Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
Feb 07, 2007
International Aero Engines signed an engine upgrade agreement with JetBlue Airways under which the SelectOne build standard on the V2500 will be introduced on 58 firm A320 deliveries from 2009 plus 50 options. SelectOne, which will go into production in mid-2008, lowers fuel burn by up to 1%, reduces miscellaneous shop visits by up to 40% and increases time-on-wing up to 20%, IAE said.
Feb 07, 2007
Avion Aircraft Trading, which is partly owned by Air Atlanta Icelandic parent HF Eimskip, signed an MOU with Airbus yesterday for six A330-200Fs with deliveries slated for 2010 and 2011. "Its payload range characteristics will open up new possibilities for our airline customers paired with very attractive operating costs," AAT CEO David Masson said. The -200F can carry up to 64 tonnes of cargo and has a range of 4,000 nm. in standard configuration.
Feb 06, 2007
Rockwell Collins was selected yesterday by Boeing to provide the avionics system for the 747-8 Intercontinental and -8 freighter. Value was not disclosed for the deal, which includes the entire suite of flightdeck displays as well as autopilot, communication, navigation, surveillance, maintenance, emergency and data management systems. The 747-8F is scheduled to enter service in late 2009 with initial deliveries to Cargolux and Nippon Cargo Airlines (ATWOnline, Nov.
Feb 06, 2007
Pinnacle Airlines announced that its newly acquired regional subsidiary Colgan Air will operate 15 Q400s as a Continental Connection carrier (ATWOnline, Feb. 5). Pinnacle, which flies 127 CRJs as a Northwest Airlink partner, will purchase the turboprops from Bombardier subject to a loan arrangement. Deliveries to Colgan are scheduled to begin in December and run through June 2008.
Feb 06, 2007
UPS said yesterday it ordered 27 767-300ERFs for delivery from 2009 to 2012. The aircraft, valued at more than $3.8 billion, are necessary to keep pace with international traffic demand and for fleet renewal, the company said. UPS was the launch customer for the first 767 freighter in 1995. The -300ERF can carry 24 containers on its upper deck and seven in the lower cargo compartments, according to the airline. It has a maximum payload of 132,200 lb. and a range of 3,000 nm.
Nov 21, 2013
Iberia—which unveiled its new logo and livery on an Airbus A330-300 Nov. 21 at Madrid-Barajas Airport—said the new branding expresses the carrier’s ongoing process of transformation and modernization.
Nov 21, 2013
A Boeing Dreamlifter cargo aircraft operated by Atlas Air safely reached its eventual destination Thursday afternoon after having mistakenly landed at the wrong airport—which was unequipped to handle the modified 747-400 freighter—Wednesday night.
Nov 20, 2013
CFM International remains confident in its predictions of a slight fuel burn advantage for the new LEAP-1A engine over the competing Pratt & Whitney PW1100G geared turbofan on the Airbus A320neo, even though the two currently remain essentially neck-and-neck in terms of firm engine selections.
Nov 20, 2013
Boeing’s third 787-9 test aircraft completed its test flight Tuesday.
Nov 20, 2013
Xiamen Airlines, which is in the midst of a rapid fleet expansion, introduced its 100th aircraft last weekend—a Boeing 737-800.
Nov 19, 2013
ATR will apply the engine technology of its proposed 90-seat large turboprop [LTP] to its existing ATR 42-600 and ATR 72-600 variants via a new engine family, if it secures shareholder approval for the larger aircraft.
Nov 19, 2013
Bombardier Aerospace today at the Dubai Air Show launched an extra capacity seating configuration option for the Q400 NextGen that adds up to 14 more seats to accommodate up to 86 passengers.
Nov 19, 2013
Ethiopian Airlines will expand its Bombardier Q400 fleet from 13 to at least 26 aircraft by 2025, but could go further depending on the needs of its sister airlines.