Civil Aircraft News

WITH debate raging over the profitability of Australia's airlines, what does it actually cost to put a plane in the air? As Qantas looks to slash 5000 staff, cut routes and sell or defer orders on 50 aircraft in the face of a $252 million half-year loss, and Virgin Australia confront their own smaller deficit, a News Corp Australia analysis ... (more)

The Boeing 777 is one of the safest planes on earth, and the Malaysia Airlines crash Friday should do nothing to tarnish that record -- or that of parent company Boeing -- unless a flaw is found in this incident, business analysts said Le Bourget, FRANCE: Picture of the tails of a Boeing 777 and Airbus A380 and A340 at the Paris Air Show 13 June ... (more)

Saturday, Tampa Bay Downs TAMPA BAY DERBY-GII , $350,000, 3yo, 1 1/16m, 1:43 3/5, ft.

THE country's leading low-cost carrier, Cebu Pacific took delivery of its 3rd brandnew Airbus A330 aircraft last February 21, and is being utilized on one flight between Manila and Cebu and two flights between Manila and Davao starting February 25 until June 14, 2014.

According to The Wall Street Journal , none of the 182 people on board the Airbus A320 flight were injured.

Dassault Aviation will present its Falcon fleet of large cabin, long range business jets at India Aviation, India's biggest civilian air show.

An IndiGo flight from Delhi to Kathmandu evacuated passengers using a slide chute on Saturday after its rear wheel caught fire while landing in the Nepalese capital, the carrier, India's largest airline, said.

A rear wheel of an Airbus A320 operated by an Indian budget airline caught fire after landing at Nepal's international airport in Kathmandu on Saturday, officials said.

A rear wheel of an Airbus A320 operated by an Indian budget airline caught fire after landing at Nepal's international airport in Kathmandu on Saturday, officials said.

KATHMANDU: A rear wheel of an Airbus A320 operated by an Indian budget airline caught fire after landing at Nepal's international airport in Kathmandu on Saturday, officials said.

Above, the roomy first-class section of an Emirates airlines Airbus A380; below, an Allegiant Air flight attendant readies his passengers for takeoff on the discount airline.

Airline shake-ups in Indonesia and Serbia dented a surge in orders for Airbus aircraft in February, but the European planemaker edged ahead in its annual order race with Boeing, company data showed on Friday.

Boeing Co said on Friday that "hairline cracks" had been discovered in the wings of 40 787 Dreamliners that are still in production, marking another setback for its newest jet.

Airbus executives confirmed again Friday that the first A350 would be delivered before the end of the year to Qatar Airways, although they didn't nail down the time frame more precisely.

France expressed optimism on Friday over its ties with China in nuclear energy and aerospace in a sign of possible business deals when China's Xi Jinping makes his first trip as president to Europe in late March.

Today the new 24,000 square foot facility which is situated alongside operation employs 30 people.

The Wales boss says the inclusion was an easy decision ahead of the crunch Six Nations clash with England at Twickenham on Sunday Lawson have joined headliners Tom Jones and Jessie J at this year's Access All Eirias concert, to be held on July 25-26 in Colwyn Bay The Daily Post's live breaking news blog brings you regular updates, pictures, video, ... (more)

BA said the aircraft, an Airbus A319 bound for Lyon in France had had "an engine surge" and had landed safely at Heathrow following the incident at around 9pm last night.

Europe's Airbus has ordered more frequent inspections of the wings of the world's largest passenger jet after discovering unexpected levels of metal fatigue during testing on an A380 factory mock-up, industry sources said on Thursday.

Editor's note: As part of its ongoing coverage of the CF-18 fighter aircraft replacement, Defence Watch has published a number of articles from authors supporting various aircraft.