Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
Aug 18, 2009
World Airways added a sixth MD-11 passenger aircraft, citing a "high demand for military charters."
Aug 17, 2009
Joy Air was expected to start formal operations over the weekend with a fleet of three Chinese-produced MA60 regional aircraft. The official launch of the Xi'an-based carrier comes after a one-month trial period. It is expected to introduce three more MA60s by year end and plans to acquire 50 of the type, plus 50 ARJ21s, over the next eight years.
Aug 13, 2009
Airlines PNG DH6-300 Twin Otter wreckage from Tuesday's crash was located yesterday at an altitude of 5,500 ft. in the Kokoda area of Papua New Guinea, according to a statement on the carrier's website. All 13 passengers and crewmembers were killed in the accident (ATWOnline, Aug. 12).
Aug 13, 2009
Afriqiyah Airways took delivery of its first new A330-200, one of three of the type ordered in 2006. The aircraft features a 230-seat dual-class configuration and will be deployed on long-haul operations on routes from Tripoli to Africa and Europe.
Aug 12, 2009
Bombardier Aerospace announced the termination of its firm purchase agreement with Italy's MyAir, which suspended operations last month (ATWOnline, July 24). The original 2006 order was for 19 CRJ900s, 15 of which were converted to CRJ1000s in early 2007. Four CRJ900s have been delivered. Bombardier said the CRJ1000 development program "continues to move ahead" and that the first production aircraft is flying from its Wichita test base.
Oct 26, 2015
A Transaero Cargo Boeing 747-400 with an amazing Tiger paint scheme to promote saving the Siberian Tiger.
Oct 26, 2015
Luxair has bought a Boeing 737-800 from airberlin and will decide on a 737-700 replacement next year, with the Embraer E190-E2 or Bombardier CSeries CS100/CS300 in the running.
Oct 23, 2015
Muscat-based Oman Air has firmed an order for 20 new Boeing 737s, according to Boeing’s Orders and Deliveries report of Oct. 20.
Oct 23, 2015
Mitsubishi Aircraft Corp. has postponed the first flight of the Mitsubishi Regional Jet (MRJ) to the week of Nov. 9, citing a needed repair to the flight test aircraft.
Oct 23, 2015
We present a lineup of events, major product introductions and first flights that, in most cases, are broadly accepted as significant punctuation marks in the history of the commercial airline industry.
Oct 23, 2015
The ideas, bravado and vision of a long list of aviation pioneers have played a key role in the advancement of today’s airline industry.
Oct 23, 2015
The rise of the airliner from humble origins to pivotal economic engine.
Oct 23, 2015
Attracting and keeping passengers have been motivating factors in the evolution of commercial aircraft design.