Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
Dec 07, 2009
Batavia Air 737 Classic failed to take off from Denspasar on Dec. 3 owing to an engine failure that produced smoke, reportedly leading three passengers to jump 2 m. from the aircraft's emergency door to the runway surface, sustaining injuries. According to media reports from Indonesia, six other passengers also were injured.
Dec 07, 2009
Korean Air became the second airline to order Boeing's 747-8 Intercontinental passenger jet, placing an order for five of the aircraft last week. The new planes are worth some $1.5 billion at list prices, Boeing said, while the airline indicated it expects delivery between April 2013 and May 2015, according to press reports from Korea.
Dec 07, 2009
Airbus said Friday it has manufactured an all-composite A350 center wing-box panel, the first structure on the next-generation aircraft it has completed and the largest "monobloc" composite panel it has produced.
Dec 07, 2009
Boeing confirmed Friday that it issued a service bulletin Nov. 25 to operators of 777s powered by Rolls-Royce Trent 800s recommending a thrust reverser fix to address concerns related to overheating. The issue has not led to any accidents, but the manufacturer said damage associated with overheating has been discovered on the thrust reversers. It said 225 777s are affected. The Wall Street Journal first reported on the SB and Boeing later confirmed its existence to multiple media outlets.
Dec 07, 2009
Boeing's new Commercial Airplanes President and CEO Jim Albaugh has brought together several former top Boeing executives in a senior advisory group to aid him in reshaping the aerospace giant's troubled commercial division. Albaugh took over from Scott Carson in September after a career spent on the space/defense side of the aerospace business (ATWOnline, Sept. 1).
Dec 10, 2015
Malaysia Airlines Berhad (MAB) plans to pare down its operations at its hub at Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) as part of an extensive reorganization.
Dec 10, 2015
Rolls-Royce will build more than 300 Trent 7000 engines for all new Airbus A330neos in Singapore at its Seletar facility.
Dec 09, 2015
Airbus is making a last-minute swap and now plans to deliver the first Airbus A320neo to Lufthansa, not to Qatar Airways.
Dec 09, 2015
The operators of Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) have placed an advertisement in Malaysia's Star newspaper, requesting the owners of three Boeing 747 freighters either claim or remove them.
Dec 08, 2015
US Airline Fuel Cost and Consumption figures, organized by domestic, international and system totals, contrasted with figures from the previous month, three months prior, six months prior, a year ago, two years ago, five years ago and ten years ago.
Dec 08, 2015
Alaska Airlines will retrofit its aircraft to include a premium-class section in addition to its economy- and first-class seats, the airline announced Dec. 3 at its annual investor day in New York.
Dec 08, 2015
Boeing has rolled its first 737 MAX 8 out of the Renton, Washington, final assembly facility.
Dec 08, 2015
Dubai-based Emirates Airline has announced fleet plans through 2018.