Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
Dec 19, 2006
Air Caraibes ordered one E-190 for delivery late next year. It already operates two E-145s and one leased E-175.
Dec 19, 2006
Qatar Airways announced an order for two 777-200 freighters to add to its incoming fleet of 14 777-300ERs and six dash 200LRs (ATWOnline, Sept. 13). The first freighter will be delivered in 2009 and will be used on long-haul routes to the Far East and Europe. The airline uses A300-600Fs for regional feed into Doha. Deliveries of the entire 777 order will begin next November and continue through the middle of 2010.
Dec 19, 2006
Boeing issued a statement confirming TUI Group's order for 41 aircraft (ATWOnline, Dec. 18), but did not specify the type(s). It said the aircraft are worth $3.6 billion at list prices.
Dec 19, 2006
AirAsia announced its selection of the CFM56-5B to power the 40 firm A320s and 30 options it ordered five months ago (ATWOnline, July 20). The engine order, which includes six spares, is worth about $500 million at list prices and includes an OnPoint Solution service agreement worth approximately $1.1 billion. By July 2009, AirAsia will operate an all-A320 fleet of 100 aircraft.
Dec 19, 2006
Kenya Airways boosted its 787-8 commitment with an additional three firm orders announced over the weekend. It now has orders for nine firm aircraft plus four options, up from the six firm and six options placed in March (ATWOnline, March 8). It will take first delivery in October 2010, with the balance of the order arriving through late 2012.
Oct 30, 2013
Mitsubishi is predicting demand for 5,240 regional jets in the 70- to 100-seat range by 2032 in its most recent forecast update.
Oct 30, 2013
Lufthansa will modify 157 of its Airbus A320 family aircraft—which connect its Frankfurt and Munich hubs with the European route network—to make them quieter.
Oct 30, 2013
Lufthansa Cargo, which expected to take delivery of its first Boeing 777F in Frankfurt Nov. 1, will be delaying delivery until some minor rework repairs are made.
Oct 30, 2013
Japan Airlines (JAL), which placed its first-ever order with Airbus Oct. 7 for 31 A350 XWBs with options for a further 25 aircraft, explained to ATW the reasons behind that decision.
Oct 29, 2013
JetBlue Airways has placed a new order for 20 A321neos and 15 A321ceos and is also converting existing orders for eight A320ceo and 10 A320neo aircraft to eight A321ceos and 10 A321neos.
Oct 29, 2013
Qatar Airways’ CEO said Tuesday he is not interested in the newest version of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner, the -10, but was coy on the question of whether he might acquire the soon-to-be launched Boeing 777X.
Oct 29, 2013
Air Seychelles will renew its domestic fleet with three 19-seat Viking Air DHC-6 Twin Otter Series 400 aircraft for delivery in mid-2015.
Oct 29, 2013
Airbus will offer retrofitted sharklet wing tip devices for older in-service A319s and A320s from 2015, followed by the A321 at a later stage.