Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
Apr 09, 2009
LAN Airlines said it "recently" operated its first commercial flight with a blended winglet-equipped 767-300. It said it is investing nearly $70 million in equipping its entire -300 fleet, numbering 37 passenger and cargo aircraft, with winglets before year end.
Apr 09, 2009
Air France will take delivery of its 54th 777 Friday. The aircraft is the 777th 777 produced by Boeing and will be the first AF aircraft to feature its new livery (ATWOnline, Feb. 13).
Apr 09, 2009
Rolls-Royce signed a contract with Saudi Arabian Airlines for provision of Trent 700EPs to power up to 12 (eight firm and four option) A330s ordered at last year's Farnborough Airshow (ATWOnline, July 15), with deliveries beginning in 2010. Contract is valued at up to $900 million at list prices and includes a long-term TotalCare services agreement. SV already operates 14 Rolls-powered 747-100s -200s, -SPs and -300s, but this marks the first time it has selected the Trent.
Apr 09, 2009
Lufthansa Technik said C&D Zodiac selected its onboard floor proximity lighting system, Guideline ColourFit, for installation onboard the CSeries.
Apr 08, 2009
Russian Technologies, the state-owned controller of the newly established, Moscow Vnukovo-based Russia Airlines (ATWOnline, Oct. 24, 2008), plans to order 150-200 aircraft starting next year, RT head Sergei Chemezov said, according to Reuters. According to Chemezov, "Boeing has promised to help us find credit in the US. From next year we would like to start buying airplanes. . .The most important question is where [we can] get the money."
Aug 27, 2015
WestJet has taken delivery of its first Boeing 767-300ER, adding a widebody aircraft to its fleet for the first time.
Aug 27, 2015
The Vietnamese government has dropped all plans to confirm options on the four Airbus A380s it signed up for in 2009.
Aug 26, 2015
Russia’s Roseximbank has signed an agreement with Ilyushin Finance Co. (IFC), a Russian leasing company, to provide $70 million in export financing for Antonov An-158 aircraft for Cubana de Aviación.
Aug 26, 2015
Airbus expects Russia`s commercial fleet to double in size over next 20 years with over 2,000 aircraft needed by 2034, compared to the 922 in operation today.
Aug 26, 2015
Russian leasing company State Transport Leasing Co. has signed a firm order for 32 Sukhoi Civil Aircraft Sukhoi Superjet 100 (SSJ100) aircraft.
Aug 26, 2015
“The aircraft is expected to be ready for operations by the end of September 2015, and is planned as the first aircraft for the fastjet Zambia fleet,” fastjet said in a statement.
Aug 25, 2015
Airbus has named GKN Aerospace executive Daryl Taylor to head its US manufacturing facility in Mobile, Alabama.
Aug 25, 2015
As released by the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on August 21, 2015: a comprehensive list of unmanned aerial vehicle events reported to the FAA from Nov.13, 2014 to Aug. 20, 2015.