Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
Jan 16, 2009
Airbus booked 777 net aircraft orders in 2008, topping Boeing's 662 net orders, but like its rival reported a significant drop-off from the previous year, when it recorded 1,341 net orders. The 2008 orders, valued at $100 billion, comprised 472 A320 family aircraft, 163 A350s, 138 A330s/A340s and nine A380s. The net total also includes cancellation of five A310s.
Jan 15, 2009
Airbus began construction on the A350 XWB final assembly line in Toulouse yesterday, with President and CEO Tom Enders saying the manufacturer "is making steady progress" on the next-generation aircraft program and is on track "for first delivery in 2013." The 74,000-sq.-m. factory is where the fuselage and wings will be joined, Airbus said, while aircraft testing and cabin equipping will be completed in the nearby A330/A340 facility.
Jan 14, 2009
FedEx exercised options on 15 777Fs valued at $3.75 billion, bringing its firm backlog for the type to 30, and took options on an additional 15. The delivery giant originally ordered 15 777Fs plus 15 options in November 2006, when it cancelled an order for 10 A380Fs owing to Airbus production delays on the now-suspended large freighter program (ATWOnline, Nov. 8, 2006).
Jan 14, 2009
Rapidly expanding Turkish Airlines will make its final decision on an order for 35 widebody aircraft (25 firm plus 10 options) within the next three months and is looking seriously at the 777.
Jan 14, 2009
Esterline CMC Electronics said it will invest C$149.4 million ($124.7 million) in research and development over the next five years to support development of its FronTier cockpit systems technology for business jets, helicopters and air transport aircraft following the Canadian government's decision to support its effort with a C$52.3 million repayable investment over the same period. CMC said "FronTier will help position CMC as a major player in the field of avionics design and integration."
Jul 07, 2015
TAM, the Brazilian carrier that is part of LATAM Airlines Group, expects to take delivery of its first Airbus A350-900 in December and plans to deploy it on a domestic route initially.
Jul 07, 2015
Seven years after setting up a final assembly line and delivery center for the A320 family of aircraft, Airbus and its Chinese partners, the Tianjin Free Trade Zone Investment Co. (TJFTZ) and the Aviation Industry Corp. of China (AVIC), have confirmed their cooperation on an A330 operation.
Jul 07, 2015
Boeing logged firm orders for a total of 160 commercial aircraft in June, following orders from Qatar Airways, SMBC Aviation Capital, AerCap and at least five unidentified customers.
Jul 06, 2015
A selection of photos from our most recent headlines.
Jul 06, 2015
Boeing has increased the average list prices of its commercial airliners a collective 2.9%, according to new figures released by the US manufacturer. The aircraft behind Boeing’s 2014’s largest commercial aircraft order—the 777-9X—rose in price from $388.7 million in 2014 to $400 million in 2015. It is Boeing’s costliest commercial aircraft. In July 2014, Dubai-based Emirates Airline ordered 115 of the type.
Jul 06, 2015
Kazakhstan-based regional carrier Qazaq Air, a subsidiary of Samruk Kazyna, Kazakhstan’s Sovereign Wealth Fund, has announced that it will launch domestic services in Kazakhstan with three Bombardier Dash 8 Q400 aircraft leased from Falcon Aviation Services LLC of Abu Dhabi.
Jul 03, 2015
The Taiwanese Aviation Safety Council (ASC) report on the fatal crash of TransAsia Airways flight GE235 in February has detailed the captain’s voice on the cockpit voice recorder (CVR) as saying, “Wow, pulled back the wrong side throttle,” seconds before impact.