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Airlines are parking or retiring thousands of aircraft due to the coronavirus pandemic

Air maintenance firms eye $60 billion in lost sales

Business / 18 Jun

The US planemaker said it handed over just four planes in May, down from the six it delivered in April

Boeing jet deliveries sink to just four in May

Business / 10 Jun

IATA has warned that without government support, up to half of airlines face possible bankruptcy in the coming weeks

Airlines beg for rescue as virus hit soars to $25bn

Business / 25 Mar

Norwegian Air to sell off six of its planes

Norwegian Air to sell six planes, boosting cash by $55m

Business / 05 Nov 19

Airbus has predicted the world's fleet of jets would more than double to 47,680 by 2038

Airbus revises up jet demand, but trims traffic growth

Business / 18 Sep 19

Boeing said it expects 44,040 new airplane deliveries over the next two decades, up from the roughly 43,000 it forecast a year ago

Boeing lifts 20-year industry demand forecast

Business / 17 Jun 19

Boeing, the world's largest planemaker, continues to suffer from the grounding of its 737 MAX jets

Boeing puts cost of 737 MAX crisis at $1 billion

Business / 24 Apr 19

Airbus has slumped to its lowest share of the $150 billion jet market in six years

Airbus loses to Boeing in annual jet order race

Business / 10 Jan 19

Soaring demand from commercial airlines has driven another surge in revenues for Boeing over the past year

Boeing raises guidance as plane sales grow

Business / 24 Oct 18

Boeing said it sold a record 763 aircraft last year

Boeing cruises past forecasts as margins, sales grow

Business / 25 Apr 18

Boeing said today it expects to deliver between 810 and 815 commercial aircraft this year

Boeing aims to lift output by nearly 7% this year

Business / 31 Jan 18

Airbus has cut its rolling 20-year forecast for air traffic growth to 4.4% a year, from 4.5%

Airbus predicts $5.3 trillion jet demand

Business / 09 Jun 17

Boeing said today that it plans to deliver more jetliners than it originally thought

Boeing raises delivery and revenue outlook

Business / 26 Oct 16

Airbus said its third quarter revenues fell 1% to €13.95 billion

Switch to new models hits Airbus Group profit

Business / 26 Oct 16

The low fares airline has reported an 18% jump in annual profit on bumper summer holiday travel

EasyJet confident on future, orders 36 more planes

Business / 17 Nov 15

Boeing's third quarter revenues came in at $25.85 billion, up 8.7% from a year ago

Boeing's earnings soar 25% in third quarter

Business / 21 Oct 15

The development of Bombardier's CSeries jet has been rocky

Airbus, Bombardier end talks over CSeries jet

Business / 07 Oct 15

Avolon's customers include American Airlines Group, Air France and Ryanair

China's Bohai Leasing to buy 20% of Avolon

Business / 14 Jul 15

Ryanair buys three more Boeing 737-800 planes

Ryanair's passenger numbers fly 29% higher

Business / 04 Mar 15

Boeing delivered a record 723 jets last year

Boeing earnings up on record commercial deliveries

Business / 28 Jan 15

Boeing booked 501 net orders during the quarter, including Ryanair order for 100 new 737 jets

Boeing profits up on higher commercial deliveries

Business / 22 Oct 14

EasyJet to buy 27 new planes from Airbus

EasyJet raises dividend ratio, buys more planes

Business / 18 Sep 14

Ryanair CEO Michael O'Leary sees better booking trends and fuller planes in the current year

Ryanair shares higher on upbeat outlook

Business / 19 May 14

Latest order will take Ryanair order book to 180 new Boeing planes worth over $16 billion

Ryanair set to buy five more new planes

Business / 30 Apr 14

US durable goods orders rose by 2.6% to $234.8 billion in March

US durable goods orders rise for second month

Business / 24 Apr 14

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