Tag: aircraft

British Airways will turn next year to replacing its large fleet of older-generation Boeing 777s, but indicates it will retain some of the aircraft until at least 2030. The IAG-owned carrier has 46 in the fleet – comprising three 777-200s...

Southwest Airlines and American Airlines have extended their Boeing 737 Max cancellations until early March. According to a report on CNBC, Southwest has removed the aircraft from schedules through March 6, and American has eliminated the plane from its schedules...

Bombardier announced a definitive agreement to sell its aerostructures business to Spirit AeroSystems Holding, Inc. (Spirit), supporting Bombardier’s strategic decision to focus on its two strong growth pillars, trains and business aircraft. With this transaction, Spirit will acquire Bombardier’s aerostructures...

Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport, one of the busiest aviation facilities in the world, broke ground Friday on the final piece of what will end up being a 16-year project to upgrade the airport. City, state, federal and airport officials tossed...

One of the world’s top airlines has a spiffy new plane flying in and out of Toronto. Air France’s first Airbus A350, named “Toulouse,” flew into Toronto this week for the first time and will be flying daily throughout the...

It’s not often that an airline decides to design its own airplane. On Sunday, United Airlines Holdings Inc. will fly customers on a new regional jet crafted to its exact specifications, an aircraft that comes with 10 first class seats....

Finnair is setting out its sustainability credentials including the aim to halve its emissions by 2050 as pressure in Europe for airlines to tackle their climate change impact increases. The move to halve its emissions is in line with the...

Operations by older-variant Boeing 737s have been temporarily banned at Bolivia’s capital El Alto airport near La Paz. The ban takes effect immediately, on 10 October, and takes into account recommendations following the occurrence of «events», says the Bolivian civil...

British Airways commenced the first North American long-haul service of its new A350 aircraft from Toronto today, following extensive trials and the launch of its first long-haul service to Dubai last month. The new aircraft features Club Suite, British Airways’...

By 2038, Chinese airlines will need 10,344 aircraft, or about 21% of the global fleet. This marks a dramatic increase from the current 3,854 aircraft, which is about 16% of the global fleet. Chinese airframer Comac, which released its global...