Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
Dec 22, 2009
ANA agreed to order five 767-300ERs for delivery in 2010-11 and five 777-200ERs for delivery in 2012-13.
Dec 18, 2009
Andes Lineas Aereas of Argentina leased two used 90-seat CRJ900s, Bombardier announced. Andes currently operates three MD-80s from its Salta base to five destinations.
Dec 18, 2009
Aircastle announced the placement of six new A330-200s with South African Airways on long-term lease. Aircraft are powered by Trent 772Bs and will deliver during 2011. The lessor said it now has secured customers for 11 of the 12 A330s it has on order. Two were delivered to Avianca this year, three freighters are headed to an unidentified Asian customer in 2010-11, and the last aircraft is scheduled for delivery in May 2012. Aircastle said it is "actively marketing" that plane.
Dec 18, 2009
Rolls-Royce announced an order from Aviation Capital Group for Trent 1000 engines to power the five 787s ordered by the lessor in 2007. The contract is worth $170 million at list prices.
Dec 18, 2009
In its second interim report on the May 31 loss of the Air France A330-200 over the Atlantic, France's BEA issued its first safety recommendations and concluded that "In the absence of any data from the flight recorders, the main parts of the airplane and any witness testimony on the flight, the precise circumstances of the accident, and therefore its causes, have still not been determined."
Dec 21, 2015
Finnair plans to invest €40 million ($43 million) in a revamp of its Airbus A320 cabin interiors, adding extra seats to 22 of its aircraft, equating to a 4% capacity boost.
Dec 21, 2015
International Airlines Group (IAG) has converted options on 15 Airbus A320neos valued at $1.4 billion at list prices.
Dec 18, 2015
In a test of remote-controlled camera drone technology, LAS, Fraport and DFS gathered operational experience for potential use of drones at Frankfurt Airport.
Dec 18, 2015
Armed with Transport Canada certification of the initial CSeries variant, the CS100, Bombardier is continuing flight testing to certify optional capabilities and build the aircraft’s maturity ahead of its entry into service with Swiss International Air Lines in the second quarter of 2016.
Dec 18, 2015
The Bombardier CS100, the first variant of the CSeries, has gained type certification from Transport Canada.
Dec 17, 2015
Delta Air Lines has signed a letter of intent (LOI) to buy a used Boeing 777 for $7.7 million, according to CEO Richard Anderson.
Dec 17, 2015
Abu Dhabi-based Etihad Airways will introduce five additional Boeing 787-9 routes to Düsseldorf, Perth, Shanghai Pudong, Istanbul Ataturk and Johannesburg from May 2016.
Dec 17, 2015
China Southern Airlines has committed to 30 Boeing 737NGs and 50 737 MAXs, valued at $8.4 billion at current list prices, and its Xiamen Airlines subsidiary is to take 30 Boeing 737 MAXs.