Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
Feb 20, 2009
Airbus said yesterday it is taking the "precautionary measure" of lowering A320 family production from 36 to 34 aircraft monthly starting in October and will maintain A330/A340 production at the current level of 8.5 per month rather than increasing the rate to 10 as previously planned.
Feb 19, 2009
CFM International announced that Lufthansa selected the CFM56-5B to power 27 A319s/A320s it has on order. Contract is worth approximately $375 million and includes CFM's Tech Insertion option. Deliveries will commence this year and continue through 2012. LH currently operates more than 150 CFM56-powered Airbus and Boeing aircraft, the Snecma/General Electric joint venture said.
Feb 19, 2009
Copa Airlines this week took delivery of its 43rd aircraft, a 160-seat 737-800.
Feb 19, 2009
Air France's first A380, powered by Engine Alliance GP7200s, completed its inaugural test flight last Thursday, the engine-maker announced. Four-hr. flight was followed by Monday's journey to Hamburg, where it will undergo painting and interior customization ahead of October delivery. AF has 12 A380s on order.
Feb 18, 2009
AWAS signed a lease deal with CanJet Airlines for one 737-800.
Jul 23, 2015
CFM International has delivered the first LEAP-1C engine to the Commercial Aircraft Corp. of China (COMAC) for installation on the first C919.
Jul 23, 2015
Vietnam Airlines has rolled out a new corporate identity to coincide with the launch of a major fleet upgrade.
Jul 22, 2015
Boeing remains confident that it will not have to cut its 777 production rate as part of the transition to the 777X and maintains that overall demand for its commercial aircraft line continues to be rock-solid, dismissing unevenness that saw first-half orders lag behind deliveries.
Jul 22, 2015
Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) president Tim Canoll said the wider public has to be educated about the threat laser pointers pose to aircraft and help law enforcement catch people shining lasers into cockpits.
Jul 22, 2015
The Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) is calling for Traffic Collision and Avoidance Systems (TCAS) technology to be mandated on unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs).
Jul 22, 2015
Boeing reported second-quarter net income of $1.11 billion, down 32.7% from a net profit of $1.65 billion in the 2014 June quarter, as an $835 million charge on the KC-46 aerial refueler program dampened earnings.
Jul 22, 2015
Increasing numbers of near misses between unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and airliners in the UK have prompted the country’s regulator to launch a new code of practice for UAV operators.