Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
Dec 10, 2009
Boeing announced the completion of the first GEnx-2B engine runs for the 747-8 freighter. "The engines and all the systems performed as expected," 747 Program VP and GM Mo Yahyavi said.
Dec 10, 2009
United Airlines will invite Embraer to make an offer when the carrier is ready to renew its narrowbody fleet, Chairman, President and CEO Glenn Tilton told Reuters. "We are going into the narrow-bodied market next year. We are going to invite Embraer into that competition," he said.
Dec 09, 2009
Air Algerie signed a deal for four ATR 72-500s worth approximately $82 million, ATR announced yesterday. Aircraft will seat 66 passengers each and will deliver next year. The carrier already operates eight of the type. "The ATRs allow us to open up regions not able to receive other types of aircraft. We are therefore doubly satisfied to be able to provide high-quality public service and coverage over all the national territory," AH President, CEO and MD Abdelwahid Bouabdallah said.
Dec 09, 2009
Skyworld Aviation placed two Saab 340As with Romania's Direct Aero Services. Aircraft will operate on freight contracts and support passenger operations of sister carrier Blue Air.
Dec 09, 2009
French BEA opened an investigation into the Nov. 29 Air France A330-200 flight from Rio de Janeiro Galeao to Paris Charles de Gaulle that issued a mayday call after encountering extreme turbulence (ATWOnline, Dec. 2). Analysis of the incident could provide supplementary insight valuable to the inquiry into the loss of Flight AF447, BEA said. The agency also said it will release a second report into that accident on Dec. 17.
Dec 10, 2015
Malaysia Airlines Berhad (MAB) plans to pare down its operations at its hub at Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) as part of an extensive reorganization.
Dec 10, 2015
Rolls-Royce will build more than 300 Trent 7000 engines for all new Airbus A330neos in Singapore at its Seletar facility.
Dec 09, 2015
Airbus is making a last-minute swap and now plans to deliver the first Airbus A320neo to Lufthansa, not to Qatar Airways.
Dec 09, 2015
The operators of Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) have placed an advertisement in Malaysia's Star newspaper, requesting the owners of three Boeing 747 freighters either claim or remove them.
Dec 08, 2015
US Airline Fuel Cost and Consumption figures, organized by domestic, international and system totals, contrasted with figures from the previous month, three months prior, six months prior, a year ago, two years ago, five years ago and ten years ago.
Dec 08, 2015
Alaska Airlines will retrofit its aircraft to include a premium-class section in addition to its economy- and first-class seats, the airline announced Dec. 3 at its annual investor day in New York.
Dec 08, 2015
Boeing has rolled its first 737 MAX 8 out of the Renton, Washington, final assembly facility.
Dec 08, 2015
Dubai-based Emirates Airline has announced fleet plans through 2018.