FedEx has made the strategic decision to not renew the FedEx Express U.S. domestic contract with Amazon.com, as it will focus on serving the broader e-commerce market. This decision does not impact any existing contracts between Amazon.com and other FedEx business units or relating to international services. Amazon.com is not FedEx’s largest customer. The percentage
A technology kit developed by Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company, was used for the first time to operate a Black Hawk helicopter with full-authority, fly-by-wire flight controls. The May 29 flight marked the official start to the flight test program for the soon-to-be optionally piloted aircraft. Follow-on flight testing aims to include envelope expansion throughout
The first single-aisle A321neo destined for La Compagnie, an exclusively business-class French airline operating scheduled transatlantic flights, has commenced transatlantic services on June 6, from Paris Orly Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport. On lease from GECAS, La Compagnie’s A321neo is powered by CFM International LEAP 1A new generation engines and features a business class
Zephyrus Aviation Capital has acquired an Airbus A330-300 aircraft on lease to Thai AirAsia X, a new customer for Zephyrus. The aircraft is equipped with Rolls-Royce Trent 700 engines, and the A330-300 is a new model addition to the Zephyrus fleet. This transaction is the first aircraft acquisition for Zephyrus outside of the 21 aircraft
On April 24, 1982, the first-ever airplane powered by CFM56 engines, a Delta Air Lines DC-8-71 powered by the CFM56-2, took to the skies. In the years after that, CFM International would go on to add seven additional engine models that, today, power more than 20 different commercial and military aircraft types for more than
With Garuda Indonesia (Garuda) the first airline to officially cancel an order for Boeing’s troubled 737 Max jet, Azerbaijan Airlines (AZAL), the flag-carrying airline, has confirmed it is to cancel its US$1 billion order for ten of the narrow-body jets. Garuda’s cancelation was a major blow to Boeing as the original order was for 50
The change of name of CSALP to Airbus Canada Limited Partnership, which was announced in March 2019, came into effect on June 1. The new name reflects the majority interest of Airbus in the partnership since July 1, 2018. The partnership is adopting the Airbus logo as its single visual identity. Over the course of
Despite the fact that it is believed the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is set to approve the updates to the 737 MAX in June, other agencies intend to carry out their own assessments. This has resulted in the likelihood worldwide approval for the lifting of the ban, which was instigated after two fatal crashes involving
BOC Aviation has taken delivery of its 350th Airbus aircraft. The aircraft is an Airbus A320neo and is leased to TAP Portugal. The aircraft is powered by CFM Leap engines. “We congratulate BOC Aviation on its 350th Airbus aircraft. Great to celebrate this achievement with the best-selling A320neo aircraft,” said Christian Scherer, Airbus Chief Commercial
Air Partner Remarketing, a division of global aviation services group Air Partner, has been mandated to remarket two ATR72 cargo aircraft. Both aircraft are EASA compliant, and have good airframe, engine, propeller and landing gear times remaining. The aircraft are serial numbers 369 and 499, which were manufactured in 1993 and 1997, respectively. Air Partner
