MOOTS HUGE CHINA DEAL FOR AIRBUS -
The Toulouse, France-based company said separately Wednesday that George Xu will take over as chief executive of Airbus China, having previously run the Tianjin production line... READ MORE›
AIRBUS-CHINA CONTRACT FOR 184 A320 JETS TO BE FINALISED SOON
Airbus-China contract for 184 A320 jets to be finalised soon Macron... READ MORE›
BOEING SET TO TOP AIRBUS WITH RECORD 763 JETS IN 2017
Boeing also booked 912 net new aircraft orders worth 134.8 billion at list prices last year, compared with 668 worth about 94 billion in 2016... READ MORE›
AIRBUS TO BOOST CHINA OUTPUT AS NEARS JET DEAL DURING MACRON TRIP
Macron is accompanied by industry leaders, including Airbus planemaking president Fabrice Bregier, on his visit... READ MORE›
AIRBUS SPRINTS FROM BEHIND IN BID TO UPSET BOEING ORDER LEAD
By contrast, it has been a poor year for orders of Airbus wide-body jets... READ MORE›
AIRBUS YEAR-END ORDER RUSH MASKS WOES SELLING ITS LARGEST JETS
Airbus SE completed the year doing what it does best selling its bread-and-butter narrow-body aircraft... READ MORE›
BIG BOEING, AIRBUS STRATEGIES DRIVE SMALL PLANE DEALS
Boeing and Airbus smaller planes start at around 125 seats... READ MORE›
BOEING-BOMBARDIER SPAT PUTS U.S.-CANADIAN TRADE DEALS IN SPOTLIGHT
Bombardier also argues that Boeing and Airbus do not compete with the CSeries because their planes are larger and have more range... READ MORE›
AIRBUS PLANEMAKING CHIEF BREGIER TO LEAVE IN FEBRUARY
The Airbus board has been under pressure to demonstrate its independence following a backlash in France over the handling of a compliance crackdown... READ MORE›
AIRBUS CEO IS PLANNING TO STEP DOWN WHEN TERM ENDS IN 2019
Airbus has already seen a partial overhaul of its senior management ranks... READ MORE›
AIRBUS PLANEMAKING CHIEF BREGIER TO LEAVE IN FEBRUARY
The Airbus board has been under pressure to demonstrate its independence following a backlash in France over the handling of a compliance crackdown... READ MORE›
AIRBUS A380 DRAWS GIANT CHRISTMAS TREE
An Airbus pilot in Germany has delivered an early festive present by tracing the outline of an enormous Christmas tree during a test flight... READ MORE›
WORLD'S LARGEST PASSENGER PLANE IN CHRISTMAS STUNT OVER GERMANY A
Flying the world's largest passenger plane, the Airbus A380, the pilot drew the outline of a Christmas tree... READ MORE›
CLEAR SKIES AHEAD FOR CHINA'S C919
As test flights continue, China Eastern Airlines has sent personnel to evaluate the cockpit and maintenance features of the aircraft... READ MORE›
NEW CHINA-RUSSIA CR929 PLANE WILL DEPEND ON RUSSIAN TECHNOLOGY
For instance, the soon-to-be-delivered KC-46 Pegasus tanker, an aerial refueling and strategic military transport aircraft, is being developed by Boeing from its 767 widebody jet airliner... READ MORE›
DENIED A CHAMPAGNE REFILL SWISS WOMAN CAUSES RUCKUS ON FLIGHT
Police said in a statement Sunday that the woman, who wasn't named, was escorted off the Airbus A320 and ordered to pay a security of 5,000 euros ($5,871)... READ MORE›
SPIRIT AEROSYSTEMS ANNOUNCES $1B EXPANSION, 1,000 NEW JOBS
At the time of that split, Spirit had 7,200 employees and was building 21 Boeing 737 fuselages per month, Gentile said... READ MORE›
AIR NEW ZEALAND CANCELS FLIGHTS AFTER "EVENTS" INVOLVING ROLLS-ROYCE ENGINES
Rolls-Royce said it was working with Air New Zealand to minimise disruption and restore full flight operations as soon as possible... READ MORE›
AIRBUS NAMES NEW TOP SALESMAN AMID LEGAL TROUBLES
Airbus is replacing its combative, long-serving sales chief with a Rolls Royce executive as the European plane maker tries to stay competitive with Boeing... READ MORE›
Trending News Headlines : Commercial Aviation
AIRBUS SEALS $50 BILLION JET DEAL TO OUTDO BOEING IN DUBAI
Airbus makes the A320 family at different sites around the world, including its main factory in Toulouse, France, as well as in Hamburg, Germany... READ MORE›
AIRBUS TO BUY MAJORITY STAKE IN BOMBARDIER C SERIES JET PROGRAM
The transaction also thrusts Airbus into the middle of Bombardier's bitter trade dispute with archrival Boeing... READ MORE›
NO PLANS TO CANCEL AIRBUS ORDER
Qatar Airways will not cancel its remaining Airbus A350 order over delays with the delivery of the long-haul jets, its chief executive said... READ MORE›
AIRBUS TAKES CONTROL OF BOMBARDIER CSERIES IN REBUFF TO U.S. THREAT
Airbus takes control of Bombardier CSeries in rebuff to U.S. threat... READ MORE›
DONALD TRUMP'S BOEING TWITTER TIRADE 'DOES NOT APPEAR TO REFLECT ARRANGEMENTS', WHITE HOUSE SAYS
Boeing shares slide after donald trump says costs are 'ridiculous'... READ MORE›
THE AIRBUS A380 SUPERJUMBO MAY GET EVEN LARGER WITH NEW WINGS
It referred questions about potential upgrades to Airbus... READ MORE›
C919 JET TAKES OFF ON MAIDEN FLIGHT, TO TEST CHINA'S AVIATION AMBITIONS
State broadcaster CCTV sent out live footage from the plane, which had no passenger seats installed for the maiden flight... READ MORE›
DOZENS KILLED IN RUSSIA PLANE CRASH
The FlyDubai Boeing 737-800, coming from Dubai, missed the runway as it attempted to land at 03 50 local time 00 50 GMT on Saturday... READ MORE›
BOEING'S SPACE TAXIS TO USE MORE THAN 600 3D-PRINTED PARTS
Boeing declined to say how much of the capsule Oxford's parts represent... READ MORE›
GE TELLS BOEING IT WON'T JOIN THREE-WAY RACE ON 797 PLANE ENGINE
GE is the sole supplier on the Boeing twin-aisle 777X, and Rolls has the same position on the A330neo... READ MORE›
CHINA'S NEW PLANE WILL BE HELPED ALOFT BY U.S. TECHNOLOGY
Boeing, which plans to build a facility in China, said it congratulated Comac on the development of the C919... READ MORE›
UNITED LOOKS AT BOEING'S 'PAPER PLANE' AND LIKES WHAT IT SEES
An endorsement from United, a large Boeing customer, would go a long way toward making the business case for so-called middle-of-market jetliners... READ MORE›
AIR FRANCE A380 MAKES EMERGENCY LANDING AFTER ENGINE BLOWS APART
Airbus and France's BEA air-accident investigation bureau dispatched a team of experts to Canada to investigate the aircraft, they said... READ MORE›
The pilot, Liao Chien-tsung, 42, has been widely praised for avoiding buildings in Taipei's dense urban center as the plane plummeted to earth... READ MORE›
SUPERSONIC AIRLINES ARE COMING BACK WHILE MUSK DREAMS OF SPACE
Several companies are working to develop new supersonic aircraft technologies, as is NASA... READ MORE›
BOEING'S CONNER BOWS OUT WITH $1.2 BILLION AIR SHOW DEAL
He was replaced as head of Boeing Commercial Airplanes last November by former General Electric executive Kevin McAllister... READ MORE›
BOEING TAKES AIM AT AIRBUS SINGLE-AISLE EDGE WITH STRETCHED 737
The Max 10 will seat as many as 230 passengers, roughly matching its European rival while burning 5 percent less fuel thanks to a lighter construction, Boeing says... READ MORE›
CHINA'S NEW JET WILL SEEK SHARE OF WORLD'S LARGEST AIRCRAFT MARKET
That would make China the biggest single-country market for planes, and the third-largest as a region, behind Europe and North America... READ MORE›
DEBRIS SUGGESTS RUSSIAN PLANE DISINTEGRATED IN AIR
But unraveling exactly what led to the disaster could take weeks, aviation safety experts said... READ MORE›
EXCLUSIVE: NEW BOEING 737 ECONOMY SEAT SUPPLIER BOOKS INITIAL SALES
Boeing's choice of LIFT as its sole seller-furnished seat supplier prompted drops in B E Aerospace and Zodiac shares when the deal became public in April... READ MORE›
BOEING WINS $3 BILLION IRAN SALE IN POTENTIAL TEST FOR TRUMP
Boeing's December agreement with Iran Air was the first of its kind since the Islamic Revolution... READ MORE›
BOEING IN 175 PLANE DEAL WITH BUDGET CARRIER FLYDUBAI
Flydubai Chairman Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed al-Maktoum told a news conference the provisional deal was struck Tuesday night... READ MORE›
AIRBUS A380 WOES DEEPEN AS EMIRATES DELAY ACCELERATES COST CUTS
A spokesman for the London-based engine maker said Rolls-Royce will continue to work with Airbus and Emirates to meet their requirements... READ MORE›
CHINA'S C919 JET COMPLETES FIRST LONG-DISTANCE FLIGHT
This ferry flight indicates that the C919 possess the ability to fly inter-city routes, COMAC said in the statement... READ MORE›
HOW CSERIES DEAL SHOOK STATUS QUO
Commercial aerospace has four main powers dominated by Airbus and Boeing, which share the market above 150 seats... READ MORE›
BOEING UNVEILS 'WORLD'S LIGHTEST MATERIAL' A METAL THAT IS 99.9% AIR
Experts say the inspiration for the metal lattice is human bone, which maintains its strength despite being hollow on the inside... READ MORE›
BOEING'S IRAN DEALS HANG IN THE BALANCE AS TRUMP CONDEMNS NUCLEAR ACCORD
Boeing has plenty at stake as President Donald Trump condemns -- without actually renouncing -- the Iran nuclear deal... READ MORE›
AIRBUS FACES SETBACK AS DELTA REVIEWS $14 BILLION JETLINER ORDER
'Excess Capacity' Airbus out-dueled Boeing for Delta's 50-jet order in 2014 and is slated to begin delivering the first of 25 Airbus A350s later this year... READ MORE›
AIRBUS PUTS PRICE TAG ON 'MADE-IN-USA' LABEL FOR C SERIES JET
Airbus brings credibility and volume and in exchange, suppliers are ready to make an effort on price, Bregier said... READ MORE›