Boeing is set to announce its intention to acquire the 787 operations currently run by Vought Aircraft Industries in North Charleston, SC in a major shake up of the supply chain for its new flagshi 

Boeing’s latest postponement of its much-delayed 787 jetliner is disappointing customers, further eroding its reputation and costing a lot of money. 

The first Embraer Lineage 1000 business jet to enter service has clocked up more than 180h in its first month, including 110h from the launch customer Al-Faheem of Abu Dhabi. 

Middle Eastern carrier Gulf Air is to acquire four Boeing 777-300ERs which it will introduce on routes including London Heathrow from March. 

Thai Airways International has appointed the country's former energy minister as its new president and the loss-making national carrier and it has also secured funding from government banks and oth 

Rizon, the Middle East and UK-based executive aircraft charter and management group, has been granted its air operating permit from the Qatar civil aviation authority. 

Air France-KLM's engineering division and Safran Group firm Aircelle are establishing a Middle Eastern joint venture for nacelle repair, to be stationed at Dubai. 

Airbus could look outside the UK when it is time to manufacture wings for the next generation of narrowbody aircraft unless the country makes further investment in its composites capabilities. 

Dassault has gone back to the drawing board with plans for its super mid-size Falcon business jet, codenamed the SMS. 

Dassault has made another wave of job cuts with more than 100 workers at its Little Rock, Arkansas completion centre the latest casualties of the economic crisis that has battered the business avia