Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
Jul 26, 2012
GECAS delivered one leased Airbus A320 to Chengdu Airlines. Nippon Cargo Airlines (NCA)has taken delivery of a Boeing 747-8 freighter, marking the Japanese debut for the 747-8. The new airplane is NCA’s first 747-8F. The airline operates eight 747-400Fs with two aircraft on lease with other airlines.
Jul 26, 2012
Rolls-Royce has announced an underlying pre-tax profit of £637 million ($987 million) for the half-year ended June 30, up 7% compared to the same period in 2011.
Jul 25, 2012
Aeromexico (AM) on Wednesday announced it has signed a letter of intent for up to 100 Boeing aircraft—a mix of 90 737 MAX 8s and 9s, as well as 10 787s.
Jul 23, 2012
Rolls-Royce confirmed that a component on Trent 1000-powered Boeing 787s “is being replaced in a number of engines,” affecting some All Nippon Airways (ANA) Dreamliners in service.
Jul 20, 2012
Avolon took delivery of the first of 12 direct-order Boeing 737-800 aircraft, the first of four to be placed on lease to Japan Airlines. Air Lease Corp. will lease 12 new Boeing 737-800s, four new Airbus A320-200s, and two new A321-200s to China Southern on 12-year lease terms. GECAS has delivered three new Airbus A320 aircraft to Airphil Express.
Apr 06, 2017
Airbus and Boeing commercial aircraft deliveries for 2017, sorted by most-recent delivery date.
Apr 06, 2017
Airbus and Boeing commercial aircraft gross orders for 2017, sorted by most-recent date of order placement with manufacturer.
Apr 06, 2017
Early signs are promising as Alaska Air Group plots course for Virgin America integration, although some key decisions are still pending.
Apr 06, 2017
Static tests showed that the MC-21, the first Russian airliner with a composite wing, will need that wing reinforced.
Apr 05, 2017
Airbus subsidiary NAVBLUE has obtained a Letter of Acceptance (LoA) Type 2 certification from the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) for the airport mapping database element of its Airport+ product, the company said April 5.
Apr 05, 2017
Luxembourg-based freight carrier Cargolux said it has become the first operator to fly 1 million hours with GE Aviation’s GEnx engine, which powers its Boeing 747-8F aircraft.
Apr 05, 2017
Boeing has created an internal “innovation cell” called Boeing HorizonX, which will focus on transformative aerospace technologies, innovative manufacturing and new business models, the company said April 5.