Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
Feb 16, 2009
CIT Aerospace announced delivery of the first of five CFM56-7B24-powered 737-800s to Garuda Indonesia.
Feb 13, 2009
Aeroflot took delivery of its 25th A320 this week. Aircraft will seat 140, is on lease from GECAS and is the 46th A320 family aircraft in SU's fleet. It will take delivery of an additional 17 this year.
Feb 13, 2009
US National Transportation Safety Board confirmed that the birds ingested in the CFM56-5B/P engines of the US Airways A320 that successfully ditched in the Hudson River on Jan. 15 were Canada geese (ATWOnline, Jan. 22). Identification was made by the Smithsonian Institution's Feather Identification Laboratory.
Feb 12, 2009
CFM International signed a Memorandum of Agreement with Hyderabad's Rajiv Gandhi International to collaborate on developing a CFM56 maintenance training center. It is expected to offer advanced courses specific to CFM56-5B and -7B line maintenance and inspection.
Feb 11, 2009
Ethiopian Airlines took delivery of its first MD-11 freighter. The used aircraft was purchased directly from Boeing and will serve Liege, Johannesburg, Lagos, Dubai, Hong Kong, Madras and Kinshasa. ET will take another MD-11F on lease in August. Its freighter fleet previously comprised two 757-200Fs and two 747Fs.
Jul 22, 2015
FedEx Express has signed an agreement with Boeing to buy 50 Boeing 767-300Fs with options on a further 50 aircraft, the cargo carrier announced late Tuesday.
Jul 21, 2015
From the 2015 ATW World Airline Report, current world commercial jet orders as of May 19, 2015.
Jul 21, 2015
From ATW's 2015 World Airline Report, fleet totals for the world's commercial turboprop manufacturers, as of May 19, 2015 .
Jul 21, 2015
Polish Air Navigation Services Agency (PANSA) said air traffic controllers changed landing direction for more than 20 flights into Warsaw Chopin Airport on July 20 after a Lufthansa crew on approach reported a near-miss with an unmanned aircraft.
Jul 21, 2015
Russia intends to have a prototype small supersonic transport ready for flight tests “as early as 2025,” says TsAGI, the Moscow-based central Aerohydrodynamic Research Institute.
Jul 21, 2015
From the 2015 ATW World Airline Report, current world commercial turboprop orders as of May 19, 2015.
Jul 21, 2015
Taipei-based EVA Air has finalized an order for five Boeing 777 freighters, in an order valued at more than $1.5 billion at list prices.
Jul 20, 2015
In a deal worth $930 million, Dubai-based lessor International AirFinance Corporation (IAFC) has ordered Rolls-Royce Trent 700 engines for 20 Airbus A330-300 Regional aircraft to be leased to Saudi Arabian Airlines (Saudia).