Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
Oct 14, 2008
Rockwell Collins will provide Aer Lingus with a suite of avionics including MultiScan weather radar, GLU-920 Multi-Mode Receiver and a range of communication and navigation offerings on six A330s. Deliveries are slated to begin next year.
Oct 14, 2008
B/E Aerospace yesterday announced a deal with Airbus valued at more than $1 billion to provide galley systems for A350 XWBs. Systems are designed to accommodate aircraft's "flex zones" and allow airlines to select various galley positions and configurations. Deliveries will begin in 2013.
Oct 14, 2008
Embraer delivered 37 commercial jets, nine executive jets and two aircraft for defense/government use in the third quarter compared to 38 commercial and nine business aircraft in the year-ago period. The Brazilian manufacturer received 13 commercial orders during the quarter and its firm order backlog was valued at $21.6 billion, up 4.3% year-over-year. Nine-month deliveries totaled 145 aircraft, up 34%, and it reaffirmed its estimate that it will deliver 195-200 aircraft this year. Separately, LAM Mozambique Airlines signed a contract for two E-190s plus two purchase rights.
Oct 13, 2008
Pratt & Whitney restructured and placed its Commercial Engines, Global Service Partners and Global Material Solutions operations into a new unit named Commercial Engines & Global Services that will be led by Todd Kallman as president. Kallman has headed the Commercial Engines business since 2006. Global Service Partners is Pratt's maintenance, repair and overhaul organization and Global Material Solutions is its engine parts business that is developing non-OEM parts for the CFM56-3.
Oct 13, 2008
Radiant Power, a HEICO subsidiary, launched its Sentinel power supply unit featuring 10 min. of additional power for crash survivable cockpit voice recorders as required by US FAA on aircraft of 10 or more passengers. Unit is compliant with ARINC 777 and meets TSO-C155 certification standards.
Jun 02, 2015
Frontier Airlines has placed a firm order for 10 Airbus A321ceo and two A320ceo aircraft. This is the second time in less than a year the Denver, Colorado-based airline has ordered the A321, the largest member of the A320 family.
Jun 01, 2015
Delta Air Lines has become the first airline to take delivery of the Airbus A330-300 increased maximum take-off weight (MTOW) variant.
Jun 01, 2015
Airbus looks set to block any rescue deal by All Nippon Airways (ANA) and investment banks to bail out bankrupt Japanese low-cost carrier (LCC) Skymark Airlines.
May 29, 2015
Delta Air Lines and Alitalia remain committed to their transatlantic joint venture and do not expect to see changes in the relationship despite the apparent split between the Italian carrier and its SkyTeam partner Air France.
May 29, 2015
Vietnam Airlines confirmed the first of its new Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners
May 28, 2015
The head of Airbus sales is seeking to jump the production rate of the A320 to over 60 per month.
May 28, 2015
A Singapore Airlines (SIA) Airbus A330-300, en route from Singapore to Shanghai, lost power in both its Rolls-Royce engines and descended 13,000 feet before the aircrew managed to regain powered flight.
May 28, 2015
Airbus seems confident of a launch customer for a short-haul, regional A330 variant in the next few weeks, but is still not committed to building a re-engined A380.