Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
Apr 25, 2017
Dublin-based aircraft lessor SMBC Aviation Capital has placed a direct order with Boeing for three 737-800s, bringing its total owned, managed and committed portfolio for 737-800s to 198.
Apr 25, 2017
Halifax-based Chorus Aviation Capital, the leasing arm of Chorus Aviation, will acquire six ATR 72-600 turboprops with attached leases from Singapore-based lessor Avation PLC.
Apr 24, 2017
Latvian ACMI and charter specialist SmartLynx Airlines plans to enlarge its fleet substantially by the end of 2018, as it seeks to escape from the high levels of seasonality in its main European market.
Apr 24, 2017
South Korea’s Asiana Airlines took delivery of its first Airbus A350-900 April 24 in Toulouse, which is on lease from Dublin-based SMBC Aviation Capital. The aircraft is the first of the type to be operated by a Korean airline. Asiana has ordered 30 A350s and will initially operate the aircraft on flights from Seoul to Hong Kong and Manila beginning in May. The A350 is configured in a three-class layout with 311 seats, comprising 36 premium-economy, 28 business- and 247 economy-class seat.
Apr 24, 2017
South Korea’s Asiana Airlines has taken delivery of its first Airbus A350-900, which is on lease from Dublin-based SMBC Aviation Capital.
Aug 10, 2021
Canada’s Viking Air and PAL Aerospace have teamed to develop a firefighting capability for the DHC-6 Twin Otter family of aircraft.
Aug 10, 2021
To convince Chinese regulators of the airworthiness of the Boeing 737 MAX so they may recertify the type in the world’s second largest aviation market, Boeing deployed a 737 MAX 7 to China Aug. 4.
Aug 10, 2021
The test brings ZeroAvia a step closer to first flight of a Dornier 228 testbed powered by the system before the end of the year.
Aug 10, 2021
Hybrid Air Vehicles, the developer of the Airlander airship, is to collaborate with the U.S. Navy’s Naval Postgraduate School to study of the use of hybrid aircraft technologies in military applications.
Aug 10, 2021
The FAA is closing in on its first special condition for type certification of an electric propulsion system, and acknowledges that amending requirements developed over decades for piston and turbine engines is proving challenging.
Aug 10, 2021
The future of Asian LCC narrowbody orders is a key question for airlines, lessors and manufacturers.
Aug 09, 2021
Copa Airlines will retrofit its Boeing 737s with Honeywell’s air separation module (ASM), becoming the first announced customer for the fuel tank safety system component.
Aug 09, 2021
Boeing has awarded Turkish Aerospace (TUSAŞ) a contract to manufacture and supply fan cowls for the Boeing 737, the Turkish company said Aug. 9.