Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
Aug 30, 2010
Boeing removed VP and GM-747 Program Mo Yahyavi from his post as speculation mounted that the 747-8 freighter's first delivery will be delayed again.
Aug 30, 2010
EgyptAir said its corporate jet aircraft charter subsidiary Smart Aviation Co. has formed a commercial airline unit that will be launched with two Q400 NextGen aircraft ordered Monday. Bombardier said the order's value is $62 million based on list prices but could rise to $158 million if EgyptAir exercises three Q400 options also placed Monday.
Aug 27, 2010
Boeing early Friday confirmed ATW Daily News's report that it has been informing customers of a further three-month delay in 787 first deliveries. Kenya Airways Group MD and CEO Titus Naikuni told this website Thursday in Nairobi that Boeing had informed him of the delay (ATW Daily News, Aug. 27). The manufacturer said in a short statement that it "now expects delivery of the first 787 in the middle of the first quarter 2011." It had been targeting first delivery to launch customer ANA during the 2010 fourth quarter.
Aug 26, 2010
[UPDATED FROM ORIGINAL POST] Kenya Airways Group MD and CEO Titus Naikuni said the carrier is considering canceling the nine 787s it has on order, and claimed Boeing has informed him that the Dreamliner's first delivery to ANA will be delayed another three months.
May 03, 2016
Avianca Holdings, one of Latin America’s largest airline operators, said it has negotiated a “significant reduction” in aircraft deliveries from 2016-2019 with Airbus.
May 03, 2016
Russia’s VIM Avia has taken delivery of its first Boeing 777-200ER, which is leased from MC Aviation Partners, a Mitsubishi Corp. leasing subsidiary.
May 03, 2016
“There’s no question this is an industry-accepting order,” Bombardier SVP Colin Bole said.
May 03, 2016
The solar-powered aircraft Solar Impulse 2 (Si2) has completed the first leg of its US transcontinental journey, landing in Phoenix, Arizona.
May 02, 2016
Boeing 737 MAX takes off in La Paz, Bolivia. Credit: Boeing
May 02, 2016
A selection of photos from our most recent headlines.
May 02, 2016
An ATR 72-600 turboprop aircraft will begin a demonstration tour of the US and Canada from May 2-13.