Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
Apr 22, 2008
Ukraine International Airlines will lease a 737-300SF freighter from GECAS with delivery in June. It plans to lease a second early next year.
Apr 22, 2008
Pacific LifeCorp. subsidiary Aviation Capital Group placed an order yesterday for 17 additional 737NGs valued at more than $1 billion, Boeing announced. No delivery date was announced for the order, which previously was attributed by the manufacturer to an unidentified customer. The aircraft will be equipped with blended winglets and lift ACG's Boeing commitment to 76 737s and five 787s. Its portfolio currently contains 129 Boeing aircraft.
Apr 22, 2008
Midwest Airlines sold an MD-81 to Maple Leaf 119 of Florida. Meridian Aerospace Group served as exclusive agent for the seller.
Apr 22, 2008
Driven by strong domestic demand and yuan appreciation, China Southern Airlines increased its full-year earnings nearly tenfold in 2007, reporting a CNY1.871 billion ($267.1 million) profit compared to CNY188 million the previous year.
Apr 21, 2008
Newly elected Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi kept his promise and focused on Alitalia's future during his first week in office, inviting Aeroflot to negotiate a possible buy-in. However, the European Commission ended discussion of further state aid, saying the Italian government could not inject further funds until 2011. "The situation is open.
Dec 29, 2014
As efforts continue to find the missing AirAsia Indonesia Airbus A320 operating as QZ8501, the general media is already drawing supposed similarities with two previous airliner tragedies of 2014 – Malaysia Airlines MH370 and MH17.
Dec 28, 2014
An AirAsia Indonesia Airbus A320-200 that took off from Surabaya in Indonesia at 5.20am local time has gone missing over the Java Sea.
Dec 24, 2014
Airbus CEO Fabrice Brégier has made it clear there is no doubt the A380 production program will continue.
Dec 23, 2014
Kuwait Airways has finalized an order for 10 Boeing 777-300ERs, valued at $3.3 billion at list prices.
Dec 23, 2014
Azerbaijan Airlines has taken delivery of its first of two Boeing 787 Dreamliners.
Dec 23, 2014
Dublin-based lessor Avolon firmed an order for 15 Airbus A330neos, previously announced at the Farnborough Airshow in July.
Dec 23, 2014
Airbus has filed a claim in a UK court to reclaim expenses caused by the Japan-based low-cost carrier (LCC) Skymark Airlines’ “default of contract,” Skymark spokesman Hiroyuki Sakata said.
Dec 22, 2014
Oneworld member Qatar Airways has taken delivery of its first Airbus A350-900 XWB in Toulouse.