Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
Apr 15, 2009
Thomson Airways took delivery of the second of two new CFM56-powered 737-800s yesterday. The first aircraft entered commercial service April 1. The 189-seat leased aircraft are the first new deliveries from Boeing since last year's merger of Thomsonfly and First Choice Airways and are part of a wider fleet renewal program that includes 12 787s.
Apr 14, 2009
American Airlines yesterday took delivery of two 160-seat 737-800s, its first new -800s since December 2001 and the first of 76 that are scheduled to arrive through the first quarter of 2011.
Apr 13, 2009
Qantas and the Australian Transport Safety Bureau said they will consult with and assist Dutch crash investigators after a QF 737-800 last week suffered a radio altimeter malfunction similar to the one that is suspected of causing the loss of a Turkish Airlines -800 on approach to Amsterdam on Feb. 25.
Apr 10, 2009
Boeing yesterday stopped short of announcing the deep production cut anticipated by some but said that monthly 777 production will decrease to five aircraft from seven beginning in June 2010 and that previous plans to increase 747-8 and 767 production have been suspended.
Apr 10, 2009
Aerolia delivered the first subassemblies for the nose fuselage for the new A330-200 freighter to Airbus.
Sep 01, 2015
Sukhoi Civil Aircraft Corp. is pushing Superjet SSJ100 aircraft sales in Southeast Asia as part of a new strategy to expand its emerging market commercial sector sales by 30%.
Sep 01, 2015
With E-Jet sales outpacing Embraer’s current production levels, the manufacturer will have to consider production increases starting as soon as next year.
Sep 01, 2015
The pilot of a Bombardier Dash-8 regional airliner has described a near-collision with an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) while on approach to London’s City Airport as “possibly catastrophic.”
Sep 01, 2015
The European Commission has given the go-ahead for GKN Aerospace to acquire Fokker Technologies Group.
Aug 31, 2015
Global mobile satellite communications services provider Inmarsat launched the third satellite in its Global Xpress program, Inmarsat-5 F3 (I-5 F3), on Aug. 28.
Aug 31, 2015
Lufthansa subsidiary Austrian Airlines is preparing to receive the first of 17 modified Embraer E-195s.
Aug 31, 2015
The first Mitsubishi Regional Jet (MRJ) test flight is scheduled for the latter half of October, Mitsubishi Aircraft Corp. and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries has announced.
Aug 31, 2015
United Aircraft Corp. (UAC) said it expects the Russian commercial aviation market to need 860 aircraft at a list value $94 billion from 2015 through 2034.