Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
Aug 07, 2008
ANA and Japan Airlines are looking to cut underperforming domestic and international routes. ANA told media that it may suspend 10 routes, while Nikkei Business Daily suggested that JAL may suspend 21 routes. Both airlines are expected to make formal announcements by the end of this week.
Aug 06, 2008
Singapore Airlines logged its 1,000th A380 commercial flight when SQ322 landed at London Heathrow Monday. It said its five aircraft have performed "remarkably" since entering service last October. They have accumulated 8,500 flight hr. and carried nearly 400,000 customers. More than 220,000 have traveled on the Singapore-Sydney route. The sixth A380 is scheduled to arrive in September, with a further 13 to follow. SIA has options on an additional six.
Aug 05, 2008
Air One selected GE's CF6-80E1 to power its new 12 firm and eight option A330s (ATWOnline, June 5). The firm engine order is valued at more than $480 million at list prices. Deliveries will begin in 2010. The Italian carrier also signed a 15-year OnPoint Solution agreement for maintenance and overhaul of the new CF6-80E1s as well as its leased CF6-80E1-powered A330s. The OnPoint agreement is valued at more than $250 million over the life of the contract. AP launched flights from Milan-Malpensa to Chicago O'Hare and Boston in June.
Aug 05, 2008
British Airways said last week that it has ordered six new 777-300ERs for delivery beginning in 2010. Boeing issued a statement Friday saying it is "pleased that [BA] has reinforced its longstanding relationship with Boeing by agreeing to purchase Boeing 777-300ERs for its long-haul fleet" and that it "looks forward to finalizing the contractual details of [BA's] selection."
Aug 04, 2008
Embraer reported net income of $134.4 million for the second quarter, nearly double the $67.3 million earned in the year-ago period. Revenue rose 47.3% to $1.63 billion and the backlog hit a record $20.7 billion, including $6 billion for business aircraft. Strong sales of commercial and executive aircraft boosted the bottom line, the company said. It delivered 52 aircraft during the quarter, up 44.4% year-over-year.
Mar 26, 2015
Hainan Airlines has ordered 30 Boeing 787-9 aircraft to meet continuous growth of China’s market demand.
Mar 26, 2015
A French prosecutor said information from Germanwings flight 4U9525’s cockpit voice recorder (CVR) indicates the co-pilot “through a voluntary act” descended the Airbus A320 into the French Alps.
Mar 25, 2015
A helicopter team has recovered the cockpit voice recorder (CVR) of the Germanwings Airbus A320 that crashed in the French Alps Tuesday.
Mar 25, 2015
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has approved an April 22 election date for the more than 3,000 workers at Boeing’s 787 production facility in South Carolina to vote on unionization, according to a statement by the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM).
Mar 24, 2015
French investigators reached the scene of the Germanwings Airbus A320 accident late in the afternoon local time and have recovered one of the aircraft’s two recorders, although whether it was the flight data recorder or the cockpit voice recorder was not announced.
Mar 24, 2015
Air France-KLM freight airline Martinair Cargo has confirmed plans to drastically scale back its fleet to four Boeing 747 freighters by June 2016, affecting 330 jobs.
Mar 24, 2015
San Francisco International Airport (SFO) is licensing a new technology that allows airports to track rideshare drivers, including ones from popular companies Uber and Lyft, to ensure they’re paying proper fees when accessing airport roadways.
Mar 24, 2015
A second member state of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has moved against the use of mini-UAVs because of the potential threat they pose to civil aviation.