Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
Dec 15, 2008
Vietnam Airlines ordered six ATR 72-500s valued at more than $112 million, ATR announced. They will be equipped with the Elegance cabin, powered by PW127Ms and bring the number of -500s it currently has on order to 11. All are scheduled for delivery in 2009 and 2010. Its current ATR fleet comprises seven 72-200s and three 72-500s.
Dec 12, 2008
Boeing yesterday confirmed that the 787's first flight will not take place until the 2009 second quarter, with first delivery to ANA pushed back to the 2010 first quarter, marking the fifth time the manufacturer has delayed the Dreamliner program.
Dec 11, 2008
Air New Zealand will conduct the world's first commercial aviation test flight powered by a sustainable second-generation biofuel on Dec. 30. The flight was scheduled for Dec. 3 but was postponed after the loss of one of the airline's A320s during a "return from lease acceptance test flight" in France (ATWOnline, Nov. 12). The 2-hr.
Dec 11, 2008
Rolls-Royce said its Trent 700 last week successfully powered the first scheduled flight of an Aeroflot A330-200 from Moscow Sheremetyevo to St. Petersburg. Flight marks the Trent's service entry in Russia, and "demonstrates the growing presence of Rolls-Royce in the Russian market," VP-Customer Business Nick Devall said. In June 2007, Rolls won a $600 million deal with SU to provide the Trent 700 to power 10 leased A330-200s and A330-300s and support the engines under a long-term TotalCare service agreement.
Dec 10, 2008
Airbus booked 84 firm orders in November, including 51 from Etihad Airways, helping it pull away from Boeing in the 2008 orders race. It also delivered 46 aircraft.
Jun 18, 2015
The Swiss International Air Lines Bombardier CSeries that was on display at the Paris Air Show has flown to Zurich, where it will be demonstrated in advance of Swiss becoming the launch operator for the CS100 in mid-2016.
Jun 18, 2015
Airbus and Boeing need to increase output of narrowbody jets to burn off massive backlogs, but the high production rates they are talking about probably cannot be sustained over the long run, the head of a key supplier said this week.
Jun 18, 2015
An unidentified Asia-based airline has signed a MOU with Airbus for 60 A320neo family aircraft at the Paris Air Show, Airbus confirmed.
Jun 17, 2015
An inside look at China Airlines' Boeing 777-300ER designer cabin at the Paris Air Show.
Jun 17, 2015
The Commercial Aircraft Corp. of China (COMAC) has won more C919 and ARJ21 orders at the Paris Air Show.
Jun 17, 2015
Boeing has made it a “top priority” to help Garuda Indonesia gain FAA Category 1 status, the company’s head of commercial airplanes said this week.
Jun 17, 2015
Vietnamese low-cost carrier (LCC) VietJet Air has placed a firm order with Airbus for six additional A321s. The order was signed at the Paris Air Show.
Jun 17, 2015
[REPOST] Japanese low-cost carrier Peach Aviation has signed a firm contract with Airbus for the purchase of three A320s at the Paris Air Show.