Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
Jun 12, 2007
Rolls-Royce said it shipped the first pair of Trent 1000 engines for installation on the 787. A total of nine development engines are involved in ground running, with a further 10 scheduled to support the flight test phase. Production engines are due to begin delivering to Boeing in the first quarter of next year.
Jun 12, 2007
VGS Aircraft Holding (Ireland) Ltd. acquired an A320-200 from RBS Aerospace through wholly owned VGS subsidiary Johannesburg Ltd. The aircraft is leased to Kingfisher Airlines until September 2012 and financed by HSH Nordbank AG.
Jun 12, 2007
Sukhoi Civil Aircraft last weekend announced the signing of a 10-year, €100 million ($133.7 million) loan agreement with the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development to fund construction of the Superjet 100. Sukhoi said that along with Boeing's assistance (see story above), Alenia of Italy "is considering acquiring an equity stake" in the Russian manufacturer in addition to its marketing and after-sales support roles.
Jun 12, 2007
Despite the fact that its initial order lapsed last November and it signed on for 22 A350 XWBs in the interim, Aeroflot opted to join the rush to order the 787 with a commitment to Boeing for a reported 22 aircraft.
Jun 12, 2007
Boeing said yesterday that its engineers have completed "50% of the design for the new 777 freighter" and suppliers are beginning to build parts, assemblies and tools. The first 777F is scheduled for delivery to Air France in the 2008 fourth quarter. The manufacturer currently has 71 orders from 11 customers for the aircraft, which is based on the 777-200LR.
Mar 25, 2014
FAA has issued an airworthiness directive (AD) mandating the removal of “defective software” on GE Aviation GEnx-powered Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental and 747-8 freighter aircraft.
Mar 25, 2014
AirAsia India has received its first aircraft, an Airbus A320, in the southern Indian city of Chennai.
Mar 25, 2014
Lufthansa Technik (LHT), which has been performing some Airbus A380 wing rib feet repairs for over a year, is about halfway through the repairs.
Mar 25, 2014
Vietnamese low-cost carrier VietJet has taken delivery of the third of its recent four-aircraft Airbus A320 order from leasing company AWAS.
Mar 24, 2014
Debris spotted in the south Indian Ocean appears to be wreckage from missing Malaysia Airlines MH370. Malaysia’s prime minister and the airline’s Group CEO have both issued statements saying new data and analysis shows the aircraft, a Boeing 777-200, went down in a remote area of the ocean west of Perth.
Mar 24, 2014
Singapore-based Tiger Airways Holdings, parent company of the Tigerair group of low-cost carriers, has placed an order for 37 Airbus A320neos—but canceled nine Airbus A320ceos currently on order.
Mar 24, 2014
Air France-KLM has selected GE Aviation GEnx-1B engines to power 25 Boeing 787s on order plus 12 leased Dreamliners.