Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
Mar 28, 2007
Islas Airways of the Canary Islands signed an agreement with ATR for six ATR 72-500s worth approximately $110 million. The carrier, which currently operates five ATRs, will take delivery of two aircraft this year, two in 2008 and two in 2009.
Mar 28, 2007
Teledyne Controls announced that Lufthansa CityLine installed TC's Vision ground-based flight data animation system.
Mar 28, 2007
Garuda Indonesia yesterday confirmed its widely reported order for 25 737-800s (ATWOnline, March 27), saying on its website that it will take delivery of eight aircraft in the May-December 2009 period, 10 in 2010, five in the final five months of 2011 and a pair in the first two months of 2012. Boeing did not confirm the order. Garuda also confirmed it will begin taking delivery of 10 787-8s in 2011 (ATWOnline, Sept. 20, 2005).
Mar 28, 2007
British Airways yesterday finalized last month's order for four 777-200ERs valued at more than $800 million plus options for four more of the type. BA has said the compatibility of the 777-200ERs, scheduled for delivery in 2009, with the 43 777s in its existing fleet was the key driver behind the order (ATWOnline, Feb. 22).
Mar 28, 2007
Crane Aerospace & Electronics was selected by Boeing to supply the onboard weight and balance system for the 777 freighter. Crane's AirWeighs system uses the landing gear struts as scales to determine the load-bearing pressure at each strut to calculate weight and balance measurements. To date, nine customers have placed 56 orders for the 777F.
Jan 17, 2014
Caption: In 1959, Northeast Airlines operated its first pure jet service using Boeing 707 "Intercontinental" jet liners. Northeast was the first airline to fly these high speed craft between Miami and New York and had the distinction of being one of the first airlines in the United States to offer pure jet service.
Jan 16, 2014
SaudiGulf Airlines—a new, full-service airline created to bring competition on domestic Saudi Arabian routes—was unveiled at the Bahrain International Airshow Thursday.
Jan 16, 2014
Bombardier has pushed its service-entry target for the CSeries airliner back by at least 12 months, saying it will take longer than planned to complete certification flight testing.
Jan 16, 2014
Airbus has flagged 2014 as a pivotal year for its Airbus A350 XWB program, as it ramps up its flight test program ahead of the -900’s entry into service with Qatar Airways later this year.
Jan 16, 2014
The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is sending an investigator to Japan to assist with the probe into the Japan Airlines (JAL) Boeing 787-8 battery incident that occurred Jan. 14 at Tokyo Narita Airport.
Jan 15, 2014
Airbus president Fabrice Brégier has again lashed out at Boeing, criticizing its rival for receiving subsidies for the Boeing 777X program despite a previous World Trade Organization (WTO) ruling.
Jan 15, 2014
Boeing has started high-speed wind tunnel tests for the 777X in the manufacturer’s Transonic Wind Tunnel in Seattle, Wash.
Jan 15, 2014
Embraer delivered 90 commercial aircraft in 2013, compared to 106 in 2012, including 32 commercial jets in the fourth quarter.