Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
Jun 29, 2011
Boeing opened a new 787 vertical fin assembly line at its production facility in Salt Lake City. Operated by Boeing Fabrication, the 35,000 sq. ft. composite assembly line will build the vertical fin assemblies for 787s built at Boeing's South Carolina facility. The Boeing Salt Lake City facility is scheduled to deliver its first vertical fin to Boeing South Carolina during the fourth quarter.
Jun 29, 2011
Airbus said it finalized an agreement with Singapore Airlines under which the carrier will lease 15 new A330-300s to be delivered by the manufacturer from 2013-2015 to join an existing fleet of 19 A330-300s currently operated by SIA.
Jun 28, 2011
China Aviation Supplies Holding Co. and ICBC Financial Leasing inked an accord Tuesday with Airbus to purchase 88 A320 family aircraft.
Jun 27, 2011
Boeing delivered a 777 freighter to Abu Dhabi-based Etihad Crystal Cargo. The freighter is Etihad's first Boeing freighter and joins the airline's existing 777 fleet, which includes seven 777-300ERs. TAAG Angola Airlines took delivery of its first Boeing 777-300ER. The aircraft is part of an order for two placed in October 2009. The aircraft will be used for route expansion on service to Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo, Lisbon, Oporto, and into the US upon approval.
Jun 27, 2011
Dublin-based aircraft lessor Avolon said it is aiming to establish itself as a leader in the Asia/Pacific and Middle East markets and plans to open an office in one of the two regions during the next 12 months. It already maintains offices in Hong Kong and Shanghai and has leased 26 aircraft to nine airlines between the two regions.
Oct 03, 2016
Spike supersonic bizjet; Perlan stratospheric glider; Solar Ship hybrid; Lufthansa drones for blade inspection; UPS drone deliveries.
Sep 30, 2016
Taipei, Taiwan-based China Airlines (CAL) has taken delivery of its first Airbus A350XWB of 14 in ordered in 2008 on Sept. 28 from the Airbus factory in Toulouse.
Sep 30, 2016
Airbus Group, formerly known as EADS, and Airbus Commercial Aircraft are to merge into a single entity, with Tom Enders maintaining his role as CEO and Fabrice Brégier taking up a new position as group COO and Airbus Commercial Aircraft president.
Sep 30, 2016
The design space remains wide open for a potential second stretch of the 737 MAX family to counter the Airbus A321neo, Boeing says, but as assembly of the first 737-9 nears, the manufacturer appears to be leaning toward a simpler, lower-risk derivative.
Sep 29, 2016
Mitsubishi Aircraft Corp.’s first MRJ90 test aircraft has arrived at Grant County International Airport in Moses Lake, Washington, where it will build hours toward type certification. The aircraft, FTA-1, took off from Nagoya in Japan at 1328 (JST) Sept. 26 and arrived at Grant County at 0944 (JST) Sept. 29, or 1744 local time on Sept. 28. The ferry flight was expected to take at least four days.
Sep 29, 2016
Mitsubishi Aircraft Corp.’s first MRJ90 test aircraft has arrived at Grant County International Airport in Moses Lake, Washington, where it will build hours toward type certification.
Sep 29, 2016
Air France-KLM has signed an agreement with connectivity provider Gogo, covering Wi-Fi installation across 124 long-haul aircraft.
Sep 29, 2016
Flight operations from Dubai International Airport were disrupted for nearly an hour Sept. 28 because of unauthorized unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), or drone, activity.