Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
Dec 22, 2010
Air New Zealand received and unveiled its first Boeing 777-300ER on Wednesday in Seattle, claiming it has redefined air travel by including "beds" for economy passengers among a string of industry firsts on the aircraft.
Dec 21, 2010
Air Austral took delivery of one new 737-800NG from Boeing, the first of two it ordered to replace one 737-300 and one 737-500 in its fleet. Veling purchased four 777-200ERs from Emirates for leaseback. The Mauritius-based aircraft leasing company purchased two 777s from Emirates in February. Alitalia announced ittook delivery of three new A320s, bringing its total operating fleet to 150 aircraft.
Dec 21, 2010
Airbus said Tuesday that LAN Airlines finalized a previously-announced order for 50 new A320 family aircraft. The order was initially announced as an MOU at the Farnborough International Airshow in July (ATW Daily News, July 21). It represents the largest single airline order for Airbus in Latin America and brings LAN's total Airbus orders to 152 aircraft.
Dec 20, 2010
Boeing said Monday it will boost the 777 production rate to 8.3 per month in the first quarter of 2013, the second 777 production increase the manufacturer has announced this year.
Dec 19, 2010
Delta Air Lines announced it will expand the first-class cabin on approximately 350 aircraft, adding 1,200 Weber Aircraft first-class seats to domestic MD-88, MD-90, Boeing 757-200 and 767-300 aircraft by summer 2013, in response to business customers' requests for more premium cabin seating.
Jul 11, 2016
Ho Chi Minh City-based low-cost carrier (LCC) Jetstar Pacific Airlines has signed an MOU with Airbus to order 10 A320ceo aircraft valued at $980 million at list prices.
Jul 11, 2016
Tel Aviv-based Arkia Israeli Airlines has firmed an order for four A330-900neo aircraft valued at $1.15 billion at list prices.
Jul 11, 2016
From the 2016 Farnborough Airshow -- July 11-14, 2016 -- announced commercial aircraft orders and commitments.
Jul 11, 2016
Boeing will add two more rows, or 12 seats, to the Boeing 737 MAX 7 compared with the 737-700, based on feedback from North American low-cost carriers Southwest Airlines and WestJet.
Jul 11, 2016
Embraer has announced $1.5 billion worth of commitments and purchase rights on the first day of the Farnborough Airshow, covering 25 E-Jets across four customers.
Jul 11, 2016
Boeing 737 MAX pilot, Captain Ed Wilson, talks with ATW's European Editor Victoria Moores talks at the Farnborough Airshow 2016.
Jul 11, 2016
The Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 TEN (Thrust, Efficiency and New Technology) engine, which will power the Boeing 787 Dreamliner, has gained European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) certification.
Jul 11, 2016
Airbus plans to make a decision before the end the year whether or not to launch a further stretch of the Airbus A350 XWB.