Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
Sep 05, 2008
Saga Airlines, an Istanbul-based charter and ACMI carrier, ordered two 737-800s worth $149 million at list prices. It currently operates four 737s.
Sep 04, 2008
Air China subsidiary Air Macau plans to request a new capital injection from its stakeholders and lease three A320s/A321s to CA this month in order to alleviate its financial crisis, according to the Macau Daily News. The amount of the cash injection will be determined soon by a stakeholders' conference.
Sep 04, 2008
Kuwaiti government won an order in Quebec Superior Court allowing it to seize Iraq's stake in a fleet of 10 CRJ900s ordered in March, according to the The Gazette of Montreal. Bombardier's initial contract with Iraqi Airways, which is state-owned, was valued at $239 million. In April, Iraq converted six options, bringing the order's value to $498 million (ATWOnline, April 17). The first aircraft was scheduled to be delivered next month.
Sep 04, 2008
Emirates last week took delivery of one 777-300ER and one 777-200LR, lifting the Dubai carrier's 777 fleet to 63.
Sep 04, 2008
Bombardier's CRJ1000 prototype took to the skies yesterday from Montreal Mirabel for a 3 hr. 25 min. first flight, reaching a maximum speed of 260 kt. and an altitude of 30,000 ft. "We put the gear up, operated the flaps and slats and exercised our fly-by-wire rudder," pilot Jacques Thibaudeau said. "The aircraft handled similarly to the smaller CRJ900 airliner so flight crews will not have a problem transitioning."
Apr 27, 2015
Russia’s Irkut Corp. has reported a 2014 net income of RUB72.27 million ($1.88 million at the 38.4 $/RUB rate), down 16 times from RUB1.17 billion in the year-ago period.
Apr 27, 2015
China Eastern Airlines is expected to collect CNY15 billion ($2.5 billion) by circulating non-public (private) shares to expand its fleet and pay off loans.
Apr 27, 2015
Singapore has introduced new regulations covering drone usage following a series of incidents at airports and other high-security locations worldwide.
Apr 24, 2015
Pratt & Whitney has won the engine selection on Air New Zealand’s firm order for 13 Airbus A320neo family aircraft.
Apr 23, 2015
Swiss International Air Lines has confirmed it expects delivery of its first Bombardier CSeries 100 in the first half of 2016, Swiss spokesperson Karin Mueller told ATW.
Apr 23, 2015
Airbus has selected Korean Air Aerospace Division (KAL-ASD), the manufacturing division of the Korean Air Group, to supply the new Sharklet wingtip for the A330neo.
Apr 23, 2015
Bangladesh flag carrier Biman Bangladesh Airlines has agreed to lease two Bombardier Q400 NextGen turboprops from Smart Aviation Co. of Cairo, Egypt.
Apr 22, 2015
Boeing earned a first-quarter net profit of $1.34 billion, up 38% over net income of $965 million in the 2014 March quarter, as its Commercial Airplanes unit’s revenue continued to soar.