Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
Jul 31, 2009
Emirates took delivery of its 78th 777, a -300ER, making it the world's largest 777 operator. It has 28 more on order.
Jul 31, 2009
Japan Airlines' last 747 Classic, a -300, operated its final flight yesterday from Honolulu to Tokyo Narita. Aircraft was in service for 26 years. JAL took delivery of its first 747-100 in 1970 and operated a record 65 747 Classics in 1987-89. The -300 will be replaced by a 777-300ER.
Jul 30, 2009
Airbus and Boeing yesterday confirmed Ethiopian Airlines' orders for 12 A350-900s and five 777-200LRs respectively. The airline announced the deals Tuesday (ATWOnline, July 29). The A350s are the first aircraft ET has ordered from Airbus, which has sold 493 of the next-generation widebodies.
Jul 29, 2009
Honeywell announced that AWAS has selected an avionics suite and APUs under a contract covering up to 110 new aircraft deliveries and worth $77 million.
Jul 29, 2009
Ethiopian Airlines yesterday said it placed an order for 12 A350-900s from Airbus and five 777-200LRs from Boeing, a move it called "unprecedented," while Turkish Airlines added eight more 777-300ERs to its order book.
Oct 20, 2015
Mexican ultra-low-cost carrier (ULCC) Volaris reported an MXP1.15 billion ($67.4 million) net profit during the 2015 third-quarter. Compared to the airline’s MXP347 million take in the 2014 third-quarter, the company more than tripled its profit.
Oct 20, 2015
The Latvian government has deferred its decision on the privatization of up to 49% of airBaltic until Nov. 3.
Oct 20, 2015
IATA is making “strong progress” toward implementing the New Distribution Capability (NDC) initiative that is developing a set of common standards for presenting and distributing airline tickets and products, with the first set of NDC messages approved.
Oct 20, 2015
Donghai Airlines plans to launch an initial public offering (IPO) in May of 2016 on the Shanghai Stock Exchange in an effort to fund its rapid fleet expansion.
Oct 20, 2015
The need for installed IFE systems onboard airliners will disappear as personal smart devices proliferate and connectivity services broaden, the head of Qatar Airways believes.
Oct 20, 2015
AirBaltic CEO Martin Gauss has sought reassurance from Bombardier on the future of the CSeries program following the breakdown of partnership talks between Airbus and Bombardier.
Oct 19, 2015
Hawaiian Airlines has unveiled a cabin redesign on its fleet of Airbus A330-200s featuring 18 lie-flat premium cabin seats.
Oct 19, 2015
FAA will create a task force to develop recommendations for a registration process for unmanned aircraft vehicles (UAVs), US Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx and FAA Administrator Michael Huerta announced Monday.