Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
Feb 06, 2012
Kazakhstan-based Air Astana (KC) is purchasing four Boeing 767-300ERs and three 787-8s in an order worth $1.3 billion at list prices. It is the largest ever in Kazakhstan’s civil aviation history.
Jan 30, 2012
Lufthansa Cargo (LHC) is considering replacing its fleet of 18 Boeing MD-11Fs and will decide by 2014 which aircraft to go with, LHC chairman and CEO Karl-Ulrich Garnadt told ATW in Seoul, South Korea.
Jan 30, 2012
International Aero Engines manages the development, production and aftermarket services of the V2500 engine family providing 22,000 and 33,000 lbs of thrust required by 150 seat-passenger aircraft -- the fastest growing market sector in the commercial aviation industry, as well as the new military KC-390 aircraft.
Jan 27, 2012
AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) has taken delivery of the first of five Boeing 747-8 freighters, making the carrier the first customer of the type in Russia.
Jan 26, 2012
Etihad Airways (EY) signed a firm order for an additional two Airbus A330-200 freighters in a deal worth $423 million at list prices.
Jan 06, 2017
The British Airline Pilots’ Association (BALPA) has voiced concerns over the growing number of close encounters involving commercial aircraft and drones and called for tough penalties for those users of unmanned air vehicles (UAVs) who recklessly endanger airliners.
Jan 06, 2017
Millions of passengers flood US airports each year, leaving behind waste, recycling and compostable items in bins scattered throughout airport facilities.
Jan 05, 2017
Setbacks in China and Northeast Asia are unwinding some of the airline’s progress in 2011-15, when Beijing progressively allowed more of its citizens to visit Taiwan. Low-cost competition is proliferating in the Japanese and South Korean markets.
Jan 05, 2017
Finland flag carrier Finnair has extended the lease on an Iberia Airbus A330 until May 31 because of A350 crew training delays.
Jan 05, 2017
Japan’s All Nippon Airways (ANA) achieved strong growth of its fleet and network in 2016.
Jan 05, 2017
Sukhoi Civil Aircraft technical teams have been in Mexico since late December conducting repair work on 11 Superjet 100 (SSJ100) aircraft grounded by Mexican airline Interjet, the only SSJ100 operator in the Americas.
Jan 05, 2017
The market weakness of Emirates and other Middle Eastern airlines is causing trouble for Airbus’s A380 orderbook.
Jan 05, 2017
The aviation ecosystem as we know it is likely to change dramatically in the next few decades.