Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
Jul 05, 2011
Boeing and All Nippon Airways this week are conducting 787 service readiness flights in Japan.
Jul 02, 2011
Tibet Airlines, a newly established Lhasa-based airline (ATW Daily News, June 24), took delivery of an Airbus A319, the first of three A319s it ordered in May 2010. Boeing delivered a 737-900ER and a 777-300ER to Korean Air.
Jul 02, 2011
Tianjin-based Okay Airways took delivery of two domestically produced MA60 turboprops from AVIC. The aircraft will be operated on new routes from Yantai to Dalian, Weiha, Dandong and Weifang that the carrier plans to start this month.
Jul 02, 2011
Garuda Indonesia placed a firm order for four A330-300s and converted three previously ordered A330-200s into -300 models, Airbus said Friday.
Jul 02, 2011
Hawaiian Airlines said it leased three additional Boeing 717-200 aircraft to meet increasing passenger demand, and has also purchased its existing fleet of 15 leased 717-200s from Boeing Capital Corp. in a refinancing transaction aimed at reducing its long-term fleet costs.
Oct 05, 2016
The Lufthansa Airbus A350-900 has rolled out of the airbus paint shop in Toulouse.
Oct 05, 2016
Japanese manufacturer Mitsubishi Aircraft Corp. has confirmed it is in talks with launch customer All Nippon Airways (ANA) over a further technical delay, although it insists no decision has been made.
Oct 04, 2016
Irish budget carrier Ryanair has detailed its expansion plans for 2017, which will see it add 50 aircraft and create over 3,500 new jobs.
Oct 04, 2016
Taipei, Taiwan-based China Airlines took delivery of its first of 14 Airbus A350 XWBs Sept. 30 at the Airbus factory in Toulouse. ATW correspondent Kurt Hofmann was onsite to view firsthand the latest passenger comfort additions.
Oct 04, 2016
Chinese airport officials expect relatively new intercontinental services to survive even after local government subsidies expire.
Oct 04, 2016
Mitsubishi Aircraft is notably failing to restate the target for first delivery of the MRJ, instead saying it is committed to achieving certification in 2018.
Oct 03, 2016
Major components for Europe’s laminar-flow flight demonstrator have been shipped to Airbus for installation on a modified A340-300, which is scheduled to begin flight tests in 2017.
Oct 03, 2016
Japanese manufacturer Mitsubishi Aircraft Corp. has rejected reports that the Mitsubishi Regional Jet (MRJ) program has been delayed again.