Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
Sep 09, 2008
GE Aviation yesterday said that CIT Aerospace selected CF6-80E1s to power four A330s. Deal is valued at $120 million and deliveries are scheduled through 2013. "The CF6 has proven to be a reliable, high performance engine," CIT Aerospace Commercial Airlines Executive VP Tony Diaz said. CIT also selected CFM56-5Bs to power 15 firm A320s under a separate deal. Contract value is $200 million and deliveries extend through 2015. Tech Insertion technology is expected to offer longer time on wing and reduce maintenance costs.
Sep 08, 2008
"Unfortunately, the differences were too great to close," was the grim message from Boeing Commercial Airplanes President Scott Carson as 27,600 members of the International Assn. of Machinists and Aerospace Workers walked off the job Friday after talks in Orlando failed to break the deadlock.
Sep 08, 2008
Air France subsidiary Regional took delivery of the first of nine 76-seat E-170s.
Sep 08, 2008
Boeing's continuing 787 production problems are hampering new sales, airline executives claim, and ATWOnline has learned that potential customers are being told the next available delivery positions are in 2020. Two executives who declined to be named confirmed to this website that Boeing said separate orders for 20 and 25 787s would not begin delivering until 2020. Each airline is seeking other options.
Sep 08, 2008
Austrian Airlines Group ordered four Q400 NextGens plus two options, Bombardier announced. Firm orders are worth $118 million at list prices and are due for delivery in 2010. They will be operated by Tyrolean Airways under the Austrian Arrows brand. Arrows currently operates 12 Q300s, 10 Q400s and 12 CRJ200LRs. AAG also purchased four Q400s from SAS Group and will phase out its last two Dash 8-300s and two CRJ200s.
May 01, 2015
Airbus and Singapore Airlines (SIA) have begun building a 9,250 sq m training center at Seletar Aerospace Park to house eight full-flight simulators, comprising four A350s, two A320s, one A380 and one A330.
Apr 30, 2015
Airbus Group posted a first-quarter net income of €792 million ($880 million), up 80% from €439 million in the year-ago quarter.
Apr 30, 2015
Embraer reported a $61.7 million net loss in the first quarter, reversed from a net profit of $110.6 million in the year-ago quarter.
Apr 29, 2015
Embraer is betting its commercial future on the next-generation E-Jet E2 program, but current generation E-Jets are far from dead. The regional jet manufacturer believes there is still plenty of life left for the “original” E-Jets, particularly the E-175 in the 75-90-seat sector.
Apr 28, 2015
The German government had intelligence indicating the danger of surface-to-air missiles in the Ukraine region where Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 was shot down last year, according to German media reports.
Apr 27, 2015
Spanish carrier Air Europa has launched scheduled flights between Madrid and Miami with its first Boeing 787 as it prepares to take 22 of the new twinjets.