- Boeing, Embraer Back Sugar Jet-Fuel Study[Jul. 27, 2011]
Brazilian aircraft maker Embraer and U.S. rival Boeing said Tuesday they will co-finance research to determine the sustainability of using Brazilian sugarcane in jet fuel.
- Singapore Air Says Changes a Failed Rolls-Royce Engine on A380[Jul. 27, 2011]
Singapore Airlines (SIA), the world's second-largest carrier by market value, said on Wednesday it has changed an engine on one of its Airbus A380 aircraft, which failed and forced the superjumbo to return to the city-state.
- EADS Says AMR Deal Profitable, Denies 70 Percent Cut[Jul. 26, 2011]
Airbus parent EADS said on Tuesday a giant deal to sell 260 jets to American Airlines last week was profitable and denied what it described as rumours that it had slashed prices by up to 70 percent.
- Boeing to Delay Stretched Dreamliner Version: Report[Jul. 25, 2011]
Boeing Co is set to delay the first delivery of a stretched version of its 787 Dreamliner from 2013 to 2014, the West Australian newspaper reported on Monday.
- Bank of China - Likely Buyer for RBS Aircraft Leasing Unit, Report Says[Jul. 24, 2011]
Bank of China (BOC) is a leading contender in the race to acquire the aircraft leasing business being sold off by Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS), The Sunday Times reported without citing sources.
- ANA to Fly 787 Dreamliner's Inaugural Flight as International Charter from Narita to HK[Jul. 25, 2011]
ANA is proud to announce that it will operate its first revenue flight of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner as a charter international flight from Tokyo, Narita to Hong Kong.
- Air New Zealand Trans-Tasman Routes Rebound[Jul. 22, 2011]
Air New Zealand chief financial officer Rob McDonald says the airline's trans-Tasman operations have rebounded strongly and will improve further as the alliance with Virgin Australia kicks in.
- Singapore Air Picks Boeing 777-200 for Its New Airline[Jul. 22, 2011]
Singapore Airlines said its new low-fare carrier, which will operate next year, has selected Boeing 777-200 aircraft for its fleet.
- Boeing Delivers 400th Airplane to GECAS[Jul. 21, 2011]
- Air France-KLM Board to Meet on 100 Plane Order[Jul. 21, 2011]
Air France-KLM's board will meet on July 27 to discuss an order for 100 long-haul aircraft to be split between Airbus and Boeing, La Tribune reported without saying where it got the information.