Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
Apr 03, 2008
Aviation Partners Boeing will provide Norwegian with 42 blended winglet systems for its new fleet of 737-800s under a deal announced Tuesday. Delivery is scheduled from June 2009 to May 2014. Norwegian also intends to lease additional 737-800s equipped with blended winglets (ATWOnline, Jan. 31).
Apr 02, 2008
Chinese government officially approved the launch of the jumbo aircraft manufacturing company that reportedly will begin operating as early as this month. It did not start up last month as originally planned (ATWOnline, March 6). Local news reports revealed that it will be called China Commercial Aircrafts Co. and that the first board meeting was held last month in Beijing.
Apr 01, 2008
SATA Air Acores parent Grupo SATA ordered four Q400 NextGens, Bombardier announced. Aircraft are worth $113 million at list prices and will seat 80 passengers each. Delivery date was unannounced. Air Acores currently flies five BAe ATPs and one Do-228.
Apr 01, 2008
Malaysia Airlines yesterday announced an order for 35 737-800s and 20 options plus an agreement with Airbus regarding the delayed delivery of its six A380s. The narrowbody order is worth $4.2 billion at list prices assuming all options will be exercised. Delivery will begin in September 2010, "when the weakness of the global economy should be less of a concern," MAS MD and CEO Idris Jala said.
Apr 01, 2008
AVIC I Commercial Aircraft Co. will postpone the first flight of the ARJ21 at least six months to this September/October owing to the fact that "supplier[s] of key systems were not able to provide necessary test conditions on time." The aircraft was scheduled to take to the skies in March (ATWOnline, Dec. 24, 2007). ACAC promised it is making efforts to ensure that the delivery of key systems is on schedule.
Dec 08, 2014
Kazakhstan-based Air Astana will decide next year if it will order either the Airbus A321neoLR or the Boeing 737 MAX-9 to replace its fleet of five 757-200s and older A320 family aircraft.
Dec 08, 2014
African low-cost carrier fastjet has sold a pair of ATR 72-500s formerly operated by Fly540 Ghana and Angola, as part of its previously announced restructuring of the two businesses.
Dec 08, 2014
Airbus led Boeing in November for new commercial aircraft orders, totaling 248 aircraft orders versus Boeing’s 221.
Dec 04, 2014
Qatar Airways will take delivery of the first of its 80 Airbus A350 XWB aircraft on order on Dec. 13.
Dec 04, 2014
LATAM Airlines Group member LAN Airlines received its first Airbus A321 and receives a water cannon salute on arrival in Santiago. Three of an order of 48 for the Group will fly with LAN in Chile before yearend.
Dec 04, 2014
Boeing logged six commercial orders in November, for a total of 221 aircraft. The company also reported delivering 53 commercial aircraft to 40 customers.
Dec 04, 2014
Chile-based LAN Airlines, a member of LATAM Airlines Group, received its first of 48 Airbus A321 aircraft, which it will operate on routes in Chile.