Civil Aircraft News

Airbus Group NV has agreed to drop an order for six A380 superjumbos by Japanese low-cost airline Skymark Airlines Inc., said people familiar with the decision, in a blow to a program that's struggled to keep customers.

A U.S. District Court judge in Oregon has dismissed a patent infringement lawsuit against the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association .

A U.S. District Court judge in Oregon has dismissed a patent infringement lawsuit against the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association .

Delta introduces 'Delta Studio' and free entertainment from every seat on more than 1,000 aircraft worldwide beginning Aug. 1Entertainment offered through seat-back systems and in-flight strea... /PRNewswire/ -- Delta Air Lines today announced it will begin offering free entertainment options on all of its domestic aircraft and two-cabin regional ... (more)

Virgin America founder Richard Branson smiles during a news conference after the first Virgin America flight arrived in San Francisco, August 8, 2007.

Emirates, a global connector of people and places, has commenced its first scheduled Airbus A380 service to India with a daily flight between Dubai and Mumbai.

The A319 Airbus, which took off from the Cote D'Azur Airport in Nice, was diverted and landed at around 8.30am.

A father was killed and his daughter critically injured Sunday when an airplane struck them as they walked along a Florida beach.

A father was killed and his daughter critically injured Sunday when an airplane struck them as they walked along a Florida beach.

This past week, I returned from what is likely to be my last international trade mission as Governor of Arkansas.

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Private jets are often associated with the lifestyle of the rich and famous. The luxury of the past though is now giving way to practicality and such jets are becoming an indispensable tool of the corporate world.

Many, if not all of us, have at one point looked at an airplane and thought how neat it would be to own something like that.

When a Chinese customer asked for the interior of his new Bombardier Challenger 850 jet to be covered with pricey black carbon fibre, the designer was shocked -- but happy to oblige.

"Did you see me landboth times?" said Eugene Shore, grinning sheepishly. The 70-year-old farmer had lightly bounced his Cessna 206 as it touched down on the Kansas grass airstrip of longtime friend Jack Jenkinson.

Sri Lankan asylum seekers who were sent back by Australia cover their faces as they wait to enter a magistrate's court in the southern port district of Galle July 8, 2014.

FROM LEFT: Dassault Systemes Chairman Charles Edelstenne, Dassault Aviation Chief Operating Officer Lok Segalen, French UMP political party member and Chairman and CEO of Groupe Dassault Holding Serge Dassault and Dassault Aviation Chairman and CEO Eric Trappier at the Dassault Aviation's first-half results presentation in Saint Cloud near Paris.

Flying an airplane is not cheap - even a really small one. Many people are interested in learning to fly - but can't afford it.

It's not that either company is in grave danger -- both are solidly profitable. However, they have fallen behind best-in-class competitors such as Delta Air Lines However, the smart money may be wrong on this question.