CommercialEASA, FAA Issue Type Certification for Airbus A350-1000 Airbus has received type certification for the A350-1000 from EASA and the FAA, the French OEM said Tuesday. Type certification for the A350-1000 comes less than one year after its first flight.…
CommercialThese OEMs Made Blockbuster Deals at the Dubai Airshow It has been said that the Dubai Airshow is where deals are made. That proved true for several lessors and original equipment manufacturers (OEM) at the show’s most recent installment, which occurred…
CommercialAirbus A3 Nears Vahana’s First Flight Airbus outpost A3 has been insisting its Vahana prototype aircraft will make its first flight before the end of 2017. An electric, autonomous vertical takeoff and landing, passenger-carrying future aircraft concept, Vahana…
CommercialHoneywell Licenses Lufthansa Technik for Airbus A350 Support Lufthansa Technik and Honeywell have taken their relationship to a new level. During the Dubai Air Show, occurring now and ending Thursday, it was announced that Lufthansa Technik can now support Airbus…
CommercialSingapore Airlines Rolls Out Airbus A380 Cabin Singapore Airlines is the world’s first carrier to operate the Airbus A380, according to the manufacturer. A new cabin is being rolled out across its entire fleet. “Singapore Airlines set new industry…
CommercialAirbus Americas Names New CEO and Chairman as Eccleston Retires Airbus has named a new CEO to take over its business in the Americas. Current CEO Barry Eccleston is set to retire at the end of February 2018, the manufacturer said. Jeffrey…
CommercialNewest Airbus Widebody On Track to Type Certification With Latest Milestone Airbus’ A350-1000 is on track to be EASA-certificated before the end of the month. The manufacturer said this newest member of the widebody family has successfully completed its functional and reliability testing.…
CommercialAirbus-Bombardier Partnership Has No Impact on Boeing Strategy While Boeing’s Commercial Airplanes business unit reported one of its most successful quarters Wednesday, most of the questions lodged at chief executive Dennis Muilenburg on the third quarter earnings call focused on…
CommercialAirbus Flies First A330neo Development Aircraft The first of three A330neo family development aircraft has taken flight, the manufacturer said. MSN1795, an A330-900 variant, flew for 4 hours 13 minutes before landing at Toulouse-Blagnac Airport in France. It…
CommercialWill Regulators Approve Airbus-Bombardier C Series Partnership? Airbus said Monday that it will acquire a 50% stake in Bombardier’s C Series program, which will potentially have major implications across the commercial aviation industry. Under the agreement, Airbus will provide “procurement,…
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