Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
Oct 04, 2010
Boeing and Air Lease Corp. finalized a previously announced commitment for up to 60 737-800s, the companies said Monday.
Oct 03, 2010
Wataniya Airways took delivery of its seventh A320. The 122-seat aircraft is the third new A320 the Kuwaiti airline has added to its fleet this year. Airstream International arranged the delivery of one (of two) ex-BA Connect and Flybe ERJ-145 to Semeyavia in Kazakhstan. It is the first western-manufactured aircraft for the carrier, who operates a fleet of Yak 40s. The new aircraft will operate domestic scheduled services predominantly between Almaty and Semipalatinsk.
Oct 03, 2010
Cargolux told ATW it "will not suffer any capacity shortages," as the result of the latest delay to the 747-8F program (ATW Daily News, Oct. 1). The carrier said that Boeing's previous announcement of a possible delay to the program enabled it to make preparations to cope.
Oct 03, 2010
Rolls-Royce named John Rishton CEO to replace John Rose, who will retire at the end of March 2011. Rishton has been a non-executive director of Rolls-Royce since 2007 and chairs the board's audit committee. He was CFO of British Airways for four years until 2005 and was appointed CEO of the Dutch retail group Royal Ahold in 2006. Rose has been Rolls's chief executive since 1996, having joined the company in 1984.
Oct 03, 2010
Vietnam Airlines confirmed to ATW it has converted its 16 787-8 orders to the 787-9 "due to unexpected performance limitations on the original model," it said, though on its Orders and Deliveries website Boeing still lists the carrier's order as eight 787-8s.
May 24, 2016
Réunion Island leisure carrier Air Austral has taken delivery of its first Boeing 787, becoming the first French operator of the type.
May 24, 2016
TAP Portugal has taken delivery of its first Embraer E190, which will be operated by regional subsidiary TAP Express.
May 24, 2016
Low-cost carrier Norwegian has firmed up eight Boeing 737 MAX 8 purchase options and agreed to lease two more 787-9s.
May 23, 2016
The Embraer E190-E2 has achieved first flight in São José dos Campos, Brazil.
May 23, 2016
The Egyptian military has deployed an autonomous submarine to assist a multi-national contingent of aircraft and ships in the search for the main wreckage of EgyptAir flight MS804 in the Mediterranean Sea.
May 23, 2016
Ryanair CEO Michael O’Leary has said the Irish budget carrier is likely to firm all of its Boeing 737 MAX options to fuel its growth beyond 2023.
May 23, 2016
Etihad Aviation Group president and CEO James Hogan believes there is potential for equity partner Alitalia to grow to 40 long-haul aircraft from its current fleet of 24.
May 23, 2016
Malaysia Airlines Berhad (MAB) has exercised the lease option for two additional new Airbus A350-900s with Air Lease Corp. (ALC) under a 12-year lease agreement.