Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
Apr 20, 2009
American Airlines said its first of its 42 787-9s, originally scheduled to arrive in 2012, now likely will be delivered in the second half of 2013 owing to last year's Boeing machinists strike. In a filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission, AA said the new schedule was "based on preliminary information received from Boeing." It also holds 58 787 options.
Apr 17, 2009
Gulf Air officially turned its eight 787 options into firm orders, lifting its commitment to the next-generation widebody to 24 and giving Boeing its first 787 orders this year. The manufacturer recorded the deal on its Orders and Deliveries website this week even though the Bahraini carrier had committed to the extra eight aircraft last summer (ATWOnline, Sept. 5, 2008).
Apr 17, 2009
Sunwing Airlines of Canada took delivery of a 189-seat 737-800.
Apr 16, 2009
AmSafe Bridport was awarded a contract to provide cargo hold nets for the A350. Deal will run through the life of the program.
Apr 15, 2009
Vietnam Airlines received government permission to move forward with the purchase of 10 A321-200s for delivery in the 2011-14 period and to join the SkyTeam alliance, according to press reports from Vietnam.
Sep 04, 2015
Airbus passed the 4,000 mark in its order backlog for the A320neo family as it recorded a hefty month of sales in August.
Sep 03, 2015
UK leisure airline Jet2 has finalized an order for 27 Boeing 737-800s, valued at $2.6 billion at list prices.
Sep 02, 2015
FAA has named Marke Gibson and Earl Lawrence to two executive-level positions that will “guide the agency’s approach to safe, timely and efficient integration of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) into US airspace.”
Sep 02, 2015
The Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (COMAC) said China's first regional commercial jet, the ARJ21-700, will enter service in February next year.
Sep 01, 2015
An improved US economy combined with a loosening of US visa requirements for Chinese visitors is spurring a new drive into the US market by Chinese airlines.
Sep 01, 2015
Table of Contents from the September 2015 issue of ATW