United Airlines To Launch Denver to Tokyo-Narita

United Airlines To Launch Denver to Tokyo-Narita

United Airlines plans to announce Tuesday that it will launch nonstop service between Denver International Airportand Tokyo, according to a news report late MondayIf so, it will be the fulfillment of years of effort by Denver leaders to establish a direct air link between the Mile High City and Asia.News reported that United -- Denver International ... More >>

Boeing Tweaks Design of 737 MAX Engine

Boeing Tweaks Design of 737 MAX Engine

Boeing has decided to increase the crucial engine fan diameter from 68 to 69 inches. The size of the fan on the new jet has been a matter of contention because Airbus is able to offer a much bigger fan on the coming update to its rival single-aisle family, the A320neo Boeing is continuing to tweak the design of its coming 737 MAX, the update to its ... More >>

US Airways Considers Nonstop Asia Flights from Philadelphia International

US Airways Considers Nonstop Asia Flights from Philadelphia International

Philadelphia will be the US Airways hub for nonstop flights to Asia if the airline launches service to China, Japan or Turkey, airline officials saidCurrently, the only nonstop flight to Asia from Philadelphia International Airport is a US Airways flight to Tel Aviv, Israel. Philadelphia is the largest metro area in the country without nonstop serv ... More >>

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Emirates Urges Boeing To Move Fast On 777s

Emirates Urges Boeing To Move Fast On 777s

Dubai-based Emirates has urged Boeing to make up its mind quickly on plans for an enhanced version of the wide-body 777, predicting it would be a success in the marketEmirates president Tim Clark also warned Boeing rival Airbus not to let the A350 jet run up three years of development delays, similar to those seen on Boeings 787 Dreamliner.The 777 ... More >>

Russian Sukhoi Superjet Disappears On Demo Flight; Wreckage Found A Day Later

A Sukhoi Superjet 100-95, made in Russia, registration RA-97004 performed a demonstration flight from Jakarta Halim Perdanakusuma Airport to Jakarta Halim Perdanakusuma Airport (Indonesia) with 37 passengers, 6 crew and 2 Sukhoi officials. The Superjet, a 75- to 95-seat plane, was being touted as a challenger to similar-sized jets from Canada's Bom ... More >>

Etihad Airways to Launch Flights to Ethiopia

Etihad Airways to Launch Flights to Ethiopia

Abu Dhabi based Etihad Airways will add the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, to its rapidly growing network in November 2012 The airline will also start flying to the Indian city of Ahmedabad in the same month.The two new cities will expand the airline's reach to 86 passenger and cargo destinations around the world.The new routes will each be served ... More >>

Westjet Orders 45 Bombardier Q400 Turboprops for New Regional Airline

Westjet Orders 45 Bombardier Q400 Turboprops for New Regional Airline

Canadas WestJet announced this week that they had signed a letter of intent to buy up to 45 Bombardier Dash 8-Q400 turboprop aircraft to launch a new regional airline A couple days ago, Westjet announced that they decided on the Q400 over the French-Italian ATR 72.The firm portion of the order will consist of 20 Q400s, plus an option to purchase an ... More >>

Boeing Designs Advanced Technology Winglet for 737 MAX

Boeing Designs Advanced Technology Winglet for 737 MAX

Boeing announced today a new winglet design concept for the 737 MAX The new Advanced Technology winglet will provide MAX customers with up to an additional 1.5 percent fuel-burn improvement, depending on range, on top of the 10-12 percent improvement already offered on the new-engine variant. "The Advanced Technology winglet demonstrates Boeing's c ... More >>

Airbus Completes First New-Built Sharklet-Equipped A320

Airbus Completes First New-Built Sharklet-Equipped A320

Airbus has produced the first new-build A320 with Sharklets Depicted here at its roll-out in Toulouse, MSN 5098 will be one of several A320 Family aircraft in the certification flight-test campaign starting in May this year and lasting around 600 flight hours. These Sharklet tests follow the successful early flight-test campaign with Airbus A320 MS ... More >>

Qatar Airways To Defer A380s Over Wing Cracks

Qatar Airways To Defer A380s Over Wing Cracks

Qatar Airways will defer delivery of its A380 superjumbos until it gets more details about wing cracks on the Airbus aircraft, its chief executive said on MondayEuropean air safety regulators ordered checks in February for Airbus A380 wing cracks for the entire superjumbo fleet after safety engineers found cracks in almost all the planes inspected. ... More >>