Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
Oct 24, 2007
Bombardier said it received a firm order for 10 Q400s, along with 10 options, from an unidentified European carrier that currently does not operate the aircraft type. Contract is valued at $267 million and would rise to approximately $540 million if all options are exercised.
Oct 23, 2007
Qantas announced an order for 12 Q400s for regional subsidiary QantasLink, plus options and purchase rights for an additional 24. Firm order deliveries will begin in June 2008 and boost QantasLink's Q400 fleet to 21 aircraft. QF CEO Geoff Dixon said the order is valued at A$400 million ($356 million) and that the 72-seat aircraft are "central to QantasLink's growth strategy." The carrier will retire its 36-seat Dash 8-100s by early 2010. It is forecasting annual capacity growth of 19% during the July 2008-June 2010 period.
Oct 23, 2007
GE Aviation was selected to provide flight management systems for 200 737 Classics operated by Southwest Airlines in what may be the largest cockpit retrofit program announced to date. The technology upgrade is in keeping with SWA's plan to implement Required Navigation Performance at every airport it serves. Value of the deal was not disclosed. Deliveries are scheduled for 2008-09. The FMSs will be supplied by the Systems division of GE Aviation, formerly Smiths Aerospace.
Oct 22, 2007
ILFC is planning an imminent announcement of an order for 20 A350 XWBs valued at about $4 billion, Les Echos and Bloomberg News reported Friday. While there was no official confirmation, Airbus COO-Customers John Leahy last week said he was in talks with the lessor regarding the revamped aircraft, while Airbus North America Chairman Allan McArtor said ILFC was "very comfortable" with the redesigned aircraft and the manufacturer would be "thrilled" with an order from the lessor.
Oct 22, 2007
Northwest Airlines took delivery of its 32nd A330 last week, which the carrier said made it the world's largest operator of the Airbus widebody.
Jul 07, 2014
Nineteen years after the Rolls-Royce Trent turbofan went into service, the engine manufacturer reported the Trent 700 variant is at its highest-ever production rate of 185 a year.
Jul 03, 2014
Lufthansa remains committed to its 261 aircraft orders, valued at €31 billion ($42.4 billion), even though in June the German flag carrier reduced its earnings forecast for the year.
Jul 03, 2014
Channel Islands-based regional carrier Aurigny Air Services has taken delivery of an Embraer E-195, which will be used to add capacity on the carrier’s Guernsey-London Gatwick route.
Jul 03, 2014
Boeing has delivered 181 commercial aircraft deliveries during the second quarter, the company reported Thursday.
Jul 02, 2014
Boeing has confirmed delivery of the first 787-9 to Air New Zealand, the launch customer for the larger version of the Dreamliner that received FAA and European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) certification last month.
Jul 01, 2014
Airbus has completed the assembly of its first A320neo following painting of the aircraft and the mounting of Pratt & Whitney PW1100G-JM engines.
Jul 01, 2014
Korean Air has introduced the ninth Airbus A380 to its fleet, underscoring its upmarket approach in using Airbus’s largest passenger aircraft.
Jul 01, 2014
Bombardier has received a firm order for 16 CRJ900 NextGen regional jets, plus eight options, from an unidentified customer.