Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
Sep 17, 2009
Ethiopian Airlines took delivery of one 737-800 from CIT Aerospace. Aircraft is powered by CFM56-7B27s and seats 154 passengers in two classes. ET now operates 10 767-300ERs, eight 757-200s, two 757-260Fs, two 747Fs, two MD-11Fs, five 737-700s, two 737-800s and five F50s.
Sep 16, 2009
Embraer announced the delivery of its 600th E-Jet, an E-175, to LOT Polish Airlines. The first E-Jet was delivered in March 2004. LOT's aircraft seats 82 passengers. It currently flies 10 E-170s, six E-175s and six ERJ-145s. It ordered an additional 12 E-175s, plus two options and 10 purchase rights, in January 2008.
Sep 16, 2009
Oman Air took delivery of the first of seven A330-200s ordered in 2007. Aircraft is powered by Trent 700s and is configured with 20 seats in business class and 196 in economy. It was acquired under a lease agreement with Dublin-based AWAS and will be deployed on long-haul routes from Muscat to London Heathrow, Paris Charles de Gaulle and Frankfurt as well as destinations in Asia. Five of the seven aircraft were ordered directly from Airbus.
Sep 16, 2009
BAE Systems has teamed up with Quest International UK to offer AirManager, "a radical new active air management system" for aircraft. BAE said it has engineered and certificated the installation of AirManager on its own BAe 146/Avro RJ and has designed and certificated an STC for installation on the 757, "with a trial unit being evaluated." Under the agreement with Quest, it will act as an authorized distributor for sales to airlines of the system for an initial five-year period.
Sep 15, 2009
Contact Air F100 carrying 78 passengers and crew made an emergency landing yesterday morning at Stuttgart with retracted landing gear, forcing the airport to close for several hours. There were no serious injuries. According to Flight Safety Foundation's Aviation Safety Network, the Lufthansa Regional flight's pilot decided to carry out the emergency landing after "several unsuccessful attempts to unlock the gear." Video showed a hard landing during which sparks and smoke spewed from the undercarriage. ASN said the aircraft entered service for Contact on Sept.
Nov 06, 2015
Airbus and Boeing commercial aircraft deliveries year-to-date, sorted by most-recent delivery date.
Nov 06, 2015
Embraer is actively discussing sales of 100-seat E-Jets with major US airlines for entry into those carriers’ mainline fleets, according to a senior company executive.
Nov 06, 2015
Australia-based low-cost carrier (LCC) Jetstar has outlined ongoing expansion plans for its subsidiaries in Southeast Asia, including both fleet and route additions in the coming months.
Nov 05, 2015
The Airbus A350-1000’s new engine –the Rolls-Royce Trent XWB-97—has completed its first flight-test aboard a dedicated A380 flying testbed, Airbus said in a statement.
Nov 05, 2015
Air New Zealand has placed a firm order for 15 additional ATR 72-600s, valued at $375 million at list prices.
Nov 05, 2015
International Airlines Group (IAG) has converted options on two Airbus A330-300s for Aer Lingus, two A330-200s for Iberia and 15 A320neos for use across the group.
Nov 05, 2015
Korean Air has finalized an order for 30 Boeing 737 MAXs and two 777-300ERs, with a list value of nearly $4 billion, firming up the commitment it made during the Paris Air Show in June.
Nov 05, 2015
Being a low-cost carrier does not mean getting low-cost maintenance, a group of executives with Singapore-based LCCs agreed.