
Akasa Air in Talks With Boeing for 200 737 MAX Jets: Report
Indian low-cost carrier Akasa Air is in talks with Boeing to order 200 737 MAX aircraft, Bloomberg News reports.
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Indian low-cost carrier Akasa Air is in talks with Boeing to order 200 737 MAX aircraft, Bloomberg News reports.

Spirit Airlines has sold its last remaining Airbus aircraft as part of a $421 million bankruptcy deal, FlightGlobal reports.

RTX's Pratt & Whitney has delivered the first aircraft powered by its upgraded GTF Advantage engine to United Airlines.

Germany has taken delivery of its first F-35 fighter jet, a milestone in the modernization of the Luftwaffe.

Indonesia's navy has commissioned the former Italian carrier Giuseppe Garibaldi as the KRI Sriwijaya-100, its first aircraft carrier, for defense and disaster response.

RTX's Pratt & Whitney Canada will provide engine MRO services for AirBorneo Airways' ATR 72-500 fleet under a new four-year agreement running through 2030.

A new U.S. Department of Transportation rule taking effect October 19 reclassifies 10 delay and cancellation causes as outside airlines' control.

Heart Aerospace has unveiled its ES-36 aircraft alongside a JSX purchase agreement for up to 100 aircraft.

Boeing and Turkish Airlines have finalized an order covering up to 150 737 MAX jets.

Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport has selected American Airlines as the primary carrier for its planned West Terminal development.

Mexico has expanded its C-130J Super Hercules tactical airlift fleet with the addition of a second aircraft.

Iran has cancelled flights to Baghdad and Muscat as a new round of United States aviation sanctions took effect.

Textron Aviation has rolled out the 500th Cessna Citation Latitude midsize business jet from its manufacturing facility in Wichita, Kansas.

A US Air Force F-16 fighter jet crashed near Spangdahlem Air Base in western Germany, and its pilot ejected and was injured.

India's civil aviation regulator has placed low-cost carrier SpiceJet under heightened operational and financial scrutiny, according to Reuters.

Lufthansa Group has exercised options for 20 Boeing 737 MAX 10 aircraft, the largest member of Boeing's single-aisle 737 MAX family.

Indian and Vietnamese officials agreed to significantly expand air service rights between the two countries following strong airline growth this year, the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam said.

Korean Air has finalized a record order for 103 Boeing jets spanning the manufacturer's widebody and single-aisle families.