Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
Aug 03, 2010
Embraer reported second-quarter net income of $70.3 million, up 3.7% from a $67.8 million profit in the year-ago period, and expressed a positive outlook regarding commercial aircraft demand.
Aug 02, 2010
US FAA and EASA jointly certified CFM International’s advanced CFM56-7BE engine for the 737NG. The engine is scheduled to enter service in mid-2011 to coincide with 737NG airframe improvements being implemented by Boeing. Over the past year, the CFM56-7BE has completed 450 hr. of ground and flight testing. Boeing said the improved 737NG will offer an enhanced airplane/engine combination providing a 2% improvement in fuel consumption and an equivalent reduction in carbon dioxide emissions.
Aug 02, 2010
Air China subsidiary Shenzhen Airlines has decided to purchase 10 A320s, worth $814 million at list prices, to boost its capacity in the southeast and southern parts of China. CA revealed the transaction in a stock filing released by the Shanghai Stock Exchange. Shenzhen will take delivery of the aircraft in 2012 and 2013. Shenzhen operates a fleet of 134 aircraft, which includes 32 A320 family aircraft.
Jul 31, 2010
Airbus parent EADS posted first-half 2010 net income of €185 million ($241.7 million), down 51% from a €378 million profit in the year-ago period, but expressed optimism going forward owing to rebounding commercial aircraft sales. Large numbers of orders announced at this year's Berlin and Farnborough air shows "reflect an improvement in the commercial aviation market," CEO Louis Gallois said. EADS's first-half order intake jumped 79% year-over-year to €30.8 billion "due to higher commercial aircraft orders," the company stated.
Apr 27, 2016
Boeing posted a first-quarter net profit of $1.22 billion, down 9% from net income of $1.34 billion in the prior-year period, and reaffirmed guidance that full-year 2016 revenue and commercial aircraft deliveries will be slightly down from 2015.
Apr 26, 2016
Halifax-based Chorus Aviation, the parent of Canadian regional carrier Jazz Aviation, has placed a firm order for five Bombardier CRJ900s valued at $229 million at list prices.
Apr 26, 2016
China Southern Airlines’ subsidiary Xiamen Airlines has placed an order for 10 Boeing 737-800s, valued at $960 million at list prices.
Apr 26, 2016
In a story posted on ATWonline.com April 25 about an investigation into the crash of a Swedish West Atlantic CRJ regional jet, the headline mistakenly said it was a WestJet crash. WestJet is a Canadian airline; it does not operate CRJs and has no connection with West Atlantic.
Apr 25, 2016
Airbus has delivered the first aircraft built at its US manufacturing facility, an A321 designated for New York-based JetBlue Airways at a ceremony at its Mobile, Alabama A320 family final assembly plant.
Apr 25, 2016
Airbus has delivered the first aircraft built at its US manufacturing facility, an A321 designated for New York-based JetBlue Airways. The aircraft was produced at Airbus’s Mobile, Alabama A320 family final assembly plant.
Apr 25, 2016
Airbus delivered its first US-manufactured aircraft, an A321, to JetBlue Airways on April 25, 2016.
Apr 25, 2016
FAA is ordering modifications to certain types of GE Aviation GEnx-1B engines powering Boeing 787s, as well as revised guidance to pilots operating 787s, in order to mitigate possible “engine damage due to fan ice shedding.”