Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
Apr 12, 2011
Two Chinese airlines ordered a total of 30 Embraer E-190s, plus five options, during Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff’s visit to China on Tuesday.
Apr 11, 2011
SAS Group said Monday it will lease five new 737-800NGs from GECAS and signed an MOU to lease a further 12 737-700s from the same company as it phases out its remaining nine MD-80s and 11 737 Classics at its Stockholm and Oslo hubs, where it also operates 67 737NGs.
Apr 11, 2011
SAS Group announced Monday it will lease five new 737-800NGs from GECAS and signed an MOU to lease a further 12 737-700s from the same company as it phases out its remaining nine MD-80s and 11 737 Classics at its Stockholm and Oslo hubs, where it also operates 67 737NGs.
Apr 08, 2011
Kuwait's Jazeera Airways dealt a blow to Airbus last week, canceling 25 of the 40 A320s it ordered in 2007.
Apr 07, 2011
Michelin Group was selected by COMAC to develop and supply tires for the C919. The tire manufacturer said the contract will require it to increase production capacity in Asia. Michelin said the C919 will use its Air X radial tire. KfW IPEX-Bank said it will provide loans to Hawaiian Airlines to finance two new Airbus A330-200s to be delivered this month and in March 2012.
Aug 24, 2016
The UK Air Accidents Investigation Branch said it was launching an enquiry into the incident, which happened at about 11 a.m. local time at the vehicle’s home base, RAF Cardington, north of London.
Aug 23, 2016
Phoenix-based Honeywell Aerospace’s JetWave hardware was awarded a final type approval Aug. 22 by UK-based satellite communications services provider Inmarsat.
Aug 23, 2016
Boeing and All Nippon Airways (ANA) celebrated the delivery of the airline’s 50th 787 Dreamliner during a ceremony Aug. 17 at Boeing’s Everett Delivery Center in Washington state.
Aug 22, 2016
All 300 people onboard the Emirates Boeing 777 escaped with their lives when the aircraft crash-landed at Dubai Airport and burst into flames. Sadly a firefighter was killed tackling the blaze, but the scale of the tragedy could have been so much larger.
Aug 22, 2016
Delta Air Lines and Southwest Airlines are very different airlines. One is a global full-service airline with a fleet of varied aircraft types and multiple product offerings for passengers, while the other is the world’s original low-cost carrier with an all-Boeing 737 fleet, no business class and a mostly domestic operation.
Aug 19, 2016
Romanian flag carrier Tarom has issued a call for two 160- to 190-seat aircraft, which it will initially wet lease, before taking dry-leased aircraft.
Aug 19, 2016
Russia’s VIM Avia will add Airbus A330 aircraft to its fleet, with the first one to arrive at the end of August, the airline said in a statement.
Aug 19, 2016
Ethiopian Airlines has taken delivery of the second of 14 Airbus A350 XWBs, which arrived at Addis Ababa Bole International Airport Aug 16.