Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
Feb 01, 2010
Export-Import Bank of the US and Air India parent National Aviation Company of India reached a $1.1 billion financing deal to support AI's acquisition of 777-200LRs, 777-300ERs and 737-800s. Ex-Im approved a $1.2 billion package in 2007 and $548.8 million in financing in 2008 to support NACIL's Boeing orders.
Feb 01, 2010
Pemco World Air Services is converting six Hainan Airlines 737-300 passenger aircraft to freighters under a contract announced Friday. Two aircraft already have been redelivered to parent HNA Group, with the third scheduled for next month and the remaining three set to enter service before July.
Feb 01, 2010
Kingfisher Airlines announced the Tuesday launch of Kingfisher Xpress, a door-to-door cargo delivery service that the carrier said will be "India's first and only same-day delivery by air service, with a money-back guarantee." Pickup facilities will be offered in Mumbai, New Delhi, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Chennai and Kolkata with guaranteed same-day delivery to those six destinations plus Bagdogra, Coimbatore, Kochi, Goa, Guwahati, Indore, Raipur, Ranchi, Lucknow, Nagpur, Pune and Srinagar. Next-day delivery will be available to 20 additional cities.
Jan 29, 2010
Boeing yesterday announced an executive reorganization designed to "strengthen processes, tools and functional excellence" and the execution of its delayed 787 and 747-8 programs.
Jan 29, 2010
Air France-KLM Group issued a request for proposals for 787s and A350s last year, "but this tender is 'asleep' because both Boeing and Airbus are not able to provide clarity on delivery dates," KLM President and CEO Peter Hartman told Luchtvaartnieuws.nl.
Jan 14, 2016
Russia’s Aeroflot, which is combining three of its regional subsidiaries—Rossiya Airlines, Donavia and Orenair—into one company under the Rossiya Airlines brand, said the fleet of the renewed carrier will reach 74 aircraft and will carry up to 10 million passengers per year.
Jan 14, 2016
Kenya Airways plans to sell two of its Boeing 777-200ERs to US charter operator Omni Air International (OAI) and has warned of further imminent cuts to its aircraft inventory.
Jan 14, 2016
China’s Xiamen Airlines plans to pick up its international expansion pace as it takes delivery of its first Boeing 787-9 this year.
Jan 14, 2016
UK engine manufacturer Rolls-Royce, which introduced a more regional approach to repairs last year, has seen a substantial improvement in response times to customer powerplant options.
Jan 14, 2016
UK-based engine manufacturer Rolls-Royce has announced a new engine maintenance program, SelectCare, in addition to its TotalCare program and traditional MRO services.
Jan 13, 2016
Current U.S. Gulf Coast Kerosene-Type Jet Fuel Spot Price, showing the latest figures for the current week, with comparisons to two weeks prior, one month prior, three months prior, six months prior and the current week during each year of the past decade. Figures are released every two weeks by the US Energy Information Administration.
Jan 13, 2016
Airbus delivered 79 commercial aircraft to 31 airlines and eight lessors in December 2015; Boeing delivered 50 commercial aircraft to 28 airlines and seven lessors.
Jan 13, 2016
Airbus and Boeing commercial aircraft deliveries for 2015, sorted by most-recent delivery date.