Aircraft

Blick aus dem Flugzeugfenster: Müssen Leasingfirmen bald Jets am Boden behalten?

Forecast for 2021

Will leasing companies be left with more than 1000 unused planes?

Over the coming year, leasing companies could suffer massively from the Coronavirus crisis. A forecast expects more disputes with airlines.

Timo Nowack

Boeing 737 Max: Some orders gained, but a lot of orders lost.

Orders continue to fall

Boeing lost almost 1000 737 Max orders

The manufacturer was able to sell five 737 Max in August. However, at the same time, cancellations of Boeing's troubled planes have increased.

12.09.20 - 10:35

Stefan Eiselin

Bombardier CRJ700: Letztes Exemplar der Regionaljet-Familie wird dieses Jahr ausgeliefert.

The end of the regional jet

Construction of the last CRJ jet has begun

Fuselage sections for Bombardier's CRJ-series come from Ruag. The Swiss company sent a section to Canada for final assembly for the last time.

10.09.20 - 08:54

Felix Stoffels

Flugzeug von Swiss: Flüge gibt es jetzt auch im Paket zu kaufen.

Swiss switches to larger version of the Airbus A220

Swiss is changing its order for the last A220 to be delivered to the larger version. That decision will also affect the delivery schedule.

Laura Frommberg

The rear fuselage sections of the Airbus A321 LR are assembled in Hangar 245 at the Airbus plant in Finkenwerder.

Airbus is testing the factory of the future in Hamburg

To this day, there is still a lot of manual work involved in aircraft manufacturing. Airbus wants to change that. In Hangar 245 in Finkenwerder, that future is already becoming reality.

Stefan Eiselin

Apas: Soon there will be Silk Air jets here.

Silk Air has to fly its Boeing 737 Max to Australia

The Singaporean climate is too humid to park aircraft for a prolonged time. Thats why Silk Air has to transfer its Boeing 737 Max to Australia.

Laura Frommberg

Boeing 777X von Emirates: Boeing verschiebt frühste Auslieferung auf Ende 2020.

Emirates still in the dark about Boeing 777X

A series of breakdowns delays the delivery of the first Boeing 777X. Launch customer Emirates, therefore, is forced to postpone the introduction of its new Premium Economy.

25.09.19 - 10:54

Felix Stoffels

Klassischer A320 von Lufthansa: Die Erhebung vor der Heckflosse ist die Antenne.

Satellite antenna too heavy for Lufthansa Airbus A320 Neo

The airline is not only blocking seats to ensure that the Airbus A320 Neo does not become too heavy in the aft section. Now, Lufthansa also has to do without the satellite antenna due to the center of gravity.

Timo Nowack

Endmontage von A320 in China: Airbus will den Ausstoß nicht mehr groß erhöhen.

Airbus slows expansion of A320 production

Contrary to plans, Airbus is no longer ramping up production of A320 Family jets. One reason: the increased complexity of new models.

18.09.19 - 00:03

Simeon Lüthi

Boeing 737 Max of Turkish Airlines: «Time was lost»

Turkish looking at A220 and E195-E2

The airline wants to expand. For this reason, Turkish Airlines wants to receive its long-haul jets earlier and additionally is looking at the Airbus A220 and competing Embraer jets.

Stefan Eiselin

Factory of the L-410 in the Czech Republic.

The L-610 shall rise from the dead

The Let L-610 was a flop. Now the Czech turboprop aircraft is set to be modernized and built in Russia. Already one customer has signed up for the new plane.

Felix Stoffels

Airbus A330-200 of Avianca Brasil: Will Boliviana de Aviación use those planes in the future?

Setback for Boeing at Boliviana de Aviacion

The aircraft manufacturer promoted the Dreamliner as successor for the 767 of Boliviana de Aviación. For the time being, however, the state-owned airline has decided in favour of the Airbus A330.

Stefan Eiselin

Airbus A319 Neo: Vom A319 in seiner herkömmlichen Version hatte Airbus bis Ende November 2019 stolze 1479 Exemplare ausgeliefert, sieben weitere waren bestellt. Die Neuauflage A319 Neo ist kein solcher Kassenschlager: Lediglich 36 wurden bisher geordert. Der Flieger hat seit der Übernahme der ehemaligen Bombardier C-Series durch Airbus einen Konkurrenten im eigenen Haus: den A220-300 mit Bestellungen für 431 Flieger. Spannend wird derweil ...

Airbus A319 on its way to become mainly a private jet

Airlines order Airbus A320 Neo and A321 Neo, but seem to not like the smaller A319. It is increasingly becoming a government, business and private jet.

Timo Nowack

Airbus A340 mit der Kennung 5A-ONE im April 2017 in Perpignan: Gehörte einst Gaddafi.

Why Gaddafi's A340 is residing in southern France

The Libyan ruler Muammar al-Gaddafi owned a luxuriously furnished Airbus A340. Today the jet is in Perpignan - with a high unpaid bill.

Felix Stoffels

Embraer E175-E2: bisher kein Verkaufserfolg.

Embraer thinks of delaying entry into market of E175-E2

Embraer has good and less good news about the smallest E2 jet: The Brazilian manufacturer ist expecting new orders soon. However, the market launch of the E175-E2 could be delayed.

Laura Frommberg

D328 Neu: Auf einem Modell der neuen Dornier 328 prangt der Name bereits auf dem Rumpf.

New German turboprop set for first delivery in 2023

The new D328 Neu will be produced in Saxony. It is supposed to be bigger, quieter and more fuel efficient than its predecessor Dornier 328.

22.08.19 - 18:14

Stefan Eiselin

EMB 110 Bandeirante: Embraer might go back to its roots.

Embraer keen on developing a turboprop aircraft

Thanks to becoming part of the Boeing Company, the Brazilians could work on environmentally friendly propeller planes, says John Slattery, Head of the manufacturers commercial division.

Laura Frommberg