Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
Oct 24, 2008
Spirit AeroSystems won a contract with Mitsubishi Aircraft Corp. to design and build the pylon for the Mitsubishi Regional Jet. Financial terms were not disclosed. First delivery of the MRJ is slated for 2013.
Oct 23, 2008
Croatia Airlines ordered four A319s, Airbus announced. New aircraft will be powered by CFM56-5s and seat 132 in two classes. It already operates eight A320s. No delivery date was announced.
Oct 22, 2008
United Technologies Corp. announced that Hamilton Sundstrand President David Hess will succeed Stephen Finger as president of Pratt & Whitney on Jan. 1 when Finger retires. Alain Bellemare, currently president of Pratt & Whitney Canada, will succeed Hess at Hamilton Sundstrand. Hess and Bellemare will report to UTC President & CEO Louis Chenevert. Hess, 53, joined UTC in 1979 and has been with Hamilton Sundstrand since 1995. He has held his current position for three years.
Oct 22, 2008
The Russian government is moving ahead with forging a state-owned airline alliance to replace defunct AiRUnion, with the first board meeting of the new nine-carrier grouping scheduled for Nov. 11. The company will be 51% owned by Russian Technology Corp., a source close to the negotiations confirmed to ATWOnline, with Russia Airlines (or some derivative thereof) reportedly the preferred name. RIA Novosti reported that the Moscow city government will hold the remaining 49% (ATWOnline, Oct. 2).
Oct 21, 2008
Tianjin-based Okay Airways became the first Chinese carrier to operate the domestically produced MA60 as the company completed a successful inaugural flight on Oct. 19. The 50/60-seat turboprop's other customers are from Latin America, Africa and elsewhere in Asia. The aircraft has received 136 orders so far. China's first LCC, Okay has increased its focus on the regional market in recent years (ATWOnline, March 17). Last year it signed a lease deal with China Aviation Industrial Leasing Co.
Jun 08, 2015
South African Airways (SAA) is in the final stages of swapping out an existing order for 10 Airbus A320s for five A330s.
Jun 07, 2015
As Lufthansa Group this week prepares to fly the remains of 30 victims of the March 24 Germanwings crash from France to Düsseldorf, the company continues to come to terms with what CEO Carsten Spohr called Sunday an “emotional shock” and Lufthansa’s “darkest hour.”
Jun 05, 2015
Indonesia’s Lion Group has taken delivery of its 50th ATR 72-600.
Jun 05, 2015
Indonesian low-cost carrier (LCC) Lion Air has said it will use its new twin-aisle Airbus A330-300s, due to be delivered later this year, for domestic schedules rather than long-haul.
Jun 04, 2015
US-based Sierra Nevada Corp. (SNC) has signed an MOU with the Turkish Ministry of Transport, Maritime Affairs & Communications to produce the country’s first regional jet as part of its Regional Aircraft Project.
Jun 04, 2015
UK-based low-cost carrier (LCC) easyJet hopes to have a hovering drone in service “in 12-18 months” to conduct aircraft inspections, easyJet revealed at its Innovation Day meeting at Milan-Malpensa Airport.
Jun 04, 2015
Alitalia introduced a new brand, aircraft livery and visual identity on an Airbus A330-200 as the Italian flag carrier revitalizes its business.
Jun 03, 2015
Airbus has shipped the first A320 large aircraft components from Hamburg, Germany to its Final Assembly Line (FAL) in Mobile, Alabama, as its first US-produced A320 is on scheduled begin this summer.