Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
May 24, 2007
Embraer yesterday announced the launch of the Advanced Range versions of the E-170 and E-175 and Northwest Airlines as the launch customer. The first 10 of the 36 175s NWA ordered last fall (ATWOnline, Oct. 6, 2006) will be the Long Range version and the remainder will incorporate AR structural provisions off the assembly line. The LRs later will be retrofitted to the AR version.
May 23, 2007
GE Aviation expects to have the first CF34-10A with 18,000 lb. of thrust to power the ARJ21 ready for testing in the fourth quarter. First flight of the aircraft, produced by China's AVIC I Commercial Aircraft Co., is expected next year. To date there are 71 orders for the jet (ATWOnline, April 19). GE expects to deliver about 500 CF34s this year, according to program GM Chuck Nugent.
May 22, 2007
Royal Jordanian officially is the 787's first Middle East customer, Boeing revealed this weekend, announcing that the carrier is the source of an order for two previously unidentified aircraft. RJ also took two options and said it intends to lease a further eight 787s. It announced its commitment to the Dreamliner in December when it selected it to replace its A340s (ATWOnline, Dec. 21, 2006). At the time, it said it intended to start with 4-5 787s.
May 22, 2007
Final assembly of the first 787 began yesterday in Everett, Boeing announced, with rollout scheduled for July 8. Eventually, the company intends to assemble one aircraft every three days. "The 787 production system is the culmination of the lessons we've learned building previous airplanes," 787 VP-Manufacturing and Quality Steve Westby said. "Using composites on the 787 airframe has a number of manufacturing advantages.
May 18, 2007
Boeing took delivery of the final section of the first 787 Wednesday in Everett, Wash. The piece, the center fuselage including the center wing box, was assembled and delivered by Global Aeronautica in South Carolina via the Dreamlifter freighter. The forward and rear fuselage sections were delivered earlier in the week (ATWOnline, May 14), along with the aircraft's wings, which were manufactured by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries in Nagoya.
Mar 10, 2014
UK engine manufacturer Rolls-Royce said it is still waiting to be told whether it will formally face investigations by the US Department of Justice (DOJ) and India’s Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) into allegations of bribery.
Mar 10, 2014
The average size of an Emirates Airline aircraft flying from Dubai to Europe has consistently grown, CCO Thierry Antinori told ATW in Berlin.
Mar 10, 2014
SAS Scandinavian Airlines will lease an additional Airbus A340-300 from April this year.
Mar 10, 2014
Russia’s Gazpromavia Airline launched Sukhoi Superjet SSJ100LR services last week from Moscow Vnukovo Airport to Sovetsky, a city in the Khanty-Mansiysk region of Western Siberia.
Mar 09, 2014
International search efforts have been unable to locate the missing Malaysia Airlines' Boeing 777-200 some 36 hours after it vanished. Finding the aircraft remains the top priority, but attention is also being paid to two passengers who boarded the flight using stolen passports.
Mar 08, 2014
The flight crew of the missing Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777-200 did not issue a distress call or indicate any type of emergency, the flag carrier says.
Mar 07, 2014
Qatar Airways CEO Akbar Al Baker has given more details about its new Saudi Arabia-based regional carrier Al Maha Airways, which was announced at the Bahrain International Airshow Jan.17.
Mar 07, 2014
The firming up of a contract for 20 A380s by lessor Amedeo was the highlight of what Airbus described as the continuation of its strong inflow of orders for 2014.