Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
Jul 10, 2008
MNG Airlines, the Istanbul-based cargo carrier, purchased an A300-600F from Air Atlanta Icelandic. Aircraft will join MNG's fleet at the end of this month. It currently operates eight A300-200Fs and five F27Fs.
Jul 09, 2008
Ryanair exercised options for three 737-800s for delivery in June 2010.
Jul 09, 2008
SITA concluded a partnership with Singapore's Stratech Systems through which it will make Stratech's all-weather iFerret vision-based airfield/runway surveillance solution available to SITA's airport customers to identify, track and display foreign object debris in real time. The system has been deployed at Singapore Changi and will be tested by FAA this winter at Chicago O'Hare.
Jul 09, 2008
ANA confirmed to ATWOnline that it has not yet decided to order the A380 as widely reported late last week and in fact has not even issued an RFP. A spokesperson told this website that the airline set up a New Aircraft Selection Committee last week to examine both the A380 and the 747-8. "No RFPs have gone out yet," the spokesperson said, adding that ANA will decide among the 747-8, the A380 or continuing to build its long-haul fleet around the 777-300ER.
Jul 08, 2008
MK Airlines and Freight Feeder Aircraft Corp. signed a letter of intent for the purchase of 10 FF5000 Freight Feeder Aircraft plus five options, the companies announced in a joint statement. Officials of both Freight Feeder and MK, the UK-based carrier that suspended operations last month but re-launched shortly afterward after securing new funding (ATWOnline, June 24), plan to meet within the year to complete final negotiations.
Mar 06, 2015
Middle Eastern carrier Oman Air CEO Paul Gregorowitsch said French protectionism could lead the state-owned carrier to order additional aircraft from Boeing instead of Airbus.
Mar 06, 2015
Real Tonga airlines has grounded one of two China-made turboprops and will return it to the manufacturer in the wake of pressure from the New Zealand government.
Mar 05, 2015
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Mar 05, 2015
FAA has added Boeing South Carolina-built 787-9s to the company’s production certificate, PC 700, which allows the US-based manufacturer to produce and deliver the type from the facility.
Mar 05, 2015
Brazilian manufacturer Embraer reported a full-year net profit of $347.7 million, up 0.5% from the company’s $346 million net result in 2013.
Mar 04, 2015
Emirates would order up to 200 Airbus A380neos if Airbus decided to launch the updated version of the aircraft, its top executive says.
Mar 04, 2015
Iberia said it has reached an agreement with Airbus for the early delivery of eight A330-200s ordered last year.
Mar 04, 2015
Irish low-cost carrier (LCC) Ryanair has been revealed as the buyer of three Boeing 737-800s that had previously been on the manufacturer’s books as having been sold to an unidentified customer.