Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
Sep 03, 2008
Porter Airlines exercised two Q400 options for delivery next year. Aircraft will be the 15th and 16th in the Toronto City Centre-based regional's fleet. It currently operates six.
Sep 03, 2008
TACA took delivery of its first E-190. It has 11 on order with options for an additional 15.
Sep 01, 2008
Alaska Airlines' last MD-80 was retired Friday, leaving the carrier with a fleet of 108 737s including 69 737NGs. It has eight more NGs scheduled for delivery this year. AS began a program in 2006 to retire its 26 MD-80s and replace them with 737NGs. It noted that the 737-800, of which it now has 37, burns 850 gal. of fuel per hr. compared to 1,100 by the MD-80. "A common fleet type also will result in lower costs for maintenance, training and flight crew scheduling," it said.
Sep 01, 2008
Spanish Public Works Minister Magdalena Alvarez revealed Friday that Spanair considered transferring passengers aboard the MD-82 that crashed Aug. 20 to another aircraft after its first takeoff was aborted before ultimately deciding to clear it for a second takeoff.
Sep 01, 2008
Malaysia Airlines subsidiaries MASwings and Firefly each took delivery of a new ATR 72-500 that will replace an F50. It is MASwings' first ATR 72 and Firefly's second.
Apr 22, 2015
Rolls-Royce has named former ARM Holdings CEO Warren East to succeed current CEO John Rishton, who is retiring July 2.
Apr 22, 2015
United Aircraft Corp. (UAC) hopes to double its revenue over the next 10 years to RUB800 billion ($15 billion) and produce at least 300 aircraft per year, half of which should be civil aircraft, UAC president Yury Slusar said.
Apr 22, 2015
FAA has awarded Raytheon a $103 million contract to develop a payload to be incorporated into a new geostationary satellite and two associated ground uplink stations to support its Wide Area Augmentation System (WAAS) in US airspace.
Apr 21, 2015
Two of Mitsubishi Aircraft Corp.’s most high-profile orders for the Mitsubishi Regional Jet (MRJ) are with US regional airline operators SkyWest Inc. and Trans States Holdings, but there is a big caveat on the 100 and 50 MRJs, respectively, that SkyWest and Trans States have on their books.
Apr 21, 2015
With cargo traffic back on an upturn, Boeing believes there is renewed demand for the 767-300ER freighter conversion program, labeled BCF.
Apr 21, 2015
While the success and large order backlog of the ATR 72 turboprop is well established, ATR insists that the smaller, 50-seat ATR 42 remains a viable product.
Apr 17, 2015
Emirates Airline announced a $9.2 billion order for Rolls-Royce Friday, choosing the UK powerplant manufacturer to equip the 50 Airbus A380s it ordered at the 2013 Dubai Airshow.