Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
Feb 11, 2010
Air China signed a purchase agreement with Airbus for 20 A320s for delivery in 2011-14, according to a filing with the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.
Feb 11, 2010
NavAero said it achieved an STC for the tBag C22 Class 2 electronic flight bag for the 727-100/-200. It is the 11th STC issued for the tBag C22 EFB.
Feb 10, 2010
Turkish Airlines is negotiating a two-year dry lease of three Jet Airways 777-300ERs, a THY spokesperson confirmed to ATWOnline. The widebodies would join the THY fleet in April and be painted in its red-and-white livery. In December 2008, Turkish agreed to wet-lease three 777-300ERs from Jet. THY has a firm order for 12 of the type with delveries starting in October. It is scheduled to take delivery of five this year and seven in 2011 (ATWOnline, July 29, 2009).
Feb 10, 2010
Skynet Asia Airways of Japan announced the lease of one 737-800 from AWAS for delivery in the summer of 2011. It currently operates nine 737-400s. Aircraft will feature the Boeing Sky Interior.
Feb 10, 2010
Boeing 747 Chief Pilot Mark Feuerstein said the 747-8 freighter "performed as expected and handled just like a 747-400" during Monday's 3 hr. 39 min. first flight. The aircraft departed from Paine Field in Everett and followed a route over western Washington state before returning (ATWOnline, Feb. 9). The manufacturer said it successfully underwent tests for "basic handling qualities and engine performance." The GEnx-2B-powered aircraft reached a cruising altitude of 17,000 ft.
Jan 25, 2016
Volga-Dnepr Technics Moscow (VDTM), sister company of Russia’s Volga-Dnepr Group, has been awarded a (European Aviation Safety Agency) EASA Part 147 certificate.
Jan 25, 2016
The China Securities Regulatory Commission has approved Juneyao Airlines to receive CNY3.57 billion ($543 million) for fleet expansion.
Jan 25, 2016
Rolls-Royce plans to invest more than £30 million ($42.8 million) to build a new 8,000 sq m plant in northeast England to manufacturer discs for in-service engines.
Jan 25, 2016
Saudi Arabian hybrid carrier flynas has detailed its expansion plans for the next few years, which include acquiring 60 single-aisle aircraft, with up to 40 options.
Jan 22, 2016
Bombardier said it plans to have a CS100 on static display at the upcoming Singapore Airshow in February.
Jan 22, 2016
Lufthansa Group will take delivery of 52 new aircraft in 2016, marking the highest number of new aircraft in one year in the company’s history, Lufthansa chairman and CEO Carsten Spohr told ATW on the sidelines of the European Aviation Summit in Amsterdam.
Jan 22, 2016
Boeing will reduce the production rate of the 747-8 to 0.5 aircraft per month—or just six per year—starting in September 2016, citing softness in the global air cargo market.
Jan 22, 2016
Gulf Air’s plans to order the Bombardier CSeries regional jet may be in doubt, after the airline’s CEO announced plans to meet the Canadian manufacturer in the next few weeks.