Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
Nov 02, 2009
A Jetstar Airways A330-200 with 209 passengers and crew onboard suffered momentary erratic speed data indications from its computers in apparent bad weather and possible icing conditions on an Oct. 29 flight from Tokyo Narita to Gold Coast. The scenario bears similarities to that which investigators believe may have been a factor in the loss of an Air France -200 over the Atlantic Ocean five months ago (ATWOnline, Sept. 1).
Nov 02, 2009
Lufthansa Friday refused to confirm press reports that it has decided to defer A380 deliveries. CFO Stephen Gemkow said last week during the company's interim results news conference in Frankfurt that LH was discussing deferrals with manufacturers for aircraft scheduled to arrive in 2010-13. A spokesperson told ATWOnline, "We did not give any specifics regarding which aircraft types could be affected.
Nov 01, 2009
GE/Snecma JV targets 16% fuel efficiency gain in the LEAP-X.
Nov 01, 2009
Open rotor engines will bring substantial environmental benefits if the technological issues can be solved.
Oct 30, 2009
Air Mauritius this week took delivery of a second A330-200 powered by GE CF6-80E engines. It seats 24 in business class and 251 in economy. The airline now operates the two -200s as well as four A340-300s, two A340-300Es, two A319-100s and two ATR 72-500s.
Nov 20, 2015
The CFM International LEAP-1A engine, one of two engine choices on the Airbus A320neo, has been jointly certified by FAA and the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA).
Nov 19, 2015
A peek inside EVA Air's new 777-300ER, as delivered to EVA Air executives on Nov. 11, 2015.
Nov 19, 2015
Four years after its first flight to Hawaii, Allegiant Air will end its costly experiment, saying it will pull out of Honolulu in August 2016 and retire all of its Boeing 757s by 2017.
Nov 19, 2015
Southeast Asian regional carriers are increasingly choosing to implement inflight tracking systems following the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines MH370 in March 2014.
Nov 18, 2015
This table shows the 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.
Nov 18, 2015
Boeing delivered two 747-8Fs to AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC), part of Volga-Dnepr Group.
Nov 18, 2015
Addis Ababa-based Ethiopian Airlines CEO Tewolde Gebremariam told ATW the carrier plans to order additional Airbus A350 XWBs, taking its total of the type from 14 to 25.
Nov 18, 2015
Mexican low-cost carrier (LCC) Volaris has rolled out new tablet-based technology for pilots, and is studying how it could provide new entertainment options for passengers’ mobile devices, airline executives said at the ALTA Airline Leaders Forum.