Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
May 28, 2007
Lynx Aviation, the startup regional subsidiary of Frontier Airlines, selected Rockwell Collins to provide its Head-up Guidance System for 10 Q400s. Installation on the first aircraft is expected to be completed in July.
May 28, 2007
ATR on Friday delivered the first of 10 72-500s to Aer Arann. The carrier currently operates a fleet of 14 ATR 42s and 72s.
May 25, 2007
Delta Air Lines yesterday announced an order for 14 CRJ900s valued at $511 million and said it will place the aircraft with regional subsidiary Comair, apparently quelling speculation that it would attempt to sell the Cincinnati-based carrier.
May 25, 2007
Cebu Pacific Air ordered six 72-seat ATR 72-500s plus eight options in a deal worth more than $250 million, the manufacturer said. The aircraft will enable the carrier to operate into more Philippine airports that are restricted by shorter runways. President and CEO Lance Gokongwei said the order "is a continued manifestation of Cebu Pacific's commitment to bring air travel closer to more Filipinos and to bring them to more destinations which we cannot operate to at the moment."
May 25, 2007
Avion Aircraft Trading placed a firm order for eight A330-200 freighters, increasing its MOU commitment by two. The order follows finalization of a first leasing arrangement with Icelandair Cargo for four A330-200Fs, Airbus said. Deliveries will start in 2010. No engine type was selected.
Mar 12, 2014
Embraer has rolled out the first modified E-175 with a 6.4% improvement in fuel efficiency.
Mar 12, 2014
Saudi Arabian hybrid carrier flynas is considering a flotation and is hoping to renegotiate its firm order for 20 Airbus A320s, plus 18 options, in favor of either A330s or A350s.
Mar 12, 2014
Airbus has confirmed cancellations for its single-aisle family from two airlines.
Mar 11, 2014
Airbus has created a fully own subsidiary, called Airbus India, and has appointed Srinivasan Dwarakanath (Dwaraka) as CEO.
Mar 10, 2014
International search efforts have been unable to locate the missing Malaysia Airlines' Boeing 777-200 three days after it vanished.
Mar 10, 2014
Boeing has warned that upcoming 787 deliveries may be delayed while it inspects the most recently built aircraft for wing cracks.
Mar 10, 2014
Budget carrier Norwegian Air Shuttle has cautioned that its latest Boeing 787s could be delayed by up to a few weeks after hairline cracks were discovered in the wing ribs of some in-production Dreamliners.
Mar 10, 2014
Airbus has asked customers using its A380 super-jumbo to inspect the aircraft’s wing spars after six years, rather than the previously mandated 12, following the results of fatigue testing on its A380 factory test rig.