Boeing has decided to not heed requests by Emirates Airlines and possibly other carriers for a shortened version of the 747-8 Intercontinental.

Abu Dhabi’s governmental investment vehicle Mubadala has detailed ambitious plans to rename and revamp Gulf Aircraft Maintenance (Gamco) after acquiring the entire share capital of the company.
Mubadala is renaming the company as Abu Dhabi Aircraft Technologies and intends to increase its turnover from $300 million to $800 million by 2012.
It plans to invest […]

LAN Cargo will expand long-haul operations with the acquisition of four Boeing 777F Freighters.
Boeing announced on November 5 that LAN has committed to buy two 777Fs worth a combined $500 million and lease two more from GE Commercial Aviation Services (GECAS). LAN’s directly purchased aircraft were previously listed by Boeing as sold to an […]

UK airspace authority National Air Traffic Services (NATS) is to propose to its board of directors target levels for 2020 emissions and fuel burn reductions…

Danish investigators are indicating that a maintenance error led to the landing-gear actuator blockage which led a Scandinavian Airlines Bombardier Q400 to conduct a gear-up landing at Copenhagen last month.
It follows their discovery that an O-ring from a newly-replaced door valve caused the blockage of a restrictor valve in the actuator assembly. The blockage prevented […]