Category: Civil Aviation

A French newspaper claims that Airbus is seeking out risk-sharing partners to help bear the engineering cost and risk of its proposed re-engining for the A320 Family, adding to speculation that the program may be shelved in favour of other priorities. According to Les Echoes, sources at Airbus claim that it is seeking an industrial

Delta Air Lines has announced that it will defer delivery of its first Boeing 787 until 2020, but maintains that it is still committed to its order of 18 787-8s. The US$2.2bn (A$2.21bn) order was inherited from Delta’s merger with Northwest Airlines, and instead Delta will focus on extending the life of its Boeing 747-400s

The Boeing Company has recorded third quarter net income of US$837m (A$853m), which it says reflects strong performance across its core businesses. The strong profit compared favourably to the net loss of US$1.56bn (A$1.59bn) it experienced during the same period last year. Revenue over the quarter was up two per cent to US$16.9bn (A$17.2bn), while

British Airways has exercised two options for Embraer E-190s for operation by its CityFlyer regional subsidiary. By the end of the first half of 2011, CityFlyer will operate seven E-190s and six E-170s. Want to see more stories from trusted news sources? Make Australian Aviation a preferred news source on Google. Click here to add