Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
Sep 23, 2008
Qantas Executive GM John Borghetti told a cheering crowd of more than 4,000 Qantas staff Sunday that the airline's new A380 will give it an edge over the competition.
Sep 22, 2008
The Boeing machinists strike has entered its third week, continuing to silence the manufacturer's production lines and raising airlines' anxieties over delayed aircraft deliveries.
Sep 22, 2008
Croatia Airlines signed an order for two Q400 NextGens plus four options in a deal valued at $57 million, possibly rising to $180 million if all options are exercised.
Sep 19, 2008
Honeywell yesterday said Tiger Airways selected its avionics suite for eight A320s slated for delivery over the next two years. Suite includes RDR-4B weather radar, Quantum Line Comm Nav Surveillance, TCAS, EGPWS, Solid State FDR and CVR, Flight Data Acquisition and Management System, ACARS, ELT and HF radio.
Sep 18, 2008
Air Caraibes signed an MOU with Airbus for three A350-1000s, becoming the European launch customer for the largest version of the A350 XWB. The French carrier said it would configure the aircraft to seat 440 passengers in three classes and operate them on flights from Paris to Guadeloupe, Martinique and French Guyana.
May 12, 2015
Bombardier plans to build on recent “momentum” in the CSeries program to increase sales totals for the aircraft, according to Bombardier Commercial Aircraft president Fred Cromer.
May 12, 2015
Mitsubishi Aircraft Corp. plans to establish an engineering center in Seattle to support Mitsubishi Regional Jet (MRJ) flight testing in the US.
May 12, 2015
Air India looks set to make a major aircraft purchase from either Airbus or Boeing for up to 15 single-aisle aircraft.
May 12, 2015
Embraer predicts 2,060 new jet deliveries in the 70- to 130-seat segment by 2035, valued at $96 billion at list prices, according to its 20-year Market Outlook for North America.
May 11, 2015
A Xi’an-based Joy Air MA60 skidded off the runway while landing at Fuzhou Changle International Airport May 10, resulting in a wings and fuselage junction fracture phenomena.
May 11, 2015
Russia and China have signed a framework agreement establishing a new joint venture (JV) leasing company, which will order up to 100 Sukhoi Superjet 100 (SSJ100) aircraft worth $3 billion over the next three years for carriers in China and Southeast Asia.
May 11, 2015
I’m writing this blog from onboard US Airways/AA flight 595 from Phoenix to Washington National. I don’t normally get into the traveler thing or flight reviews, but this flight and my particular seat got me thinking. Let me explain.