Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
Jul 23, 2008
Rockwell Collins reached a deal with ILFC to add its Digital Programmable Audio Video Entertainment System as an option included with its PAVES analog technology onboard 737NGs. System features a broadcast digital server with moving map hosting capabilities.
Jul 23, 2008
Copa Airlines placed a firm order for two additional 737-800s for delivery in 2010 and 2011, increasing the total number of 737NGs it has on order to nine. Its fleet currently is comprised of 27 737NGs and 13 E-190s. Its -800s seat 16 in business class and144 in economy.
Jul 23, 2008
A slowing economy and the ripple effects of the Sichuan earthquake helped produce a 23% year-over-year drop in Chinese airlines' combined net income in the first half of 2008 to CNY3.7 billion ($540.9 million) from CNY4.8 billion in the year-ago period. China Eastern Airlines reported a CNY368 million profit while Air China enjoyed a 5.5% increase in operating revenue to CNY24.21 billion in the first half. Passenger boardings totaled 16.6 million. CA did not release its profit figure in its mid-year work report.
Jul 22, 2008
Cargolux Airlines International took delivery of its 16th and final 747-400F powered by Rolls-Royce RB211-524H-Ts. New aircraft comes with a unique livery, with the traditional red-and-white stripes fading away instead of reaching to the tail. This hints at a revamped design to be introduced on the 747-8F, Cargolux noted. From 2009 on, it will receive 13 GEnx-powered 747-8Fs that gradually will replace the -400F fleet.
Jul 22, 2008
Airline CFOs around the world are pessimistic about industry finances over the next 12 months, expecting soaring costs to erode profitability further despite rising traffic, according to the IATA Business Confidence Index released yesterday.
Mar 16, 2015
Spanish carrier Vueling, the low-cost platform for International Airlines Group (IAG), has taken delivery of its first Airbus A320 with a new cabin configuration.
Mar 16, 2015
Icelandair is breaking with tradition, adding its first two Boeing 767s to its formerly all-757 fleet, and switching five aging Air Iceland Fokker 50s for three Bombardier Q400s.
Mar 13, 2015
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Mar 13, 2015
Lufthansa Group subsidiary Austrian Airlines is launching a program in the fall to renew its medium-haul fleet, which it expects to conclude at the end of 2017.
Mar 13, 2015
Lufthansa Group will base its first Airbus A350-900 at its second major hub in Munich from 2016, executive board chairman and CEO Carsten Spohr told ATW in Frankfurt.
Mar 12, 2015
Boeing delivered 60 commercial aircraft in February, leading rival Airbus’ 45 commercial aircraft deliveries for the month.
Mar 12, 2015
Turkish Airlines has not yet decided whether it will lease two Airbus A380-800s from Malaysia Airlines to test the aircraft size for future operations.
Mar 12, 2015
Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS) has committed to buy three additional Boeing 777-300ER aircraft, in an order valued at $990 million at list prices.