Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
Nov 30, 2007
Grand China Air, created by HNA Group to be the country's fourth-largest commercial carrier, today will operate its first flight from Beijing to Dalian, although it postponed the ceremony to mark its launch to next month.
Nov 30, 2007
TAM CEO Marco Antonio Bologna resigned Wednesday to join TAM Empreendimentos e Participacoes, which the airline described as "a company pertaining to the Company's controlling block." He will be succeeded by VP-Operations David Barioni Neto, who in turn will be succeeded by Fernando Sporleder Jr.
Nov 30, 2007
Rolls-Royce yesterday said the engines selected by Hawaiian Airlines on Wednesday are worth $460 million at list prices. HA placed an order for six Trent XWB-powered A350 XWB-800s and six Trent 700-powered A330-200s (ATWOnline, Nov. 29).
Nov 30, 2007
Airbus's hopes to make some quick sales of the A380 to ANA and Cathay Pacific Airways appear to have faded, with the former playing down speculation that it is on the verge of ordering the aircraft. A spokesperson told ATWOnline yesterday that ANA is "continuously in talks with the manufacturers and will watch the introduction of the A380 with interest and examine it and the 747-8I when the time is right." At last month's handover of the first A380 to Singapore Airlines (ATWOnline, Oct.
Nov 30, 2007
Air China plans to order 40 Airbus aircraft in the next five years to support its European expansion, President Li Jiaxiang revealed yesterday at the EU-China Business Summit in Beijing.
Jul 22, 2014
Hawaiian Airlines has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Airbus for six A330-800neo aircraft, which was launched at last week’s Farnborough Airshow.
Jul 22, 2014
Regional aircraft lessor Nordic Aviation Capital (NAC) is considering another aircraft order and is struggling to keep pace with demand for ATR 72s.
Jul 22, 2014
Airbus A350 XWB flight test aircraft (MSN001) has completed the Maximum Energy Rejected Take-Off (MERTO) testing, one of the program’s final hurdles before certification.
Jul 22, 2014
GE Aviation has begun construction on a $100 million jet engine assembly facility in Lafayette, Indiana.
Jul 21, 2014
Croatia Airlines may seek to revamp its fleet after its current restructuring program is completed in 2015.
Jul 21, 2014
ATR is considering increasing the seating density of its ATR 72-600 and is looking at a potential re-engining, while awaiting the go-ahead for its proposed 90-seat large turboprop (LTP).
Jul 21, 2014
Air Seychelles is planning to start Airbus A320 operations later this year, with a single aircraft, and is in codeshare talks with Air Austral and Air Madagascar.
Jul 18, 2014
Bangkok Airways plans to expand its Airbus fleet as the carrier eyes more international destinations.