Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
May 27, 2013
Air China and its subsidiary Shenzhen Airlines have finalized an order for 100 Airbus A320 aircraft as the Chinese flag carrier seeks to increase capacity 15.9% in southern China.
May 27, 2013
All Nippon Airways (ANA) has resumed Boeing 787 flights, beginning with two flights May 26 between Sapporo and Tokyo Haneda.
May 27, 2013
Air India is preparing to take delivery of its seventh Boeing 787 this week.
May 24, 2013
Almost 200 flights were canceled and 20 incoming services diverted following an inflight incident involving a British Airways flight that led to the closure of London Heathrow Airport Friday morning.
May 24, 2013
Qatar Airways Cargo has refreshed its fleet with three new Airbus A330-200Fs. The new freighters replace the same number of A300F aircraft that have been retired from the fleet. Arrival of the aircraft signals a new era for the airline’s cargo operations, Qatar Airways’ CEO Akbar Al Baker said. “The capacity of Qatar Airways Cargo has been significantly increased,” he said.
Oct 24, 2017
After some delays outside of Airbus’s control, its A330-900 flight testing is well underway. Executives hope to match the success of the A350 with this new entry.
Oct 23, 2017
Singapore Airlines (SIA) added to its expanding fleet of widebody aircraft Oct. 23 with a formal signing at the White House, in the presence of US President Donald Trump and Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsein Loong, for 20 Boeing 777-9s and 19 787-10s, with options for 12 additional aircraft, six of each type.
Oct 23, 2017
Air India is seeking a bridge loan of up to $555 million to take delivery of three Boeing aircraft from a prevailing order that will boost its fleet strength.
Oct 23, 2017
Air Mauritius become the second Airbus A350 operator in the Africa/Indian Ocean region beside Ethiopian Airlines. The carrier ordered six A350s and two A330neos as part of a major fleet-renewal program. ATW correspondent Kurt Hofmann joined the delivery flight from Toulouse to Mauritius and gives an exclusive look to the small Indian Ocean airline.
Oct 23, 2017
Indian Ocean-based Air Mauritius is in the final stages of evaluating either Airbus or Boeing narrowbody aircraft to replace two A319s and expand its fleet.
Oct 21, 2017
An article published on ATWonline Oct. 20 regarding the 328 regional jet erroneously attributed a quote on that program to Sierra Nevada Corp.
Oct 20, 2017
Journalists from 18 countries came to Atlanta Oct. 16-18 to see Delta Air Lines publicly debut its first Airbus A350-900, which will enter service in late October on the Detroit-Tokyo Narita route. Delta considers the A350-900 to be its new “flagship” aircraft, replacing the iconic Boeing 747-400 that will soon be retired from the airline’s fleet.
Oct 20, 2017
Airbus brings “credibility” to the Bombardier CSeries program that will translate into sales, Airbus COO and president-commercial aircraft Fabrice Brégier said.