Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
Mar 06, 2009
Aurigny Air Services of Guernsey took delivery of the first of two ATR 72-500s ordered in 2007. Aircraft seats 72 and will replace a 72-200.
Mar 06, 2009
US FAA amended an airworthiness directive pertaining to Trent 800-powered 777s to incorporate new procedures recommended by Boeing to prevent the fuel feed system icing that is believed to have caused both the uncommanded loss of thrust on a Delta Air Lines 777-200ER last November and the dual rollback that led to the January 2008 British Airways -200ER crash landing at London Heathrow (ATWOnline, Feb. 5).
Mar 05, 2009
A malfunctioning altimeter caused the autopilot system on the Turkish Airlines 737-800 that crashed last week on approach to Amsterdam to reduce power prematurely, and by the time the pilots reacted it was "too late to recover the flight," Dutch Safety Board Chairman Pieter van Vollenhoven said yesterday.
Mar 05, 2009
Aeroflot will take delivery of its first Sukhoi Superjet 100 in December, 13 months behind the original schedule and one month later than the most recently promised date, Sukhoi Civil Aircraft's Viktor Subbotin told RIA Novosti (ATWOnline, Nov. 26, 2008). SU reportedly said it will fill the gap with short-term leases on alternative aircraft.
Mar 05, 2009
Delta Air Lines indicated it is having second thoughts about committing fully to Northwest Airlines' 2005 order for 18 787-8s, eliminating the aircraft from its list of firm orders in the annual report released this week. "The Boeing Co. has informed us that Boeing will be unable to meet the contractual delivery schedule for these aircraft. We are in discussions with Boeing regarding this situation," DL said in the report filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission. It has not canceled the order.
Aug 05, 2015
El Al Israel Airlines has signed an agreement with Boeing to purchase and lease up to 15 787 Dreamliners, with purchase rights for 13 additional aircraft.
Aug 05, 2015
Malaysia’s prime minister has confirmed that the piece of aircraft wing discovered on Reunion Island last week is from flight MH370, the Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777-200 that disappeared last year.
Aug 05, 2015
Emirates Airline has taken delivery of its 65th Airbus A380-800 and has phased out its last Boeing 777-200.
Aug 05, 2015
Myanmar flag carrier Myanmar National Airlines has taken delivery of the first of six ATR 72-600s as part of a $296 million order for the regional turboprop aircraft.
Aug 04, 2015
A selection of photos from our most recent headlines.
Aug 04, 2015
Utah-based SkyWest Inc. will continue to shrink the fleets of its two regional carriers in an attempt to improve profitability, executives said during a call with investors last week.
Aug 03, 2015
Rolls-Royce Holdings reported underlying profit before tax of £439 million ($684.3 million) for the first half, down 32% year-over-year, on underlying revenues of £6.3 billion, down 3%.
Aug 03, 2015
From the 2015 ATW World Airline Report.