Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
May 27, 2010
PowerJet, the Snecma/NRO Saturn joint venture, announced yesterday that 100% of certification tests have been completed on the SaM146 engine that will power the Sukhoi Superjet 100. Speaking to reporters at the Regional Airline Assn. Annual Convention in Milwaukee, PowerJet Chairman and CEO Jean-Paul Ebanga said the last medium-bird ingestion test was conducted successfully yesterday and the engine is in the "home stretch" toward EASA certification "sometime this summer."
May 26, 2010
AerCap Holdings reached agreement to sell six A320s to Dublin-based operating lessor Avolon. Four of the aircraft were manufactured this year and are part of the AerVenture portfolio, a joint venture between AerCap and Abu Dhabi investment holding company Waha Capital. The other two are owned by AerCap and were manufactured in 2008. All aircraft have been sold with leases attached.
May 26, 2010
ATR VP-Marketing and Airline Studies Mario Formica said 2011 "will be fundamental" for making a final decision on whether or not the manufacturer will launch an 80/100-seat turboprop.
May 25, 2010
Bombardier pushed back against the notion that a re-engined A320 or 737 would severely damage the viability of its CSeries, questioning whether Airbus or Boeing could deliver equivalent fuel-burn improvements without making major and costly aircraft design modifications.
Mar 23, 2016
Airbus is hoping to appeal directly to passengers with the launch of a modern cabin interior look, branded Airspace, which will debut on the Airbus A330neo in 2017 and will be displayed as a mock-up at the Aircraft Interiors Expo in Hamburg from April 5-7.
Mar 23, 2016
KLM Cityhopper, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines’ regional subsidiary, took delivery of its first of 17 Embraer 175s on March 20.
Mar 23, 2016
Bombardier has completed its CSeries CS100 route-proving flights, which included more than 30 city-pair flights in European cities over a three-week period.
Mar 23, 2016
IATA has filed a formal complaint with the European Commission (EC) on behalf of its airline members that the association says has “deep concern” about the control of OEMs over aftermarket repairs, parts and services.
Mar 22, 2016
Behind the public debate over the future of Bombardier and government support for its CSeries airliner, the company is hard at work ramping up production and preparing the all-new narrowbody for entry into service.
Mar 22, 2016
Most airline executives will go through their careers without seeing their company undergo a change of ownership. Managers at Antwerp-based VLM went through two in six months. Having survived that rollercoaster ride, VLM is focusing on a return to a quieter life—and profitability.