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Civilian aviation news February 1, 2019

American Airlines takes delivery of its first A321neo

American Airlines has taken delivery of the first of 100 A321neos on order from Airbus, powered by CFM International LEAP-1A engines. The aircraft, MSN8647, departed…

Civilian aviation news January 9, 2019

Delta Air Lines books order for additional 15 Airbus A220 aircraft

Increases Delta’s A220 commitment to 90 aircraft, including first for -300 Delta Air Lines has ordered 15 additional A220 aircraft, bringing to 90 the total…

Civilian aviation news November 5, 2018

Embraer and American Airlines Sign a New Contract for 15 E175s

Embraer and American Airlines Inc. signed a firm order for 15 E175 jets in a 76-seat configuration. The contract has a value of USD 705…

Civilian aviation news October 22, 2018

Airbus and China Airlines present A350-900 with special joint livery

Taiwan’s China Airlines (CAL) has taken delivery of its newest A350-900 aircraft, which features a unique joint livery that combines the airline’s distinctive plum blossom…

Boeing 757-204 HB-JJE EC Air - Equatorial Congo Airlines (PrivatAir)

Civilian aviation news September 12, 2018

Airlines lag climate goals despite fuel efficiency improvement

MONTREAL (Reuters) – Airline fuel efficiency on transatlantic flights has improved by one percent a year since 2014 as carriers modernized their fleets, but the…

Airbus A320-214 F-WWDU Capital Airlines and Airbus A330-343 F-WWYI Thai AirAsia X

Civilian aviation news August 28, 2018

Chinese passenger plane makes emergency landing minus two wheels

A Chinese passenger plane with 166 people on board made an emergency landing with two wheels missing at Shenzhen airport on Tuesday, after the pilots…

Civilian aviation news, EXTRA NEWS May 15, 2018

Pilot ‘sucked out’ of plane after cockpit windshield blows mid-flight

A pilot was “sucked out” of a plane after the cockpit windshield blew out in mid-air. The co-pilot of the Sichuan Airlines flight 3U8633 managed to…

Civilian aviation news, General Aviation News March 12, 2018

Bangladeshi plane crashes in Nepal, killing at least 49

(Reuters) – At least 49 people were killed on Monday when a Bangladeshi airliner crashed in cloudy weather as it came in to land at…

Civilian aviation news January 2, 2018

2017 safest year for commercial passenger air travel

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Airlines recorded zero accident deaths in commercial passenger jets last year, according to a Dutch consulting firm and an aviation safety group…

Boeing 787-10 Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 engine

Civilian aviation news December 21, 2017

EASA orders airlines to replace some Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 engines

FRANKFURT (Reuters) – The European aviation safety regulator ordered airlines to replace some Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 engines on their aircraft as some components are suspected…

Civilian aviation news December 4, 2017

China Airlines takes delivery of A350 XWB powered with biofuel mix

Taiwanese carrier joins sustainable fuel initiative for Airbus delivery flights China Airlines of Taiwan has become the second airline to join a programme to use…

Civilian aviation news November 20, 2017

Singapore Airlines selects Airbus for A380 retrofit programme

14 aircraft currently in service to receive airline’s new cabin products Airbus has been selected by Singapore Airlines (SIA) to provide cabin retrofit services for…

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