Tuesday, 10 January 2017 | Admin  China has launched a direct rail freight service to London |
Tuesday, 15 November 2016 | Admin  Sir Richard Branson on Tuesday heralded the rebirth of supersonic passenger flights |
Wednesday, 24 August 2016 | Admin  US aerospace giant Boeing cuts back on 747 planes as air freight suffers slowdown and production costs outweigh sales |
2 CommentsFriday, 5 August 2016 | Admin  GE Aviation’s win of a $1 billion contract to develop a sixth-generation variable-cycle fighter engine is seen as a crucial next step in the future of its US$3.7 billion military engines business. |
Tuesday, 26 July 2016 | Admin  Amerijet, the Miami based scheduled freighter operator, has a new owner. H.I.G. Capital, a global private equity investment firm, confirmed today that it has sold its portfolio company, Amerijet Holdings, to an affiliate of ZS Fund, a middle market focused private equity firm. |
Friday, 15 July 2016 | Admin  Boeing and CargoLogicAir took advantage of the Farnborough International Airshow to announce the delivery of the first of five potential 747-8Fs that the U.K. based subsidiary of the Volga-Dnepr Group hopes to receive within its first five years of operations. |
Tuesday, 12 July 2016 | Admin  Qatar Airways group chief executive Akbar Al Baker has disclosed that talks with Boeing over a potential order for up to 30 737s are "quite advanced" as he examines alternatives to his stalled Airbus A320neo deal. |
Monday, 11 July 2016 | Admin  The UK government will buy nine new maritime patrol planes from Boeing in a decade-long deal worth £3bn. The Ministry of Defence's deal for the submarine-hunting P-8A Poseidon aircraft also covers training, maintenance and support. Boeing will build a new £100m facility for the planes at RAF Lossiemouth in Moray. |
Monday, 11 July 2016 | Admin  Virgin Atlantic is to add 12 Airbus A350-1000s to its fleet. Under deals disclosed at the Farnborough air show today, the UK airline will receive the widebodies between 2019 and 2021. |