Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
May 07, 2009
Turkish Airlines firmed its order for five 777-300ERs announced in March (ATWOnline, March 26). The aircraft are worth $1.36 billion at list prices, Boeing announced. THY currently operates three -300ERs on lease from Jet Airways. Separately, THY launched a thrice-weekly Istanbul Ataturk-Benghazi flight. The Libyan city is its sixth new destination this year. Its summer schedule features a 24% year-over-year rise in ASKs and a 12% increase in number of flights.
May 07, 2009
Citing "specific customer requests for deferrals" as well as the economic and industry downturn, Airbus yesterday slashed its A380 production and delivery schedule this year and next. The manufacturer now expects to deliver 14 A380s in 2009, down from the 18 previously planned and the 21 announced in May 2008. It said yesterday that "more than 20" aircraft will be manufactured and delivered in 2010. An Airbus spokesperson told ATWOnline yesterday that no firm 2010 schedule had been announced, although Bloomberg News reported that it intended to deliver nearly 30.
May 06, 2009
Boeing expressed confidence that the 787 will be certified on time for delivery to ANA in the first quarter of next year despite a pessimistic research report released last week. The manufacturer responded to Bernstein Research's cautious assessment (ATWOnline, May 5), saying it "understood the natural tendency toward skepticism based on past program performance" while claiming that the report included several errors.
May 05, 2009
Emirates took delivery of its 75th 777, a -300ER, last week.
May 05, 2009
Goodrich was selected by Airbus to supply the external video system for the A350. Deal is worth more than $1 billion in equipment and aftermarket revenue over the life of the program, Goodrich said.
Sep 14, 2015
Airbus has officially opened its A320 Family jetliner final assembly line in Mobile, Alabama – officially called the Airbus U.S. Manufacturing Facility – which will become company’s first production site in America. This game-changing plan was announced in July 2012.
Sep 14, 2015
Airbus believes the opening of its first US-based factory will help it gain more narrowbody sales from North American carriers.
Sep 14, 2015
Garuda Indonesia low-cost carrier (LCC) subsidiary Citilink Indonesia plans to lease nine new Airbus A320 aircraft to boost fleet numbers and regional service schedules.
Sep 13, 2015
The first two Airbus A321 aircraft to be assembled at the new assembly-and-delivery facility in Mobile, Alabama, were shown to the media Sept. 13, one day ahead of the formal opening of the factory.
Sep 13, 2015
Fast-growing Hungarian low-cost carrier Wizz Air has formalized the memorandum of understanding (MOU) it announced at the Paris Air Show in June to purchase 110 Airbus A321neos.
Sep 11, 2015
Airbus will hold inaugural ceremonies in Mobile, Alabama, Sept. 14 as top executives and US dignitaries celebrate the opening of the company’s first US manufacturing facility.
Sep 11, 2015
Newly reconstituted Malaysian flag carrier Malaysia Airlines Berhad (MAB) will add four new Airbus A350-900 XWB aircraft to its fleet, to begin services from late 2017.
Sep 11, 2015
Gulf Air is in talks with Airbus over a potential major fleet replacement order.