Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
Mar 03, 2011
Goodrich announced its electric brake system has completed all required dedicated flight test conditions, incorporating the latest iteration of its Duracarb carbon heat sink material. The braking system has to date been selected by the majority of Boeing's 787 customers, including launch customer ANA.
Mar 03, 2011
Ryanair on Thursday confirmed to ATW it may consider ordering United Aircraft Corp.’s single-aisle MS-21 or COMAC’s C919 aircraft to support fleet expansion. Negotiations with Boeing for additional 737s broke down in late 2009 (ATW Daily News, Dec. 9, 2009).
Mar 03, 2011
Brussels Airlines took delivery of the first of two ex-Mexicana Airbus A319s it is slated to receive as part of the renewal of its short- and medium-haul fleet.
Mar 03, 2011
Delta Air Lines told employees it has reached an agreement to buy nine Japan Airlines MD-90s for delivery beginning in January 2012 to replace retiring DC-9s and 50-seat regional jets.
Mar 02, 2011
Edelweiss Air COO Peter Spring told ATW in Zurich that the airline took delivery of a 332-seat Airbus A330-300 last week and is endeavoring to grow international flying.
Jul 20, 2016
Cathay Pacific Airways is starting to build up its Airbus A350-900 fleet, as it prepares for the aircraft’s long-haul debut later this year.
Jul 20, 2016
Bombardier said it has managed to increase range of both the CS100 and CS300 from restricted airports.
Jul 19, 2016
A SWISS scheduled commercial flight of the Bombardier CSeries aircraft from Switzerland to the UK had to return to home base Tuesday morning after experiencing a problem with its air conditioning system.
Jul 19, 2016
From Boeing's 2016 Current Market Outlook report, 20-year projections for economic and traffic growth, plus needed new aircraft to accommodate the projections, for the world's regions.
Jul 19, 2016
All fleet data is current as of March 31, 2016. Source: Aviation Week Fleets Discovery and ATW Research
Jul 19, 2016
Delta Air Lines executives said they are not concerned by the money-losing first-half 2016 performance of the company’s Trainer, Pennsylvania oil refinery, noting that the facility is part of Delta’s overall fuel strategy and is not judged solely by profitability.
Jul 19, 2016
Nepalese regional carrier Tara Air has signed a purchase agreement for three Viking Twin Otter Series 400s.