Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
Sep 07, 2009
BAE Systems is remarketing one BAe 146 freighter belonging to Titan Airways of the UK, which operates three of the type.
Sep 04, 2009
Singapore Airlines and Airbus reached an agreement to delay the delivery of eight A380s by 6-12 months. SIA's 12th through 19th aircraft will be affected by the new schedule, which will see the 12th delivered in October 2010 rather than April and the 19th arrive in January 2012 rather than January 2011.
Sep 04, 2009
International Lease Finance Corp. Chairman Steven Udvar-Hazy told ATWOnline it is "premature to comment" on reports that he is preparing to leave the company he co-founded and later sold to American International Group in order to start a new leasing venture that may bid on some of ILFC's assets. The Wall Street Journal reported this week that Udvar-Hazy was in talks to buy part of ILFC and that a consortium consisting of Greenbriar Equity Group and Onex Partners was bidding on the company.
Sep 04, 2009
Embraer announced the delivery of the first of six 76-seat E-170s to British Airways. Aircraft will be operated by BA CityFlyer and is part of a December 2008 order that included five E-190s plus options (ATWOnline, Dec. 23, 2008). The E-170 obtained steep approach certification in June 2007 to operate at London City. BA's first E-190 will arrive early next year.
Sep 04, 2009
Lufthansa Systems signed a five-year deal with Malaysia Airlines to provide its Lido RouteManual navigation charts. MAS eventually will introduce Lido eRouteManual.
Nov 03, 2015
Pratt & Whitney has commenced flight testing on the PW1900G engine designated to power the Embraer E190-E2 and E195-E2 aircraft.
Nov 03, 2015
The Dynamic Airways Boeing 767-200 that caught fire Oct. 29 on an airport taxiway has been discovered by investigators to have a main fuel supply line problem.
Nov 03, 2015
Wizz Air’s shareholders have approved the proposed purchase of 110 Airbus A321neos from Airbus during a general meeting held on Nov. 3.
Nov 03, 2015
New-found airline focus on investor return is good news for MRO suppliers, but the industry needs more support hubs in the fast-growing air traffic emerging markets such as Asia.
Nov 02, 2015
A selection of photos from our most recent headlines.
Nov 02, 2015
China’s first 158-seat Commercial Aircraft Corp. of China (COMAC) C919 prototype aircraft rolled off COMAC’s final assembly plant near Shanghai Pudong International Airport Nov. 2.
Nov 02, 2015
China’s first 158-seat Commercial Aircraft Corp. of China (COMAC) C919 prototype aircraft rolled off COMAC’s final assembly plant near Shanghai Pudong International Airport.
Nov 02, 2015
Search teams have recovered the flight recorders of the Metrojet Airbus A321 that crashed Oct. 31 in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula shortly after takeoff from Sham el-Sheikh airport, killing 217 passengers and seven crew members.