Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
Nov 01, 2006
EADS, continuing its overhaul of Airbus management, yesterday appointed Fabrice Bregier, 45, COO of the aircraft manufacturer effective immediately. He will report to new Airbus CEO Louis Gallois, with whom he will form the Airbus President's Office, EADS said in a statement. Bregier previously was head of the EADS Eurocopter Division and has served as president and CEO of the Eurocopter Group since 2003. In addition, EADS CFO Hans Peter Ring was named Airbus CFO. He will retain his post at EADS.
Nov 01, 2006
Shanghai Airlines became an Airbus customer for the first time with an order for five A321s. The aircraft are part of China Aviation Supplies Import and Export Group's order for 150 A320 family aircraft placed last year. Although the airline operates a nearly all-Boeing fleet (it said it flies 13 757-200s, six 767-300s, six 737-700s and 16 737-800s), President Zhou Chi said the A321 "meet[s] our strategic development plan," which includes "entering into the new phase of expanding internationally and comprehensively."
Nov 01, 2006
Boeing said yesterday that it has settled on the firm configuration of the 747-8 freighter and is aiming to deliver the first of the type to Cargolux in the second half of 2009. The 747-8F will be longer than the dash 400F by 5.6 m. (18.3 ft.) with a maximum structural payload capability of 140 metric tonnes (154 tons) and a range of 8,288 km. (4,475 nm.).
Oct 31, 2006
Gol exercised 20 737-800 options, bringing its firm orders for the type to 87, the Brazilian LCC announced yesterday. It also added 20 options, bringing the total back to 34. It took delivery of the first aircraft under the order on July 30. By year end it will operate 14 737-300s, 30 dash 700s and 21 dash 800s. At year end 2012 it will have 10 dash 700s and 91 dash 800s in its fleet.
Oct 31, 2006
Qantas gave Airbus a lift with an order for an additional eight A380s, taking its firm commitments to 20 of the aircraft. It also ordered four more A330-200s to be delivered between December 2007 and September 2008 to help with the shortfall in capacity resulting from the A380 delay. In addition, it committed to five more 737-800s, which will take its fleet of that type to 38.
Sep 25, 2013
Zhejiang Loong Airlines, a start-up airline based in Hangzhou, capital city of Zhejiang Province in Eastern China, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) for 20 Airbus A320 family aircraft, including 11 A320ceos and nine A320neos.
Sep 25, 2013
Irish low-cost carrier Ryanair has challenged Boeing to find space for an extra 11 seats on its forthcoming 737 MAX, as it seeks to wring maximum productivity from the next-generation single-aisle aircraft.
Sep 25, 2013
Airbus will launch a new lower weight variant of its A330-300 twinjet, targeted for use on shorter-haul domestic and regional routes where greater capacity is needed.
Sep 24, 2013
Airbus has forecast demand for 28,355 new passenger aircraft and 871 new freighters in its latest 20-year global market forecast (GMF) covering the period 2013-2032.
Sep 24, 2013
Aviation Corp. of China (AVIC) subsidiary Xi’an Aircraft International Corp.’s MA600 freighter formally entered the market Tuesday following the awarding of its type certificate by the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC).
Sep 23, 2013
Scandinavian low-cost carrier Norwegian Air Shuttle has confirmed reports it has summoned Boeing management representatives to Oslo later this week to address reliability issues that have dogged the carrier’s two new Boeing 787 Dreamliners.
Sep 23, 2013
Las Vegas-based low-cost carrier Allegiant Air expects to need at least another week before its flight schedule is disruption-free and its entire MD-80 fleet is available as it works to get the model’s evacuation slides in compliance with manufacturer recommendations.