Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
Mar 09, 2009
Boeing booked three commercial aircraft orders in the week ended March 3, one 777 for Air New Zealand and two 777s for an unidentified customer(s). Gross year-to-date orders reached 22, compared to 190 in the year-ago period, although the 2009 net remained negative (-10) thanks to 32 787 cancellations. The other 19 orders this year were for 737s--13 from Ryanair, five from Southwest Airlines and one from Alaska Airlines.
Mar 06, 2009
Aurigny Air Services of Guernsey took delivery of the first of two ATR 72-500s ordered in 2007. Aircraft seats 72 and will replace a 72-200.
Mar 06, 2009
US FAA amended an airworthiness directive pertaining to Trent 800-powered 777s to incorporate new procedures recommended by Boeing to prevent the fuel feed system icing that is believed to have caused both the uncommanded loss of thrust on a Delta Air Lines 777-200ER last November and the dual rollback that led to the January 2008 British Airways -200ER crash landing at London Heathrow (ATWOnline, Feb. 5).
Mar 05, 2009
A malfunctioning altimeter caused the autopilot system on the Turkish Airlines 737-800 that crashed last week on approach to Amsterdam to reduce power prematurely, and by the time the pilots reacted it was "too late to recover the flight," Dutch Safety Board Chairman Pieter van Vollenhoven said yesterday.
Mar 05, 2009
Aeroflot will take delivery of its first Sukhoi Superjet 100 in December, 13 months behind the original schedule and one month later than the most recently promised date, Sukhoi Civil Aircraft's Viktor Subbotin told RIA Novosti (ATWOnline, Nov. 26, 2008). SU reportedly said it will fill the gap with short-term leases on alternative aircraft.
Aug 03, 2015
Berlin-based Germania will launch premium-economy class flights on routes to Iran starting from Sept. 1.
Aug 02, 2015
Malaysia’s transport minister told media Sunday that a piece of debris found on Reunion Island last week is from a Boeing 777. The statement raises confidence that this may be the first piece of wreckage to be recovered from flight MH370 which vanished last year.
Aug 02, 2015
A second piece of wreckage, possibly an aircraft door, has been found on Reunion Island in the southern Indian Ocean, the BBC reported Sunday, Aug. 2. The discovery follows that of a large piece of debris found last week on the island and which is believed to be a wing flap from a large airliner.
Jul 31, 2015
International Airlines Group (IAG), parent of British Airways, Iberia and Vueling, plans to convert up to five Airbus A330-200 and eight A350-900 options into orders for Iberia as well as open new long-haul routes.
Jul 31, 2015
Airbus Group reported first-half net income of €1.52 billion ($1.69 billion), up 34% compared to a net income of €1.14 billion in the year-ago period.
Jul 31, 2015
Singapore Airlines (SIA) is to give up seven of its outstanding Airbus A350-900 production slots, following a request from Airbus to cut the carrier's order book from the 70-strong order firmed up in 2013 to 63 aircraft.
Jul 30, 2015
Russia’s United Aircraft Corp. (UAC) has named Minister of Industry and Trade Denis Manturov to its board of directors, succeeding Vnesheconombank (VEB) chairman Vladimir Dmitriev.