Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
Jun 07, 2007
Spanair will take delivery of its seventh 120-seat 717 this week and its eighth later this month, which it said will enhance service on routes catering to business travelers. Aircraft are powered by Rolls-Royce BRR715A engines.
Jun 07, 2007
Aer Lingus Group placed an order for six A330-300Es and six A350 XWBs, with deliveries commencing in 2009 and running though 2014. The carrier also holds the option to purchase a further six A350s for delivery by 2018 as part of an order valued at $2.4 billion at catalog prices. It noted in a stock exchange filing that "substantial discounts off the catalog prices have been negotiated." The transaction is subject to shareholder approval.
Jun 06, 2007
Croatia Airlines ordered four 76-seat Q400s with options on two more, Bombardier announced. Firm orders are worth an estimated $105 million at list prices. The turboprops will replace three 48-seat ATR 42s in the airline's fleet, which also includes four A320s and four A319s.
Jun 06, 2007
Silverjet signed an LOI to acquire two 767-200ERs from Thomsonfly for delivery next March. Aircraft are powered by CF6-80C2B4Fs. The all-business-class carrier now has five of the type either in use or on the way. It currently operates one aircraft on a daily London Luton-Newark service but said it is considering an additional 30 routes. Its second aircraft is undergoing cabin reconfiguration. A second daily frequency will start in late July. Silverjet flew 3,628 revenue seats in May at 62.6% load factor.
Jun 06, 2007
Mesaba Airlines will launch the first NextGen CRJ900 into service Thursday. The aircraft features a newly designed cabin interior and lower operating costs, according to Bombardier (ATWOnline, June 4). A Mesaba flightcrew operated a trial flight yesterday at Washington Dulles. First revenue flight for the Northwest Airlines subsidiary will start in Minneapolis/St.
Mar 20, 2014
Thai Airways International has signed up for Airbus’s Smarter Fuel Efficiency (SFE) system.
Mar 20, 2014
The first Boeing next-generation 737 to be built at the increased rate of 42 airplanes per month rolled out of the manufacturer’s Renton, Wash., factory Wednesday. The 737-800 will be delivered to Air Berlin and ultimately leased to Transavia France.
Mar 20, 2014
The hunt for Malaysia Airlines missing flight MH370 intensified in the southern Indian Ocean Thursday after Australian satellite images showed debris southwest of Perth that may “possibly be related to the search,” Malaysia’s top transportation minister confirmed.
Mar 19, 2014
Airbus is looking closely at creating an 11-abreast configuration in the A380.
Mar 19, 2014
Airbus has determined that an open-rotor-powered A320-class airliner is technically feasible. The next steps are to prove the concept is economically viable, then to demonstrate the propulsion system in flight, which is planned under Europe’s Clean Sky 2 public-private research program.
Mar 19, 2014
South African carrier Comair has placed a firm order for eight Boeing 737 MAX 8s, valued at $830 million at list prices. The order, which was placed in December 2013 and logged to an unidentified customer, marks the first MAXs to be ordered by an African airline. Johannesburg-based Comair said the aircraft will be used for fleet renewal and expansion. Today it operates a fleet of 25 737s on flights for budget brand kulula and its British Airways franchise.
Mar 19, 2014
US lessor CIT Group is pushing Airbus to make a decision “in the next six months” on whether to re-engine the A330 for a potential 2017 entry-into-service. During a briefing at the ISTAT 2014 Americas conference in San Diego, CIT Transportation and International Finance president Jeff Knittel said the A330 has “historically been the star of our fleet” but is now “at a crossroads … Airbus will need to make some decisions on where they take that aircraft.”
Mar 19, 2014
South African carrier Comair has placed a firm order for eight Boeing 737 MAX 8s, valued at $830 million at list prices. The order, which was placed in December 2013 and logged to an unidentified customer, marks the first MAXs to be ordered by an African airline.