Category: Civil Aviation

Boeing will work with GE to develop engines for its 777X, a future widebody planned to enter service near the end of the decade. The planemaker has released few details about development of the next-generation widebody, though reports have speculated the program could include three variants, the largest of which would seat as many as

Jetstar Japan has taken delivery of its 10th A320, the 100th Airbus aircraft delivered to carriers in a country that has long been a stronghold of rival Boeing. Airbus said its growing footprint in Japan had been driven by low-cost carriers. Along with Jetstar, AirAsia Japan and Peach Aviation both operate all-Airbus fleets. The partly

Boeing has unveiled a series of design changes intended to prevent the lithium-ion batteries of its 787 Dreamliner from catching fire, hoping the changes will allow the beleaguered jetliner to resume flights within a few weeks. Among the changes, Boeing will wrap the eight cells of the batteries in an insulation known as phenolic glass

Malaysia Airlines (MAS) has received the 100th A380 delivered by Airbus. The aircraft is the sixth A380 to be delivered to MAS. In a statement to mark the milestone, Airbus said the A380, now in its sixth year of commercial services, has carried some 36 million passengers onboard 100,000 flights. Today, the worldwide A380 fleet