Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
Jan 05, 2007
Delta Air Lines is seeking permission from the US Bankruptcy Court to finalize an order with Bombardier for 30 firm CRJ900s plus 30 options that it said will be used to expand its network and upgrade service, according to documents filed yesterday with the court. The aircraft are scheduled to begin arriving in September with deliveries continuing through February 2010. They will be configured for 76 seats in two classes. The manufacturer "has committed to provide, or cause to be provided, firm backstop financing for Delta's purchase of the aircraft," the airline said.
Jan 05, 2007
Asiana Airlines reportedly will add both Airbus and Boeing aircraft to its fleet, but press reports yesterday differed on whether the acquisitions involve purchased and/or leased planes. The Associated Press said the Korean carrier agreed to purchase two 777-300ERs, two A321-200s, one A320-200 and one A330-300 and that it is "considering ordering two additional planes from the [A320] family this year," according to an Asiana spokesperson.
Jan 05, 2007
Boeing booked 1,044 net commercial aircraft orders in 2006, paced by a record 729 net orders for 737s, surpassing its 2005 record of 1,002 total orders. The company delivered 398 commercial planes for the year, a 37% boost over 2005 and its highest total since 2001, led by 302 737 deliveries. "2006 was another outstanding year for our customers and for Boeing," Commercial Airplanes President and CEO Scott Carson said in a statement.
Jan 05, 2007
Pegasus Aviation Finance of California ordered two A350 XWBs and six A330-200s in a deal representing the lessor's first Airbus order and the first public commitment to the new A350 since the program was relaunched last month (ATWOnline, Dec. 4, 2006).
Jan 05, 2007
AirAsia is expected to place another large order for A320s, possibly as early as today. Sources confirmed to ATWOnline that the airline will double its A320 fleet; it operates 15 and has 70 on order (ATWOnline, July 20, 2006). Part of the pending buy will be the exercise of existing options. The LCC also has 35 737-300s in service that all will be replaced by A320s.
Nov 08, 2013
The second Boeing 787-9 test aircraft completed its first test flight Thursday.
Nov 08, 2013
Luxembourg-based Luxair will finalize its future fleet strategy by mid-2014, with the Bombardier CSeries and Q400, Embraer E2 and the Mitsubishi Regional Jet (MRJ) emerging as possible contenders.
Nov 08, 2013
Airbus has completed assembling the engine pylon for its first A320neo in St. Eloi in Toulouse.
Nov 07, 2013
GE Aviation has signed an agreement to purchase cellulosic synthetic biofuel from the Washington DC-based D’Arcinoff Group, to be used for production and development testing of GE jet engines.
Nov 06, 2013
Boeing, the leadership of the company’s largest union and Washington state governor Jay Inslee have tentatively agreed on a range of terms under which the 777X will be built at Boeing Commercial Airplanes’ manufacturing facilities in the Seattle area.
Nov 06, 2013
The Russian administration is deciding which regional turboprop—the Bombardier Q400 or the ATR 42/72—will be assembled in Ulyanovsk before the end of the year.
Nov 05, 2013
Airbus and Boeing are confident demand for their largest aircraft will improve over time, though both manufacturers concede the market segment for the A380 and the 747-8 Intercontinental is significantly weaker than for other widebody passenger offerings such as the A350, 777 and 787.