Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
Dec 04, 2009
AeroLogic, the joint venture between DHL Express and Lufthansa Cargo, will add two more 777-200Fs this month, an LHC spokesperson confirmed to ATWOnline. It already operates two of the freighters. The additional planes will be used to boost frequencies on current routes to Asia from Leipzig/Halle. Load factor is around 75%-80%. Two more 777-200Fs are expected in the spring and another two in the fall.
Dec 03, 2009
Gol said all of its aircraft will be equipped with GPS Landing System capabilities and Vertical Situation Displays by next month. It ended the third quarter with 109 737s in operation.
Dec 02, 2009
Boeing took a key step toward getting its first 787 in the air after completing the static testing necessary to validate the side-of-body modification work performed last month (ATWOnline, Nov. 17). Full analysis of the results will not be concluded for about 10 days, it said. During the tests, the leading and trailing edges were subjected to their limit load of about 2.5 g. The 150% structural tests required for certification are planned for spring.
Dec 02, 2009
Air France A330-200 registered F-GZCK and performing Flight AF445 from Rio de Janeiro Galeao to Paris Charles de Gaulle on Sunday night/Monday morning declared a mayday owing to severe turbulence near the equator, according to The Aviation Herald. The incident occurred near the site where AF447 was lost six months ago (ATWOnline, Aug. 21). The aircraft was at 38,000 ft. on airway UN866 about 4 hr. after takeoff, just before the DEKON waypoint about 680 nm.
Dec 01, 2009
The US regional launches the MRJ in North America.
Dec 03, 2015
Boeing announced it will collaborate with the University of British Columbia and SkyNRG—with support from Canada’s aviation industry—to turn leftover branches, sawdust and other forest-industry waste into sustainable aviation biofuel.
Dec 03, 2015
Spring Airlines has announced plans to acquire 45 Airbus A320neos and 15 A321neos to the Shanghai Stock Exchange, in a deal valued at $6.3 billion at list prices.
Dec 03, 2015
Ryanair’s fleet is set to swell from 320 Boeing 737s this year to around 360 in 2016, as the Irish budget carrier begins its aircraft-delivery ramp up.
Dec 02, 2015
Ethiopian Airlines has finalized the installation of a Boeing 777 flight simulator manufactured by CAE Inc.
Dec 02, 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 02, 2015
Boeing has completed the 787-10’s detailed design, paving the way for assembly to begin on the largest aircraft in the Dreamliner family in 2016.
Dec 02, 2015
The next generation of turboprops must be faster and carry more passengers to compete with the latest regional jets, according to a senior Luxair executive.
Dec 01, 2015
A selection of photos from our most recent headlines.