Category: Civil Aviation

A manufacturing defect related to the aft fuselage of Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner will force the US planemaker to repair some aircraft but won’t affect plans to ramp up production, Boeing said in a statement this week. Boeing declined to say how many aircraft were affected by the problem, which the company said resulted from “incorrect

The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has issued type certification for the Sukhoi Superjet 100, the first ever Russian passenger jet to receive EASA CS-25 certification. The SSJ100 received type certification from the Russian Certification Authority in January 2011. Six of the 100-seat regional jets are currently in service with Armenia’s Armavia Airlines and Russia’s

US budget carrier Spirit Airlines has added 30 Airbus A320s to an order for 45 A320neos booked in December. A memorandum of understanding for the deal was announced at last year’s Dubai Airshow. Designed for improved fuel efficiency, the re-engined A320neo is due to begin deliveries in 2015. Spirit has not yet announced its engine

Singapore Airlines has discovered wing cracks in all six of the Airbus A380s inspected under a safety directive issued by European regulators. The carrier insisted – as Airbus has stated repeatedly in the past month – that the cracks were discovered long before they posed any potential safety risks. The airline said four of the