German Star Alliance member Lufthansa’s takeover of BMI seems to be turning sour, after a company owned by BMI’s major shareholder Sir Michael Bishop launched…

Mexicana has seen its traffic fall by about 30% since the onset of the swine flu epidemic late last month.
A Mexicana spokeswoman says passenger traffic…

Sukhoi’s first serial production Superjet 100 is pictured here at the airframer’s production line as the company bids to deliver the type to initial customers…

As discussions continue with a myriad of airframers examining a 90-seat turboprop, GE is examining existing and new technology for potential engines to power those aircraft.
In the past couple of years ATR, Bombardier, Embraer and Chinese manufacturer Xian have all disclosed they are studying larger turboprops, with Xian offering a direct challenge to ATR’s […]

Pratt Whitney plans to choose the material for use in fan blades featured in its geared turbofan this year as the manufacturer readies for core testing in the same time period.
PW vice president of marketing for commercial engines Mary Ellen Jones says the company had narrowed the materials to an advanced metal or […]