Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
Jan 30, 2007
ILFC announced the following lease deals: KrasAir Airlines for four used 757-200ERs for six years, Air Europa for one new A330-200 for 5.5 years, Golden International Airlines of Turkey for one used 757-200ER for six years, JETX of Iceland for two new 737-800s for eight years and KLM for one new A330-200 for six years.
Jan 30, 2007
CFM International won an order from Air China valued at $345 million for CFM56-5Bs to power 24 A321s scheduled to be delivered in 2008-12. In addition, CA signed a 15-year maintenance agreement. Air China and CFM agreed to establish a JV to develop a new MRO facility in China.
Jan 30, 2007
MNG Airlines, a Turkish freight operator, signed an MOU for two A330-200Fs plus one option, Airbus announced. MNG currently flies 10 A300B4-200s and eight F-27s.
Jan 29, 2007
Emirates and Boeing are working to try and reduce the weight of the 747-8 Intercontinental so the airline can operate Dubai-Los Angeles with 400 passengers (a 50-ton payload) year round. "We need another 500 miles and we are not there yet," EK President Tim Clark said, indicating he wants more capacity than is available aboard the 777-200LR. "We think we can fill 400 seats a day."
Jan 26, 2007
Boeing has been forced to drop its plans for a wireless IFE system on the 787 after it was found that regulatory issues would preclude the system's being activated over certain countries. Problems also were encountered with bandwidth limitations in some areas as well as weight. The silver lining is that the change will save 150 lb. In October Boeing acknowledged some problems with the 787's weight and delivery schedule (ATWOnline, Oct. 26, 2006), forcing it to raise R&D spending to support suppliers.
Nov 18, 2013
Middle East lessor Palma Holding has signed a letter of intent (LOI) for four Bombardier Q400s, plus four options, which will be placed with Ethiopian Airlines.
Nov 18, 2013
Air Cote d'Ivoire, the national airline of Ivory Coast, announced at the Dubai Air Show that it has agreed to order two Bombardier Q400 NextGens for delivery in 3Q14, and option two more.
Nov 18, 2013
Russian authorities are focusing their investigation into the fatal Tatarstan Airlines Boeing 737-500 crash in Kazan on five possible causes.
Nov 18, 2013
GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS) has ordered five ATR 72-600s, and optioned five more, in a deal valued at $241 million at list prices.
Nov 18, 2013
Lufthansa has announced at the Dubai Air Show that it has selected CFM International’s CFM56-5B engine to power 30 A320ceos ordered in June 2013; the deal is valued at over $610 million.
Nov 18, 2013
Boeing launched the 777X program at the 2013 Dubai Air Show on Sunday with orders and commitments for 259 aircraft from Lufthansa (34), Etihad Airways (25), Qatar Airways (50) and Emirates (150) with a combined value of more than $95 billion at list prices.
Nov 17, 2013
A Tatarstan Airlines Boeing 737 has crashed on landing at Kazan airport. It is believed that all passengers and crew onboard were killed.
Nov 17, 2013
Engine makers were among the big winners on the opening day of the Dubai Air Show, collectively bagging orders for more than 1,000 engines as part of the airline order bonanza announced by Airbus and Boeing Nov. 17.