Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
Sep 05, 2008
UK Air Accidents Investigation Branch said that ice within the fuel feed system "most probably" caused restricted fuel flow to the Trent 800s powering the British Airways 777-200ER that crash-landed about 300 m. short of London Heathrow's Runway 27L on Jan. 17 (ATWOnline, May 22).
Sep 05, 2008
Saga Airlines, an Istanbul-based charter and ACMI carrier, ordered two 737-800s worth $149 million at list prices. It currently operates four 737s.
Sep 04, 2008
Air China subsidiary Air Macau plans to request a new capital injection from its stakeholders and lease three A320s/A321s to CA this month in order to alleviate its financial crisis, according to the Macau Daily News. The amount of the cash injection will be determined soon by a stakeholders' conference.
Sep 04, 2008
Kuwaiti government won an order in Quebec Superior Court allowing it to seize Iraq's stake in a fleet of 10 CRJ900s ordered in March, according to the The Gazette of Montreal. Bombardier's initial contract with Iraqi Airways, which is state-owned, was valued at $239 million. In April, Iraq converted six options, bringing the order's value to $498 million (ATWOnline, April 17). The first aircraft was scheduled to be delivered next month.
Sep 04, 2008
Emirates last week took delivery of one 777-300ER and one 777-200LR, lifting the Dubai carrier's 777 fleet to 63.
Apr 22, 2015
Rolls-Royce has named former ARM Holdings CEO Warren East to succeed current CEO John Rishton, who is retiring July 2.
Apr 22, 2015
United Aircraft Corp. (UAC) hopes to double its revenue over the next 10 years to RUB800 billion ($15 billion) and produce at least 300 aircraft per year, half of which should be civil aircraft, UAC president Yury Slusar said.
Apr 22, 2015
FAA has awarded Raytheon a $103 million contract to develop a payload to be incorporated into a new geostationary satellite and two associated ground uplink stations to support its Wide Area Augmentation System (WAAS) in US airspace.
Apr 21, 2015
Two of Mitsubishi Aircraft Corp.’s most high-profile orders for the Mitsubishi Regional Jet (MRJ) are with US regional airline operators SkyWest Inc. and Trans States Holdings, but there is a big caveat on the 100 and 50 MRJs, respectively, that SkyWest and Trans States have on their books.
Apr 21, 2015
With cargo traffic back on an upturn, Boeing believes there is renewed demand for the 767-300ER freighter conversion program, labeled BCF.
Apr 21, 2015
While the success and large order backlog of the ATR 72 turboprop is well established, ATR insists that the smaller, 50-seat ATR 42 remains a viable product.
Apr 17, 2015
Emirates Airline announced a $9.2 billion order for Rolls-Royce Friday, choosing the UK powerplant manufacturer to equip the 50 Airbus A380s it ordered at the 2013 Dubai Airshow.