Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
Apr 24, 2009
Gulf Air said it has decided not to exercise an extended dry-lease option on four 777-300ERs it currently is wet-leasing from Jet Airways. "After careful analysis of various commercial and other business considerations, Gulf Air has decided not to pursue the dry-lease option for the foreseeable future," it said. Aircraft are under wet lease for six months each (ATWOnline, March 5).
Apr 24, 2009
Virgin Blue delayed the delivery of two 361-seat 777-300ERs for its V Australia operation because of the slowdown in air travel. The fifth and sixth -300ERs have been rescheduled from 2010 to 2011 and 2012. In a statement to the Australian Stock Exchange, Blue said it still planned to take the "seventh" 777 in the second half of 2010. V Australia has three 777-300ERs in service operating from Brisbane and Sydney to Los Angeles and it expects to start Sydney-Perth-Johannesburg service this year.
Apr 24, 2009
Lufthansa Cargo will park two additional MD-11Fs in October, meaning around 30% of its fleet will not be operational. Currently, four of its 19 MD-11Fs are parked. From October, it will operate just 13 (ATWOnline, April 3).
Apr 23, 2009
BAE Systems Asset Management will remarket eight Avianca MD-83s powered by JT8D-219s and one Pratt & Whitney 4060-powered 767-300ER operated by the Colombian airline.
Apr 23, 2009
NavAero said Air Italy chose its tBagC22 computer and display systems as the Class 2 EFB flight deck hardware on its 737, 757 and 767 fleets.
Sep 04, 2015
Airbus passed the 4,000 mark in its order backlog for the A320neo family as it recorded a hefty month of sales in August.
Sep 03, 2015
UK leisure airline Jet2 has finalized an order for 27 Boeing 737-800s, valued at $2.6 billion at list prices.
Sep 02, 2015
FAA has named Marke Gibson and Earl Lawrence to two executive-level positions that will “guide the agency’s approach to safe, timely and efficient integration of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) into US airspace.”
Sep 02, 2015
The Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (COMAC) said China's first regional commercial jet, the ARJ21-700, will enter service in February next year.
Sep 01, 2015
An improved US economy combined with a loosening of US visa requirements for Chinese visitors is spurring a new drive into the US market by Chinese airlines.
Sep 01, 2015
Table of Contents from the September 2015 issue of ATW