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SkyWest Orders 18 Additional E175s To Fly As United Express

Firm Order Has Estimated Value Of $800 Million

Embraer has signed a firm order with SkyWest, Inc. for 18 E175 jets. The order, which will be included in Embraer’s 2015 third-quarter backlog, has an estimated value of $800 million, based on the current list price. The aircraft will be operated by SkyWest Airlines, under an amendment to an existing Capacity Purchase Agreement (CPA) with United Airlines.

Aircraft Damaged While Taxiing At KLAX

No One Injured When Planes Bumped In Area Between Terminals

Two airliners, a United Airlines Boeing 757 arriving from Newark, NJ and an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 pushing back from its gate collided in the area between the terminals at Los Angeles International Airport (KLAX) Sunday night, resulting in damage to both airplanes. There were a combined 351 passengers on board the planes, but no injuries to passengers or crew were reported.

Bombardier's Q400 Airliner Awarded Type Certification For Operation In Brazil

Company Says Certification Paves The Way For The Most Advanced Turboprop Operations The Country

The National Civil Aviation Agency of Brazil, locally known as ANAC, has awarded type certification approval to Bombardier's 86-seat Q400 aircraft for operation in the region.

AD: CFM International S.A. Turbofan Engines

AD NUMBER: 2015-18-04

PRODUCT: Certain CFM International S.A. (CFM) CFM56-7B and CFM56-3 turbofan engines.

AD: Rolls-Royce plc Turbofan Engines

AD NUMBER: 2015-17-19

PRODUCT: All Rolls-Royce plc (RR) RB211 Trent 768-60, 772-60, and 772B-60 turbofan engines.

Failed Engine Type On BA 777 Was Subject To 2011 AD

GE Says Specific Engine That Failed Used Different Parts

The FAA issued an Airworthiness Directive for the type of engine on a British Airways 777 that suffered an uncontained failure on takeoff from McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas last week, though GE, the engine's manufacturer, disputes that the particular engine was covered by the AD.

Airbus Officially Opens US Manufacturing Facility

Company, Industry And Community Leaders Mark Start Of A320 Family Aircraft Production In Mobile, Alabama

Airbus is now officially manufacturing airliners in the United States. In a much-anticipated ceremony Monday in Mobile, Alabama, Airbus inaugurated operations at its first ever U.S. Manufacturing Facility. The plant, which assembles A319, A320 and A321 airplanes, is officially open for business, with a skilled team of more than 250 Airbus manufacturing employees now at work on the first U.S.-made Airbus aircraft.