China’s ARJ21 regional jet has become the latest new airliner programme to suffer a delay to its first flight, with the maiden sortie of the initial -700…

Airbus has released pictures of the first Airbus A380 destined for Emirates being rolled out of the paint shop at the airframer’s plant in Hamburg.
The aircraft, which was ferried from Toulouse to Hamburg for customisation last September, has undergone cabin interior installation and painting at the German factory. It is equipped with Emirates’ three-class, […]

Airbus has released pictures of the first Airbus A380 destined for Emirates being rolled out of the paint shop at the airframer’s plant in Hamburg.
The aircraft, which was ferried from Toulouse to Hamburg for customisation last September, has undergone cabin interior installation and painting at the German factory. It is equipped with Emirates’ three-class, […]

Air France-KLM has broken off acquisition negotiations with Alitalia after failing to convince the Italian airline’s workforce to accept the terms of its takeover plan.
Alitalia says chairman and chief executive Maurizio Prato has resigned from his position. The airline’s board will convene tomorrow to discuss the situation.
A spokeswoman for Alitalia confirms that the […]

Hoover Industries is here at Hamburg promoting its array of lifejackets and life rafts, but also its other capabilities, including aircraft interior design and manufacture.
One product on display is the infant/small child life preserver. “This is the only device in existence to truly provide 100 percent safety for infants. If a plane did go […]