Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
Dec 22, 2006
Airbus COO-Customers John Leahy has conceded the top spot in 2007 orders to Boeing. Speaking yesterday to ATWOnline in Sydney about the prospect of another come-from-behind order surge, he said Airbus has "outsold Boeing every year for the last five years. I think it's always nice to share as long as we stay within a 40% to 60% band. There are two players in the market and you don't have a very stable market if one is always on top." But he reminded media that Airbus will deliver more aircraft (420) than Boeing in 2006 and 2007.
Dec 22, 2006
Finnair launched commercial flights with its first E-190. The carrier will receive a total of 10 100-seat E-190s within the next three years. It currently operates 10 E-170s.
Dec 21, 2006
Meridian Aerospace Group announced the sale of an ex-Delta Air Lines 737-200 from PNC Equipment Finance to Aventura Aviation of New York.
Dec 21, 2006
A380 launch customer Singapore Airlines gave the beleaguered aircraft program a boost yesterday by ordering nine more of the type along with six options, bringing to 19 the number of A380s it has on firm order. The nine new aircraft are worth a combined $2.7 billion. SIA also ordered 11 A320s plus nine options to be delivered to regional affiliate SilkAir from 2009 to 2012 and said it is planning to lease 19 A330-300s. The SilkAir order is valued at $1.33 billion. The regional said it will use the aircraft for flights in Asia.
Dec 21, 2006
ATR signed a contract with Airlinair, a regional partner of Air France, for one new ATR 72-500 scheduled for delivery in 2009. The deal is valued at $17 million. Airlinair is Europe's largest ATR operator with a fleet comprising seven ATR 42-300s, 11 42-500s, four 72-200s and one 72-210.
Nov 01, 2013
Competitive flying in turbulent markets prompts airlines to shift costs from fixed to variable. One way to do that is to outsource not just the repair of, but the ownership and management of expensive assets, from rotable components to engines and even aircraft, sometimes.
Nov 01, 2013
Fresh from its strategic win over Boeing with an order from Japan Airlines for at least 31 Fresh from its strategic win over Boeing with an order from Japan Airlines for at least 31 A350s, Airbus is preparing the ground to challenge its US rival in the future cargo aircraft market.
Oct 31, 2013
Boeing will boost 737 production to 47 aircraft per month in 2017, the latest build-rate increase the manufacturer has announced on its narrowbody line.
Oct 31, 2013
Embraer has reported third-quarter net income of $52.9 million, down 19.1% from a net profit of $65.4 million in the prior-year period, as commercial aircraft deliveries lagged last year’s deliveries.
Oct 31, 2013
Montreal-based Bombardier reported net profit of $147 million for the third quarter ended Sept. 30, down 14.5% from $172 million in the year-ago quarter.
Oct 30, 2013
India’s flag carrier Air India is planning to beef up domestic capacity by leasing more Airbus A320s with sharklets and CFM56 engines.