Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
Jan 13, 2010
Tiger Airways brought forward the delivery of five A320s to 2010-11 from 2016, it said in a statement cited by press reports from Singapore. It currently operates 17 A320 family aircraft.
Jan 13, 2010
AVIC's Commercial Aircraft Engine Co. yesterday began construction of its CNY3.23 billion ($472.5 million) Shanghai research and development facility, which is scheduled to be completed in 2013 and will include and R&D center and an airworthiness testing center as well as engineering, liaison and customer service facilities.
Jan 13, 2010
Navtech signed with Norwegian to provide aircraft performance software products supporting the EFB Class 1 and 2 environment on DY's 737s. Suite includes Aircraft Performance, Mass & Balance, eCharts, Seamless ENC and FMS Navigation Data products.
Jan 13, 2010
Embraer delivered 122 commercial aircraft in 2009 compared to 162 in 2008, comprising seven ERJ-145s, 22 E-170s, 11 E-175s, 62 E-190s and 20 E-195s. The Brazilian manufacturer delivered 244 aircraft overall, a 19.6% surge from the record 204 delivered in 2008, as deliveries of executive aircraft like the Phenom 100 and Legacy 600 nearly doubled.
Jan 12, 2010
Boeing took orders for four 737s from an unidentified customer during the week ended Dec. 31 and also recorded cancellations of commitments for two 747s and one 777. Guggenheim Aviation Partners confirmed to ATWOnline that it canceled orders for two 747-8Fs. It still has two on order. That left the manufacturer with a full-year gross order total of 263 aircraft (197 737s, five 747s, seven 767s, 30 777s and 24 787s) and a net total of 142 aircraft (178 737s, two 747s, two 767s, 19 777s and -59 787s).
Jan 04, 2016
Japanese carrier All Nippon Airways (ANA) has denied reports that parent company ANA Holdings has completed a deal to acquire three Airbus A380s that were repossessed from low-cost carrier Skymark Airlines.
Jan 04, 2016
China Aircraft Leasing Group (CALC) has agreed to buy two Airbus A320-200ceos, bringing its order book to 142 A320 series aircraft.
Jan 04, 2016
Finnair has signed a memorandum of understanding to lease four new Airbus A321-200s from BOC Aviation and has detailed plans to dispose of four aircraft.
Jan 04, 2016
Iberia has become the first airline to take delivery of the Airbus A330-200 with an increased maximum take-off weight (MTOW) of 242 tonnes.
Dec 31, 2015
China Express Airlines has placed a firm order with Bombardier Commercial Aircraft for 10 CRJ900 regional jets, raising its total orders for 900s to 38.
Dec 30, 2015
Current U.S. Gulf Coast Kerosene-Type Jet Fuel Spot Price, showing the latest figures for the current week, with comparisons to two weeks prior, one month prior, three months prior, six months prior and the current week during each year of the past decade. Figures are released every two weeks by the US Energy Information Administration.
Dec 30, 2015
First delivery of the Airbus A320neo has been postponed until 2016 because of documentation issues. The delay means the neo misses a long-planned delivery target of late 2015.
Dec 29, 2015
Ethiopian Airlines has placed a follow-on order for two Bombardier Q400s, valued at approximately $63 million at list prices.