Delivered 763 commercial airplanes to lead industry for sixth straight year Won 912 net orders valued at $134.8 billion at list prices Boeing delivered more commercial airplanes than any manufacturer for the sixth consecutive year and set an industry record with 763 deliveries in 2017, driven by high output of the market-leading 737 and 787 jets. At the same time, the company grew its ba...
Panasonic Avionics Corporation (Panasonic) has today introduced a major evolution of its satellite connectivity service with the introduction of its third generation communications network. Panasonic’s third generation network is built to meet the growing connectivity demands of airlines and their passengers. Throughout the first quarter of 2018, aircraft from a number of airlines wi...
With an average fleet age of 8 years, most Chinese business aircraft operators are still covered by aircraft warranty. If, however, they find themselves in need of acquiring new parts, these tend to come from relatively young fleets. As these fleets are inevitably aging, in the near future the rotable aircraft parts market in China is expected to grow. With multiple booming industries and the...
Boeing and Turkish Airlines announced that the carrier ordered three more 777 Freighters in December 2017. The new order came weeks after the carrier took delivery of two of the large cargo jets as part of its plan to further expand its freight business. "These freighter orders will surely contribute to our significant target for establishing a young and efficient cargo fleet,&qu...
Piper Aircraft has announced FAA certification of the G1000 NXi next generation integrated flight deck on both the M500 single engine turboprop and M350 pressurized, single-engine piston and is set to offer it as a retrofit option (via STC) for fielded G1000 equipped Matrix, Mirage (M350), and Meridian (M500) aircraft later this year. The G1000 NXi system features wireless cockpit connectivity,...
The UK aerospace industry’s traditionally strong cooperation with France looks set to continue through a contract recently awarded by the French Air Force for Marshall Aerospace and Defence Group to provide engineering services to their fleet of 14 C-130H aircraft. The contract was announced on 22 December 2017, after a highly competitive bid process, and will see Marshall working closely...
In December 2017 SmartLynx signed a long-term damp lease agreement for 2018 with British leisure airline Jet2.com Limited. According to the agreement between SmartLynx Airlines Ltd. and Jet2.com, SmartLynx will damp lease one aircraft Airbus A321 with Latvian Registration mark YL-LCV /MSN 2216 to Jet2.com from 15 May until 31 October 2018. The aircraft will operate from the base in Birming...
Honeywell’s GoDirect Datalink service now includes Future Air Navigation System testing for general and business aviation customers Honeywell launched a new Future Air Navigation System testing capability as part of its GoDirect™ Datalink services. The new built-in tool...
The air transport industry in 2017 was definitely a ride to remember: travel bans, laptop bans, a handful of bankruptcies, all at the backdrop of unprecedented financial results for airlines. In this end-of-year post, I’d like to go back to several events that made history. This list does not intend to be complete or objective, call it a personal reading, if you may. China spreading w...
Great endorsement for the world’s favourite A320 Family aircraft CALC (China Aircraft Leasing Group Holdings Limited), a full value-chain aircraft solutions provider for global airlines, has signed a firm order for 50 A320neo Family aircraft. This latest incremental order brings CALC’s total order book to date to around 200 Airbus single-aisle aircraft. Mr. Mike Poon, Chief Execu...
Václav Havel Airport Prague achieved a historic record of 15 million checked passengers. The greatest number of passengers, over 64 thousand, passed through the airport gates on 23 June 2017 and made it the busiest day of the year from the airport operations perspective. During 2017, Prague has been connected with 163 destinations in total, with Shanghai (8,528km) being the furthest place s...
Today, Aviation Heaven GmbH, an online network platform for Business Aviation Operators and Maintenance Facilities (MRO´s) announced the launch of the first Aircraft Type based MRO network for EASA, Isle of Man and San Marino registered Business Jets! After an extensive re-search and development time of nearly two years the worldwide MRO database is now available to all Business Jet Operator...
