Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
May 31, 2007
Qatar Airways signed an MOU with Airbus for the purchase of 80 A350 XWBs valued at $16-$18 billion, providing a major boost to an aircraft program that has undergone a significant redesign. The manufacturer said Qatar Airways will launch the aircraft into commercial service in mid-2013. In 2005 the carrier committed to 60 of the original-design A350s. Yesterday's agreement supersedes and expands that accord.
May 31, 2007
Embraer relocated its office in China to a newly established Central Business District in downtown Beijing. Since entering the Chinese market in 2000, the company has received orders for 71 ERJ-145s, 50 E-190s and two executive jets.
May 30, 2007
Malaysia Airlines' spectacular turnaround continued in the first quarter with a net profit of MYR133 million ($39.2 million) that represented a reversal from the year-ago period's MYR321 million loss and a significant premium over the MYR50-MRY99 million profit the carrier had forecast.
May 30, 2007
S7 Airlines yesterday announced an order for 15 787s valued at $2.4 billion at list prices, plus 10 purchase rights. Delivery date and engine choice were not announced. The order occurs as the airline, the largest domestic carrier in Russia, works to distance itself from last summer's A310 runway overrun in Irkutsk that claimed 124 lives. It passed the IOSA audit in December and has committed to a fleet revamp that included the delivery of 14 Western aircraft last year as well as yesterday's order.
May 30, 2007
Bombardier Aerospace's operating profit for its fiscal first quarter ended April 30 more than doubled to C$112 million ($103.7 million) from C$55 million in the year-ago period owing to robust aircraft sales. Aerospace's revenue lifted 15% to C$2.3 billion. It received 91 net orders for regional aircraft, nearly a fivefold increase over 19 ordered in the year-ago quarter, comprising 53 regional jets and 38 turboprops. Delta Air Lines' order for 30 CRJ900s led the way, with Horizon Air and Pinnacle Airlines each ordering 15 Q400s to lead turboprop sales.
Mar 17, 2014
Saudi Arabian start-up SaudiGulf, which is planning to launch operations next year, has placed a firm order for four Airbus A320ceos.
Mar 15, 2014
Malaysia’s Prime Minister, Najib Razak, has confirmed that the Malaysian Airlines Boeing 777-200 operating flight MH370 had its tracking transponders turned off in "what looked like a deliberate action from somebody on board the aircraft."
Mar 14, 2014
Exclusive AerData information on aircraft deliveries by type and engines complete with registration and MSN number, with lessor information.
Mar 14, 2014
Aircraft Industries will assemble two test Let L-410NG Turbolet aircraft before the end of the year.
Mar 13, 2014
Swiss carrier Etihad Regional, previously branded Darwin Airline, will lease four ATR 72-500s from Nordic Aviation Capital (NAC) marking the start of its transition from an all-Saab 2000 fleet.
Mar 13, 2014
Air India, which has had a spate of incidents on its Boeing 787 fleet in the past year-and-a-half, is satisfied with the overall quality of service from the aircraft, according to chairman and managing director Rohit Nandan.
Mar 12, 2014
SpiceJet, a low-cost carrier based in India, has announced an order for 42 Boeing 737 MAX 8s. The order, previously listed as unidentified on the Boeing Orders & Deliveries website, is valued at $4.4 billion at list prices.