Civil Aircraft News

The development of commercial aircraft since the early 20th century has followed an evolutionary path very similar to Darwinian evolution in biology, even though it is driven by human design and engineering skills rather than natural selection.

Dr. Kent Brantly, shown here at an Ebola clinic in Liberia in June, was working with Samaritan's Purse mission.

Amid a host of global crises, next week's Africa Summit, a White House effort to encourage business initiatives in Africa and foster security cooperation with the continent, has not garnered much hype in the leadup.

His "high 70s, low 80s" bid was below the market value of such jets - but not by a massive margin, analysts said.

On-board shower spas, soft pajamas, premium-brand amenity bags and wine tastings are all ways airlines are trying to woo passengers to exotic destinations.

A Lufthansa Airbus A321-200, registration D-AIRE performing flight LH-1132 from Frankfurt/Main to Barcelona,SP , was descending towards Barcelona when a smell of old socks was detected in cabin and cockpit prompting the crew to don their oxygen masks at about FL180.

A crash that killed 48 has left Taiwan's TransAsia Airways with uncertain prospects for following through on plans to explore new routes and tap into the budget carrier market.

Asian stocks dropped, extending the biggest global rout in six months that saw the Dow Jones Industrial Average wipe out this year's gains in one session amid weaker earnings and credit-market concerns.

Skymark Airlines Inc., Japan's third- largest carrier, said it's at risk of going out of business should it have to pay Airbus Group NV a penalty after the planned purchase of six A380 superjumbos fell through.

Wheels Up, a membership aviation company, is marking the end of its first year in business - and the results show it has quickly become a player in the industry.

The route will initially run three times a week and will operate on one of the airline's new Airbus A320 aircraft.

JetBlue will make Curacao its newest destination, launching service to the Caribbean island this winter.

Bombardier Inc. on Thursday reported adjusted net income in the second quarter of $192 million, up from from $158 million year over year, as revenues increased from $4.4 billion to $4.9 billion.

Employees stand on a platform beneath the wing of a Airbus A380 aircraft on the assembly line at the Airbus Group NV factory in Toulouse, France.

Six new airlines, three national and three regional, are set to join the market even as the sector remains dogged by massive losses.

Another Cessna jet in the making: Cessna Aircraft Company announced the successful maiden flight of the first production unit of the Citation CJ3+ from the company's manufacturing facility adjacent to Mid-Continent Airport in Wichita, Kan.

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Singapore Airlines said Wednesday its financial first quarter net profit plunged 71.4% from the previous year, weighed down by lower passenger and cargo revenue.

The cover photo of Jafet Cordeiro’s Facebook page shows his gold-and-black trimmed Cessna Skyhawk parked on a non-descript runway.

It was just over half a century ago that Honda Motor Co.' s founder, Soichiro Honda, made public his aspiration to eventually enter the aviation business.