Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
Sep 03, 2009
Turkmenistan Airlines placed an order for three 737-700s worth approximately $192 million at list prices, Boeing announced yesterday. Delivery dates were not announced. The Ashgabat-based carrier, established in 1991, currently operates 717s, 737 Classics and NGs, 757s and one 767, according to the manufacturer. In March 2008 it ordered two 737-900ERs and one 737-700, and it signed up for one 777 two months earlier.
Sep 02, 2009
Afriqiyah Airways last week took delivery of its third A319. Aircraft seats 124 passengers and is powered by CFM56-5Bs.
Sep 01, 2009
GOOD THINGS COME TO THOSE WHO wait. Bombardier Aerospace is betting on the truth of that adage as its CSeries development program kicks into high gear after what only can be described as a challenging beginning since the company first proposed the aircraft in early 2004.
Sep 01, 2009
Beset by continuing problems with the 787 program, Boeing Commercial Airplanes President and CEO Scott Carson announced that he will retire from the company at year end. He will be succeeded effective today by Boeing Integrated Defense Systems President and CEO Jim Albaugh. A Boeing spokesperson said Carson will help with the transition and work on special projects during his remaining time with the company.
Sep 01, 2009
Airbus announced delivery of the 4000th A320 family aircraft, a 144-seat A319, to TAM.
Nov 02, 2015
The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has no plans to change its safety guidance for the Sinai region following the crash of a Metrojet Airbus A321 on Oct. 31.
Nov 02, 2015
Singapore-based long-haul low-cost carrier (LCC) Scoot has launched a new Singapore-Melbourne service using Boeing 787-8 aircraft on a 5X-weekly schedule.
Oct 31, 2015
A Metrojet-branded Airbus A321, operated by Russian carrier Kogalymavia, has crashed in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula shortly after take-off from Sharm el-Sheikh airport on Oct. 31.
Oct 30, 2015
Airbus will further increase the production rate of single aisle family aircraft to 60 a month—up from just over 42 a month—in mid-2019 to match ongoing high demand.
Oct 30, 2015
Articles of the November 2015 issue of ATW
Oct 29, 2015
Rising tides lift all boats, so decent economic growth plus much lower fuel prices equal strong passenger demand, fleet expansion and healthy maintenance markets for 2016.
Oct 29, 2015
There used to be places where old airplanes went to die. Places where they sat, wingtip-to-wingtip in long rows, abandoned except for the occasional raid for spare parts.