Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
Mar 18, 2009
Armavia took delivery of its first new A319 in Hamburg. Aircraft is on lease from ILFC, will seat 134 passengers across two classes and is powered by CFM56s. Armavia already operates two A319s and two A320s.
Mar 17, 2009
GECAS announced the delivery of one new A320-200 to GoAir and one new A320 to Wizz Air.
Mar 17, 2009
CSA Czech Airlines will wet-lease two 737-400s to Nayzak Air Transport of Libya. Aircraft will be based at Tripoli and will operate domestically and to Egypt through April 2010.
Mar 17, 2009
Emirates dismissed reports that the A380 has a laundry list of problems that have kept the jet grounded numerous times for repairs. Germany's Der Spiegel claimed over the weekend that the airline, the A380's largest customer, delivered a 46-page list of problems to Airbus that required rectification.
Mar 16, 2009
TUI Travel said it is holding "very constructive" negotiations with Boeing regarding the delivery schedule for the 23 787s it has on firm order. "We are not seeking damages from Boeing, although the delay in the program has heavily impacted our expansion plans," TUI Travel Aviation Director Christoph Mueller told ATWOnline.
Aug 19, 2015
UK’s Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) has confirmed the cause of a 2013 fire on a parked Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 787-8 at London Heathrow Airport.
Aug 19, 2015
Las Vegas-based Allegiant Travel Co., parent of Allegiant Air, has ordered a used Airbus A320, the first directly ordered aircraft from the European manufacturer.
Aug 19, 2015
The Aviation Corp. of China (AVIC) has received 185 orders for the Chinese regional turboprop MA700 from 11 customers.
Aug 19, 2015
United Airlines is transitioning its long-time Boeing 757 premium service (p.s.) product from New York JFK to Newark Oct. 25.
Aug 18, 2015
Airbus has begun assembling wings for the first A350-1000 at Broughton, North Wales, according to a statement by the European manufacturer.
Aug 18, 2015
Search teams have recovered the flight recorders of the Trigana Air Services ATR 42-300 that crashed in Indonesia’s Papua province on Aug. 16.
Aug 17, 2015
UK-based lessor Falko Regional Aircraft has added the first of five Embraer aircraft to its portfolio.
Aug 17, 2015
Global mobile satellite communications services provider Inmarsat confirmed the third satellite in its Global Xpress program—Inmarsat-5 F3—will launch Aug. 28.