Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
Feb 29, 2008
Bombardier officially opened its new manufacturing facility in Queretaro, Mexico, where it will build components for the Q400 and Challenger 850 business aircraft. The facility, which began manufacturing parts in the second half of 2007, currently employs 900 workers and plans to boost that to 1,200 by year end. It supplies electrical harnesses and structural aircraft components.
Feb 29, 2008
Airbus "successfully" conducted the first series of flight tests with an A320 powered for the first time by IAE's new SelectOne engine. The SelectOne is the new build standard of the V2500. Airbus expects certification of the SelectOne engine/airframe combination in time for third-quarter deliveries.
Feb 28, 2008
Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, parent of Atlas Air and Polar Air Cargo, more than doubled its net income in 2007 to $132.4 million from the $59.8 million earned in the previous year.
Feb 27, 2008
Biman Bangladesh Airlines will announce a fleet order by March 15, according to Reuters, which quoted airline MD M.A. Momam. The carrier "badly need[s] aircraft," Moman said, and it will choose between an offer from Boeing for four 777-200s and four 787s for delivery in the 2013-17 timeframe and four Airbus aircraft comprising A320s, A321s and A330s for delivery in an unspecified timeframe. It cut some international routes last year (ATWOnline, Aug. 29).
Feb 26, 2008
CFM International won an $80 million deal with Uzbekistan Airways for CFM56-5Bs to power six A320s scheduled for delivery in 2011.
Oct 31, 2014
Monarch Airlines has finalized an order for 30 Boeing 737 MAX 8s, worth more than $3.2 billion at current list prices.
Oct 31, 2014
SriLankan Airlines has taken delivery of its first of six A330-300s, becoming a new operator for the variant.
Oct 31, 2014
Greg Morris, head of additive manufacturing strategy for GE Aviation, likes to talk about his Angel Trumpet engine. This tiny gas turbine will never power an aircraft, but previews how 3D printing could be applied throughout a future full-size commercial turbofan.
Oct 30, 2014
Bombardier has conducted more than 120 hours of CSeries flight testing since the test program resumed Sept. 7 after a 100-day grounding, and is holding to a second half of 2015 entry-into-service target.
Oct 30, 2014
Moscow-based VIM Avia plans to sell eight Boeing 757-200s.
Oct 29, 2014
Belgian regional VLM Airlines, which is in the middle of a management buyout, is to launch the Sukhoi Superjet SSJ100LR in Europe after detailing plans to take up to 14 of the type.
Oct 29, 2014
British Airways (BA) has launched a 3X-weekly direct service from London Heathrow to Singapore’s Changi Airport using an Airbus A380.