Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
Jun 02, 2011
Air Lease Corp. announced Thursday it signed lease agreements for 20 additional aircraft.
Jun 01, 2011
Omni Air International, based in Tulsa, Okla., announced it has received US FAA approval to operate Boeing 777-200ER aircraft, including 180-minute ETOPS authority. It is the first US registered non-scheduled airline to operate the aircraft type in passenger service. It said it will add a second aircraft to the certificate in mid-July.
Jun 01, 2011
New York-based Bernstein Research said Boeing is closer to resolving the weight reduction challenges of the 787-9, which will lead to a compelling 787-10. In a client report, Bernstein said that Boeing leadership now believes it can "launch a 787-10 stretch (potentially going as high as 335 seats) that would have a range greater than 6,000 n.m., without requiring a redesign of the main gear or extensive changes to the wing."
Jun 01, 2011
Cathay Pacific Airways CEO John Slosar told ATW in Sydney that the airline will examine the viability of very large aircraft for its network over the next two years.
Jun 01, 2011
Braathens Leasing Limited, a subsidiary of Braathens Aviation of Sweden, placed a firm order for five Bombardier CSeries100s and five CSeries300s valued at $635 million at list prices, providing a boost to the Canadian manufact.urer's narrowbody aircraft program
Sep 19, 2016
UK engine manufacturer Rolls-Royce is planning to cut another 200 management positions as part of a previously announced restructuring.
Sep 16, 2016
Singapore Airlines is not extending the lease for its first Airbus A380, another blow for the manufacturer and the struggling program.
Sep 15, 2016
Aircraft & Engine News-Sept. 15, 2016
Sep 15, 2016
Global mobile satellite communications provider Inmarsat has signed an agreement with Beijing Marine Communication & Navigation Company (MCN) and Aviation Data Communication Corp. (ADCC) to offer aviation safety services to air navigation service providers (ANSPs) and operators.
Sep 15, 2016
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) has confirmed that a large piece of aircraft debris, found just off the coast of Tanzania in June, is from the Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777 that crashed in 2014 while operating as MH370.
Sep 15, 2016
China's Hong Kong Airlines has confirmed an order for nine more Airbus A330-300s, which it will operate to a range of destinations in Asia and beyond.
Sep 14, 2016
Rolls-Royce has named Simon Kirby, head of the UK’s new high-speed rail network project, as its COO, a newly created position for the UK-based engine manufacturer.
Sep 14, 2016
Cyclicality in the industry is not gone, but airlines are better prepared to withstand future economic downturns, senior executives of Alaska, Hawaiian and Southwest airlines said at the Airlines for America (A4A) Commercial Aviation Industry Summit in Washington DC Sept. 13.