Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
Sep 03, 2008
Kunpeng Airlines took delivery of the first of five 98-seat E-190s ordered in July (ATWOnline, July 14).
Sep 03, 2008
Porter Airlines exercised two Q400 options for delivery next year. Aircraft will be the 15th and 16th in the Toronto City Centre-based regional's fleet. It currently operates six.
Sep 03, 2008
TACA took delivery of its first E-190. It has 11 on order with options for an additional 15.
Sep 01, 2008
Alaska Airlines' last MD-80 was retired Friday, leaving the carrier with a fleet of 108 737s including 69 737NGs. It has eight more NGs scheduled for delivery this year. AS began a program in 2006 to retire its 26 MD-80s and replace them with 737NGs. It noted that the 737-800, of which it now has 37, burns 850 gal. of fuel per hr. compared to 1,100 by the MD-80. "A common fleet type also will result in lower costs for maintenance, training and flight crew scheduling," it said.
Sep 01, 2008
Spanish Public Works Minister Magdalena Alvarez revealed Friday that Spanair considered transferring passengers aboard the MD-82 that crashed Aug. 20 to another aircraft after its first takeoff was aborted before ultimately deciding to clear it for a second takeoff.
Apr 17, 2015
Brazilian manufacturer Embraer delivered 20 commercial aviation aircraft in the first-quarter of 2015, six more than in the 2014 March quarter and a 42.9% increase year-over-year.
Apr 17, 2015
The International Association of Machinists (IAM) has withdrawn its petition with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) to unionize the company’s North Charleston, South Carolina facilities.
Apr 16, 2015
[UPDATED] Guernsey-based regional airline Aurigny is taking an ATR 42 on five-year lease from Nordic Aviation Capital (NAC) and is progressing with plans to add three Dornier 228s.
Apr 16, 2015
Real Tonga has leased a 68-seat ATR 72-600 from Fiji Airways to make up a capacity shortfall following grounding of the airline’s MA60 aircraft last month.
Apr 16, 2015
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Apr 15, 2015
Malaysia Airlines will be the first airline to go live with global flight tracking technology using SITA OnAir’s AIRCOM FlightTracker this summer.
Apr 14, 2015
Global mobile satellite communications services provider Inmarsat said its second Global Xpress (GX) satellite—Inmarsat-5 F2 (I-5 F2) launched Feb. 2—has completed its orbital deployment stages on schedule.
Apr 14, 2015
Airbus has decided to formally offer an 11-abreast economy configuration in the Airbus A380, despite Emirates Airline's decision not to further pursue that arrangement.