Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
Dec 03, 2007
Qatar Airways took delivery of its first 777-300ER Friday. It has 27 777s on order.
Dec 03, 2007
SkyWest Inc. placed a firm order for 18 CRJ700 NextGen aircraft and four CRJ900 NextGens, plus 22 options that can apply to either type, Bombardier announced Friday. SkyWest subsidiaries SkyWest Airlines and Atlantic Southeast Airlines operate the world's largest CRJ fleet of 244 CRJ200s, 102 CRJ700s and 17 CRJ900s. This is its first NextGen order. Firm aircraft are worth $773 million at list prices. The new CRJ700s, configured with 66 seats in three classes, will be operated by SkyWest Airlines for United Express.
Dec 03, 2007
SriLankan Airlines completed its IATA Operational Safety Audit.
Dec 01, 2007
CHINESE AVIATION ANALYSTS USED to warn that China's air transport industry could not fly on the single engine of Air China. For example, the industry enjoyed a significant financial turnaround in 2006 with a collective net profit of CNY2.38 billion ($311 million) compared with a CNY1.35 billion loss in 2005. But that reversal, as outlined in CAAC's annual report, largely was owing to Air China's success, as the Beijing-based carrier earned CNY3.19 billion.
Dec 01, 2007
THE FIRST THING YOU NOTICE WHEN you enter the reception area of the Florida headquarters of Spirit Airlines is that there is no receptionist. Stretched across the wall is a banner with an explanation in bold letters: The self-service reception area allows the company to save 2 cents per customer by not staffing the front desk. That's right, 2 cents. Spirit, which bills itself as an ultra-low-fare carrier, does indeed count every penny.
Jul 29, 2014
Russia’s Ilyushin Finance Co. (IFC)—which has 32 Bombardier CS300s, plus 10 options, on order—has agreed to postpone delivery from November 2015 to April 2016.
Jul 29, 2014
The Airbus A350-900 developmental aircraft MSN005 visited Lufthansa’s Frankfurt hub on July 25-26, as part of a three-week global route proving tour.
Jul 24, 2014
Turkish Airlines is in the final stages of evaluating an order for either the Airbus A380-800 or Boeing 747-8I, the carrier has confirmed, saying an order is likely to come before the end of the year.
Jul 24, 2014
Guy Hachey, who led Bombardier’s aircraft businesses for the past six years and was a guiding force behind the new CSeries passenger jet, is leaving the company as part of a corporate overhaul.
Jul 24, 2014
The Airbus A350-900 has begun route proving flights, the final stage toward certification.
Jul 23, 2014
The TransAsia Airways ATR 72-500 turboprop that crashed in Taiwan Wednesday had aborted its first landing and was attempting a go-around when it went down in a village near Magong Airport, according to Taiwan Civil Aeronautics Administration DG Jean Shen.
Jul 23, 2014
Boeing earned net income of $1.65 billion in the second quarter, up 52% over a $1.09 billion net profit in the 2013 June quarter, on a 1% rise in revenue to $22.05 billion.
Jul 23, 2014
Indonesia’s Sky Aviation, which temporarily suspended operations in March, is set to resume Sukhoi Superjet 100 (SSJ100) flights, Sukhoi Civil Aircraft Co. (SCAC) CEO Andrey Kalinovsky said, declining to give a date.