Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
Jul 08, 2009
SunExpress, the Antalya-based joint venture between Turkish Airlines and Lufthansa, ordered six 737-800s worth $460 million at list prices, Boeing announced yesterday. It currently operates 16 737NGs and three 757s. The manufacturer did not provide a delivery schedule. Meanwhile, Groupe Sonatrach subsidiary Tassili Airlines, based in Algiers, decided to order four 737-800s and three E-190s as part of a plan to add nine aircraft to its fleet. It also plans to order two 70-seat aircraft. Neither Boeing nor Embraer confirmed the orders.
Jul 08, 2009
Boeing said yesterday that it has reached agreement to purchase Vought Aircraft Industries' facility in North Charleston, S.C., that builds the 787's aft fuselage sections. It will pay Vought $580 million for the plant and relieve the company of its obligations to repay advances previously made by Boeing, which will take over all of the plant's assets and inventory and assume full control and operation of the site.
Jul 08, 2009
Yemenia Yemen Airways yesterday threatened to "reconsider" its order for 10 A350-800s valued at $2 billion because it believes Airbus has been unsupportive following last week's A310-300 crash in the Indian Ocean that killed 152.
Jul 07, 2009
Rolls-Royce announced a $470 million Trent 700EP order from Turkish Airlines. Engines will power A330s scheduled to begin delivering in 2010.
Jul 07, 2009
French BEA said signals emanating from the flight data and voice recorders onboard the Yemenia Yemen Airways A310-300 that crashed in the Indian Ocean were detected Sunday. The accident near the Comoros capital of Moroni killed 152 of the 153 people onboard (ATWOnline, July 3). Meanwhile, Yemenia said it is suspending its Comoros service indefinitely, according to press reports.
Oct 14, 2015
Delta Air Lines CEO Richard Anderson said there is a “huge bubble” in used widebody aircraft worldwide, leading carriers to call Delta about potential sales.
Oct 14, 2015
Embraer predicts 1,540 new aircraft deliveries in the 70- to 130-seat jet segment for Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) over the next 20 years.
Oct 14, 2015
Airbus has completed painting Singapore Airlines’ first A350 XWB in Toulouse.
Oct 13, 2015
China Southern Airlines’ subsidiary Xiamen Airlines has taken delivery of its first of 44 all-economy 184-seat Boeing 737-800s, which will be used on fast-growing domestic leisure routes.
Oct 13, 2015
Eight companies have come forward as potential strategic partners for Air Zimbabwe, paving the way for an Airbus A330 or Boeing 787 order.
Oct 13, 2015
Croatia Airlines converted an existing order of four Airbus A319 order into A320neo, a source close to the contract confirmed to ATW in Zagreb.
Oct 13, 2015
Dublin-based CityJet has signed a preliminary agreement to lease 15 Sukhoi Superjet (SSJs), with options on a further 10 aircraft.
Oct 13, 2015
The downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over eastern Ukraine in July 2014 was definitively caused by a BUK surface-to-air missile, according to the final report of the Dutch Safety Board (DSB) issued Oct 13.