Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
Aug 06, 2009
Blue Wings plans to wet-lease three A320s to Iraqi Airways for flights to Europe, the Dusseldorf-based carrier said yesterday. Blue Wings launched service in June to Baghdad, Erbil and Sulaimaniya.
Aug 05, 2009
Aero-Instruments said yesterday that it secured FAA Parts Manufacturer Approval for its 0851HL-AI Pitot Probe, which it claimed can replace Thales pitot probes on Airbus aircraft. Airbus last week told airlines that Thales pitot probes should be replaced with Goodrich models on all A330s/A340s as a "precautionary measure" and EASA said it will issue a similar order shortly (ATWOnline, Aug. 3).
Aug 05, 2009
Aer Lingus Group reached agreement with Airbus on deferred delivery of its new long-haul aircraft and terminated lease agreements on two A330s ahead of schedule. One leased A330 will leave the fleet in October, 18 months ahead of schedule, and the second will depart next March, 14 months ahead of schedule. EI already has returned two leased A330s this year and now plans to operate eight long-haul aircraft until 2013. The carrier placed an order in June 2007 for six A330-300Es and six A350s with A330 deliveries scheduled for 2009-11 and the A350s in 2014-15.
Aug 05, 2009
Baltia Air Lines, a New York JFK-based startup intending to serve Eastern European countries from the former Soviet Union, said it has signed a letter of intent to purchase one 747. It did not identify the source of the aircraft.
Aug 04, 2009
Thai Airways took delivery of an A330-300 last week in Toulouse, the 1,000th A330/A340 family aircraft delivered by Airbus. Thai operates 15 A330-300s, four A340-500s and six A340-600s.
Oct 26, 2015
A Transaero Cargo Boeing 747-400 with an amazing Tiger paint scheme to promote saving the Siberian Tiger.
Oct 26, 2015
Luxair has bought a Boeing 737-800 from airberlin and will decide on a 737-700 replacement next year, with the Embraer E190-E2 or Bombardier CSeries CS100/CS300 in the running.
Oct 23, 2015
Muscat-based Oman Air has firmed an order for 20 new Boeing 737s, according to Boeing’s Orders and Deliveries report of Oct. 20.
Oct 23, 2015
Mitsubishi Aircraft Corp. has postponed the first flight of the Mitsubishi Regional Jet (MRJ) to the week of Nov. 9, citing a needed repair to the flight test aircraft.
Oct 23, 2015
We present a lineup of events, major product introductions and first flights that, in most cases, are broadly accepted as significant punctuation marks in the history of the commercial airline industry.
Oct 23, 2015
The ideas, bravado and vision of a long list of aviation pioneers have played a key role in the advancement of today’s airline industry.
Oct 23, 2015
The rise of the airliner from humble origins to pivotal economic engine.
Oct 23, 2015
Attracting and keeping passengers have been motivating factors in the evolution of commercial aircraft design.