Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
Oct 20, 2006
Morten Beyer & Agnew and Thomas Aviation Services remarketed seven former Independence Air BAE Jetstream 41s to Britannia Aviation Services International of Florida.
Oct 19, 2006
China Southern Airlines signed a purchase agreement for six 777Fs, Boeing said yesterday, in a deal Chinese media said was worth $1.84 billion. Deliveries will begin in the fourth quarter of 2008. China Southern subsidiary Xiamen Airlines signed for six 737-800s to be delivered in 2010, according to press reports. The latter deal reportedly includes the cancellation of an order for three 787s.
Oct 18, 2006
The Korean Air/Sinotrans joint venture cargo airline will launch between June and September 2007 with one 747F and two A300Fs based in Tianjin.
Oct 18, 2006
Tiger Airways ordered eight more A320s, which will build its fleet to 20 by 2010. The $500 million deal was signed yesterday and the first four aircraft will be delivered in 2008 with the balance in the following two years. Tiger has seven A320s in service with two more arriving this year and three in 2007. CEO Tony Davis told reporters that passenger numbers increased by more than 70% in the first six months of the current fiscal year. The LCC serves 15 cities in seven countries.
Oct 18, 2006
British Airways yesterday took the first step in its long-awaited long-haul fleet renewal, issuing an RFP to Airbus and Boeing as well as Engine Alliance, General Electric, Rolls-Royce and other key component suppliers. The aircraft under consideration are the A330, A350 XWB and A380 and the 787, 777 and 747-8.
Sep 17, 2013
The CEO of Lufthansa’s Germanwings affiliate has said he is keen to return the airline back to an all-Airbus fleet.
Sep 17, 2013
As Lufthansa subsidiary Austrian Airlines—one of the largest remaining Fokker 70/100 operators worldwide—works on replacement solutions for the aging aircraft, German media outlets are reporting the Lufthansa board is nearing a decision on a long-haul aircraft order. The announcement, which will reportedly be for a mix of 50 Boeing 777Xs and Airbus A350s, is expected Thursday.
Sep 17, 2013
A day after Bombardier successfully completed the first flight of the CSeries, Boeing is preparing to conduct the first 787-9 test flight Tuesday.
Sep 16, 2013
Bombardier's first CSeries airliner landed around 12:20 p.m. Montreal local time after capping a successful first flight with a slow flyby over Mirabel Airport runway.
Sep 16, 2013
A surge in orders for commercial E-Jets is fueling a rebound in Embraer's backlog after a painful downturn, but the top executive at the Brazilian aircraft builder says there are no plans to raise production levels anytime soon.
Sep 16, 2013
Harbin Hafei Composite Manufacturing Centre (HMC), a joint venture between Airbus and its Chinese partners, has begun delivering elevators for the A350 XWB program.
Sep 16, 2013
Chengdu Airlines and the Commercial Aircraft Corp. of China (COMAC) have signed a cooperation framework agreement for the 150-seat trunk liner C919 aircraft.