Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
Jan 28, 2008
Malev Hungarian Airlines sold three CRJ200s to Alma de Mexico and one CRJ200 to Nova Air, which is based in Mexico City.
Jan 28, 2008
Astraeus wet-leased a 757 to British Airways for operation on European routes to and from London Gatwick through March. Astraeus said it is entering negotiations "with a number of airlines and operators" to provide similar services.
Jan 25, 2008
SAS said yesterday that inspections revealed that a majority of SSV valves on the landing gear of its Q400 fleet were defective, thereby relaunching the blame game that started when the carrier removed the aircraft from service following three incidents last fall.
Jan 25, 2008
Hamburg International signed a firm order for two additional A319s yesterday while taking delivery of a previously ordered 150-seat A319 powered by CFM56s. The charter airline now has ordered 16 A319s.
Jan 25, 2008
Hong Kong Airlines ordered Trent 700s to power the 20 A330-300s it signed for at the Paris Air Show (ATWOnline, June 22, 2007). The contract, which includes a TotalCare services agreement, is worth approximately $1.2 billion at list prices, Rolls-Royce said.
Sep 25, 2014
[UPDATED] The A320neo performed its first flight on Thursday as planned, marking off a key stage for the re-engined twinjet program.
Sep 25, 2014
Airbus will offer more dense-configuration variants of the A380, although it has no plans to re-engine the very large aircraft anytime soon.
Sep 25, 2014
China Eastern Airlines has taken delivery of the first of 20 Boeing 777-300ERs it has on order.
Sep 25, 2014
Exclusive photos from our coverage of Etihad Airways' delivery of its first Airbus A380.
Sep 25, 2014
Busy day today, Sept. 25, at both of Airbus’ major European facilities. In Toulouse this morning, the A320neo took its maiden flight, while in Hamburg this afternoon Etihad Airways will see the roll-out of its first A380. I’m in Hamburg for that roll-out and there have been hints that news will also be delivered along with the aircraft. Of course, this particular A380 is news in itself because when it begins service in December, it will be the first “hotel in the sky” with include an ultra-premium, two-person “Residence” class along with first-class “Apartments.”
Sep 24, 2014
Abu Dhabi-based Etihad Airways is scheduled to take delivery of its first Airbus A380 Thursday during ceremonies in Hamburg.
Sep 24, 2014
Air traffic surveillance and tracking specialist Aireon said it will offer its Aircraft Locating and Emergency Response Tracking (Aireon ALERT) global emergency tracking solution free of charge to the aviation community for any automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) equipped aircraft.
Sep 23, 2014
Emirates Airline president Tim Clark is trying to persuade Airbus to launch a re-engined A380, pledging to place an order for at least 60 A380neo aircraft if the manufacturer were to move forward with the program in the next six months.