Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
Feb 13, 2009
Aeroflot took delivery of its 25th A320 this week. Aircraft will seat 140, is on lease from GECAS and is the 46th A320 family aircraft in SU's fleet. It will take delivery of an additional 17 this year.
Feb 13, 2009
US National Transportation Safety Board confirmed that the birds ingested in the CFM56-5B/P engines of the US Airways A320 that successfully ditched in the Hudson River on Jan. 15 were Canada geese (ATWOnline, Jan. 22). Identification was made by the Smithsonian Institution's Feather Identification Laboratory.
Feb 12, 2009
CFM International signed a Memorandum of Agreement with Hyderabad's Rajiv Gandhi International to collaborate on developing a CFM56 maintenance training center. It is expected to offer advanced courses specific to CFM56-5B and -7B line maintenance and inspection.
Feb 11, 2009
Ethiopian Airlines took delivery of its first MD-11 freighter. The used aircraft was purchased directly from Boeing and will serve Liege, Johannesburg, Lagos, Dubai, Hong Kong, Madras and Kinshasa. ET will take another MD-11F on lease in August. Its freighter fleet previously comprised two 757-200Fs and two 747Fs.
Feb 10, 2009
Qatar Airways took delivery of its first of six 777-200LRs. Aircraft is its sixth 777 and 66th overall. It will operate QR's Doha-Houston Intercontinental service scheduled to launch March 30. Aircraft seats 42 passengers in business class and 217 in economy.
Jul 23, 2015
CFM International has delivered the first LEAP-1C engine to the Commercial Aircraft Corp. of China (COMAC) for installation on the first C919.
Jul 23, 2015
Vietnam Airlines has rolled out a new corporate identity to coincide with the launch of a major fleet upgrade.
Jul 22, 2015
Boeing remains confident that it will not have to cut its 777 production rate as part of the transition to the 777X and maintains that overall demand for its commercial aircraft line continues to be rock-solid, dismissing unevenness that saw first-half orders lag behind deliveries.
Jul 22, 2015
Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) president Tim Canoll said the wider public has to be educated about the threat laser pointers pose to aircraft and help law enforcement catch people shining lasers into cockpits.
Jul 22, 2015
The Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) is calling for Traffic Collision and Avoidance Systems (TCAS) technology to be mandated on unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs).
Jul 22, 2015
Boeing reported second-quarter net income of $1.11 billion, down 32.7% from a net profit of $1.65 billion in the 2014 June quarter, as an $835 million charge on the KC-46 aerial refueler program dampened earnings.
Jul 22, 2015
Increasing numbers of near misses between unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and airliners in the UK have prompted the country’s regulator to launch a new code of practice for UAV operators.