Aerospace Aircraft & Propulsion
May 14, 2013
Air India’s first of six grounded aircraft will resume commercial flights Wednesday on domestic routes and May 22 on international routes, India’s minister for civil aviation Ajit Singh said Tuesday.
May 13, 2013
United Airlines, the US launch customer for the Boeing 787 with six in its fleet, said it will restart Dreamliner service May 20 with domestic flights.
May 09, 2013
Air India began test flights of the first of the Boeing 787s fitted with the new battery package on Thursday.
May 09, 2013
All Nippon Airways (ANA), launch customer for the Boeing 787, said it will resume Dreamliner services from June 1, following the completion of a series of battery system modifications, safety checks and test flights.
Sep 20, 2010
Estonian Air signed a contract for the delivery of three CRJ900NGs between early 2011 and 2012. The contract replaces the original agreement with Bombardier that was announced in March 2008.
Jul 28, 2010
AJW Aviationexpanded its power-by-the-hour contract with Danish carrier Jet Time to include a seventh 737-400. GECASyesterday announced the delivery of one new 737-800 to Japan Airlines under a sale and leaseback transaction.
Jun 18, 2010
Honeywell signed a contract with Tiger Airways to provide a full suite of safety avionics including its IntuVue 3-D weather radar for the carrier's 50 new A320s. The aircraft are expected to be delivered starting in late 2010 and continuing through 2015. Honeywell's full suite will include an Air Data Inertial Reference Unit, Flight Management System, next-generation Aircraft Collision and Avoidance System, Flight Data Recorder, Cockpit Voice Recorder and Enhanced Ground Proximity Warning System.
May 04, 2010
Boeing yesterday announced that it chose South Carolina as the location for fabrication and assembly of airplane interior parts for the Charleston 787 final assembly line and delivery site. It is still reviewing potential sites for the Boeing Fabrication Interiors South Carolina facility and plans to make a decision by midsummer.
Sep 17, 2008
Aviation Partners Boeing said it expects its 767 winglet program to be a runaway success and this week announced agreements to fit blended winglets on 767-300ERs operated by Air New Zealand and Hawaiian Airlines.
Jun 24, 2008
FedEx Express received a US FAA supplemental type certificate for a new avionics system that combines Honeywell's Head Up Display and Elbit Systems of America's infrared Enhanced Flight Vision System and plans to install it on its MD-10 freighters.
Mar 01, 2008
PECO said it won US FAA Parts Manufacturer Approval for more than 1,600 of the assemblies and components it supplies to Boeing. Based in Portland, Ore., PECO provides OEMs with interior products such as passenger service units, flight attendant modules, reading light assemblies, spacer panels and cabin air diffusers. The approval is part of a PECO initiative to advance these parts in the aftermarket. "Boeing and the FAA have been excellent partners in our drive to obtain this approval and launch the program," President and CEO Scott Smith told Airline Procurement.
Apr 25, 2007
Aviation Partners Boeing officially launched its 767-300ER blended winglet program this week, saying it has firm orders for 68 shipsets from three airlines on three continents. It expects US FAA certification in the fourth quarter of 2008. AVP said the winglets, available for both passenger and freighter versions, are worth 350,000 gal. in annual fuel savings per aircraft, a payload improvement of up to 12,000 lb. and a range increase of up to 360 nm.