Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
Oct 08, 2008
Lufthansa Systems said Croatia Airlines selected its Lido eFlightBag solution featuring cockpit processing intelligence and paperless technology.
Oct 08, 2008
Pinnacle Airlines Corp., parent of Pinnacle Airlines and Colgan Air, plans to exercise up to 15 Q400 options before year end and shop the aircraft to its mainline partners, President and CEO Phil Trenary told ATWOnline yesterday.
Oct 07, 2008
CIT Aerospace delivered the third of four A321-100s to Qatar Airways. The fourth will arrive before year end.
Oct 07, 2008
Orix Aviation of Dublin announced the following transactions: Purchase of two 737-700s from BOC Aviation on lease to WestJet and one A319 from RBS Aerospace on lease to South African Airways; sale of two A320-200s to Global Knafaim Leasing; lease of three 737-400s to Comair (South Africa) until 2013; lease extension of two US Airways 767-200ERs until 2010.
Oct 07, 2008
Air France subsidiary Brit Air converted six CRJ1000 NextGen options into firm orders, Bombardier announced. Aircraft are worth $299 million at list prices. Original order for eight firm plus eight options was placed in February 2007 (ATWOnline, Feb. 21, 2007). Brit currently operates 15 CRJ100s and 15 CRJ700s. The CRJ1000 NextGen completed its inaugural flight last month at Montreal Mirabel (ATWOnline, Sept. 4).
May 21, 2015
FAA has lifted expansion restrictions on Allegiant Air after the Las Vegas-based carrier won a victory in federal court against its pilots union.
May 21, 2015
Central European budget carrier Wizz Air plans to locate its 22nd base in Debrecen, Hungary, opening with a single Airbus A320 and three new routes on Dec. 16.
May 21, 2015
GE Aviation and Woodward Inc. have formed a 50/50 joint venture (JV) to design, develop, source, supply and service fuel systems for GE90, GEnx, GE9X and future GE large commercial engines.
May 21, 2015
Mexican low-cost carrier (LCC) Volaris has received its first two Airbus A321 aircraft, which will be its first A321s to operate in Mexico.
May 20, 2015
Ruili Airlines has ordered 60 Boeing 737 MAX aircraft in conjunction with AVIC International Leasing Co. and Minsheng Financial Leasing Co., as part of its domestic expansion plans.
May 20, 2015
Airbus has begun final assembly of the first A350-900 for Singapore Airlines at its facilities in Toulouse, France.
May 19, 2015
The CFM International (CFMI) LEAP-1A-powered Airbus A320neo achieved first flight in France.