Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
Oct 29, 2009
Saudi Arabian Airlines took delivery of its first A320 purchased directly from Airbus, the manufacturer announced. It ordered 22 A320s in December 2007 but already had taken delivery of a leased aircraft this month (ATWOnline, Nov. 13, 2007). Saudi's A320s will be powered by CFM56-5B engines and will seat 112-132 passengers. It eventually will operate 50 of the type (including 28 on lease).
Oct 26, 2009
Thales announced that its Head-Up Display was certified by EASA on the A380 in single (left seat only) and dual configuration (left and right seats). Air France is launch customer.
Oct 26, 2009
Bionic Aviation, a Johannesburg-based charter provider, last week took delivery of one BAe 146-300, BAE Systems Regional Aircraft announced.
Oct 21, 2009
Air Astana President Peter Foster told ATWOnline yesterday that the carrier's MOU with Boeing for three 787s plus three options is "inactive" and that it is searching for alternative fleet solutions. Speaking in Almaty, Foster said, "There is very little clarity on delivery dates," for the 787. The MOU was signed in 2007 and delivery originally was scheduled for 2014-15 (ATWOnline, Jan. 3, 2008). Air Astana now estimates that its first Dreamliner could arrive as late as 2019.
Oct 20, 2009
Thai Airways' new president, Kasikornbank Bank executive and former Thai Minister of Energy Piyasvasti Amranand, yesterday said he plans to raise funds through a share issue next year. Thai has THB29 billion ($854.8 million) in debt to pay off in 2010. "We need to raise capital because we have a lot of short-term debt to be repaid," Piyasvasti said, according to Reuters. "We are also trying to convert our short-term debt to longer maturities.
Nov 16, 2015
A United Nations (UN) agency has designated the 1087.7-1092.3 MHz frequency band for worldwide Earth-to-space aircraft tracking, following the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines flight MH370.
Nov 16, 2015
KLM took delivery of its first Boeing 787-9 on Nov. 14, an aircraft leased from Aercap which will initially be operated on its Amsterdam-Abu Dhabi-Bahrain service.
Nov 13, 2015
Commercial aircraft orders and commitments placed at the Dubai Air Show, November 8-12, 2015. Source: ATW Research.
Nov 13, 2015
Lufthansa subsidiary Austrian Airlines plans to launch its first Embraer E195 scheduled flight from Jan. 4, 2016, on the Vienna-Stuttgart route.
Nov 13, 2015
Portuguese national carrier TAP Portugal has signed a firm order with Airbus for 53 aircraft from the European manufacturer, it announced Nov. 13.
Nov 13, 2015
Airbus is on schedule to deliver the first A320neo by end of 2015 as planned, an Airbus executive confirmed Friday.
Nov 12, 2015
Taiwan-based EVA Air has taken delivery of its first Boeing 777-300ER at the US manufacturer’s delivery center in Everett, Washington Nov. 10-11. While being the 22nd 777-300ER in EVA’s fleet, the new aircraft debuts EVA’s new livery design and corporate identity. The aircraft’s simplified tail design features a compass as its focal point, borrowed from EVA’s corporate parent Evergreen Group; the aircraft’s underbelly is now a dark-green with a curved orange borderline. Photos by Mark Nensel
Nov 12, 2015
Taiwan-based EVA Air has taken delivery of its first re-branded Boeing 777-300ER at the US manufacturer’s delivery center in Everett, Washington Nov. 10-11.