Civil Aircraft News

Final vote is set on Dassault incentive Without a recommendation, the Quorum Court approved 14-0 on Tuesday night the scheduling of a final vote on an endorsement of Dassault Falcon Jet Corp.'s participation in a state tax-incentive program for a $60 million expansion.

Cebu Pacific Air is trying to boost traffic between Manila and Taipei by using bigger planes and holding a seat sale.

Airbus Group NV is preparing to announce more fuel-efficient engines for its A330 jet at the Farnborough Air Show next week as it seeks to extend the popular wide-body's lifespan, people with knowledge of the plans said.

American Airlines saw its passenger traffic increase 1 percent over the same month in 2013, according to a regulatory filing Wednesday.

Pedestrians pass the superyacht 'Lady Nag Nag', manufactured by Amels BV, as she sits moored to the quayside at St Mark's basin in Venice, Italy, on Thursday, July 26, 2012.

Flight Simulator X is the culmination of nearly 25 years of the landmark Flight Simulator franchise and the most significant addition to date.

The value of the deal could increase to $75 billion at list prices if Emirates firms up its right to purchase the additional planes, Boeing said in a statement issued in Dubai.

Progress on the Airbus A320 final assembly line under construction at Mobile Aeroplex at Brookley is seen in this May 1, 2014, file photo.

A number of aircraft will be on static display, including the A380 double-decker from Wednesday 16 to 20 July, and the new A350 XWB from 14 to 17 July.

With the full financial and political banking of the Chinese government, the Commercial Aircraft Corp. of China is confident it can compete with US aircraft maker Boeing's 737 and the A320 of European consortium Airbus in the jetliner industry.

Europe's aviation sector takes another knock as Air France warns profits this year will be much lower - following hard on the heels of a similar warning from Lufthansa.

A 45-year-old Erin man was charged Tuesday in the death of a 26-year-old woman whose body was found... Perhaps Gerhard Bradner, captain of the Frontier Airlines Airbus A320 aircraft, decided it would be best not to have a hungry group of passengers on his hands, or maybe he was just starving.

CAE today announced that it has signed contracts for civil aviation training solutions including seven full-flight simulators , a series of training devices as well as simulator update services to customers in North America, Asia, the Middle East and Eurasia.

Abu Dhabi's state-owned Etihad Airways, which plans to buy a 49 percent stake in Alitalia, reported on Tuesday a 28 percent jump in first-half revenues, helped by growth in passenger and cargo volumes.

A pilot who spent 16 years ferrying the Philadelphia owners of Elmer's Glue and a collection of drug, energy, and manufacturing firms around the country in Gulfstream jets faces federal fraud charges after allegedly using credit cards and phony firms to drain $2.7 million from his bosses' accounts since 2006.

In total, Airbus has now accumulated new orders for 515 planes this year, dramatically narrowing the gap with Boeing.

From 16 July the airline will allow the use of handheld portable electronic devices including tablets, smartphones, e-readers and mp3 players during all phases of flight provided the devices are in flight mode.

An Aer Lingus Airbus A320-200, registration EI-DVM performing flight EI-338 from Dublin to Berlin Schoenefeld with 134 people on board, departed Dublin's runway 28 when during rotation for takeoff a bird hit the left hand engine resulting in vibrations and unusual engine noise.

Bob Evans and Greif co-own a Bombardier Challenger 300 like this one seen in a promotional image from the corporate jet maker.

The orders, including both light single-engine helicopters from Airbus Helicopters' Ecureuil family and the light twin-engine EC135, are being placed by three Chinese general aviation service providers, the company said.