Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
Nov 06, 2009
DVB's Aviation Asset Management unit said it will remarket three EgyptAir 777-200ERs that were manufactured in 1997.
Nov 06, 2009
Airbus yesterday operated the A330-200 freighter's first flight from Toulouse, flying for 4 hr. and reaching 41,000 ft. It expects first delivery to occur next summer to Etihad Crystal Cargo following a 180-hr. flight test program (ATWOnline, Oct. 30). It currently has 67 firm orders from nine customers. In addition, Turkish Airlines has signed an MOU for two of the mid-size cargo aircraft.
Nov 06, 2009
Gol is installing ACARS linked to the Iridium satellite network.
Nov 06, 2009
Hawaiian Airlines said it completed installation of Aviation Partners Boeing blended winglets on a 767-300. It expects to have winglets installed on eight 767s by next summer. HA estimated that winglets will produce savings of 700-800 gal. of fuel for every round trip between the US West Coast and Hawaii.
Nov 04, 2009
Astraeus announced the introduction of its first A320, a former Iberia aircraft on lease from DVB Bank. "Our fleet has traditionally been 100% Boeing, but in leasing and contracting out of our aircraft over the past 18 months under our new business model, we've come across a great deal of operators who want, or need, different options," CCO and Director-Aircraft Leasing Shaun Monnery said.
Nov 20, 2015
The CFM International LEAP-1A engine, one of two engine choices on the Airbus A320neo, has been jointly certified by FAA and the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA).
Nov 19, 2015
A peek inside EVA Air's new 777-300ER, as delivered to EVA Air executives on Nov. 11, 2015.
Nov 19, 2015
Four years after its first flight to Hawaii, Allegiant Air will end its costly experiment, saying it will pull out of Honolulu in August 2016 and retire all of its Boeing 757s by 2017.
Nov 19, 2015
Southeast Asian regional carriers are increasingly choosing to implement inflight tracking systems following the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines MH370 in March 2014.
Nov 18, 2015
This table shows the 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.
Nov 18, 2015
Boeing delivered two 747-8Fs to AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC), part of Volga-Dnepr Group.
Nov 18, 2015
Addis Ababa-based Ethiopian Airlines CEO Tewolde Gebremariam told ATW the carrier plans to order additional Airbus A350 XWBs, taking its total of the type from 14 to 25.
Nov 18, 2015
Mexican low-cost carrier (LCC) Volaris has rolled out new tablet-based technology for pilots, and is studying how it could provide new entertainment options for passengers’ mobile devices, airline executives said at the ALTA Airline Leaders Forum.