Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
Jul 29, 2008
Emirates took delivery of its first A380 in Hamburg yesterday and during the handover ceremony signed a letter of intent to firm options on 30 A350 XWBs and order 30 A330-300s.
Jul 28, 2008
Emirates will take delivery of the first of 58 GP7200-powered A380s today in Hamburg before flying it to Dubai Tuesday. The interior design has been a closely guarded secret, but insiders in Dubai have told ATWOnline that there is some "clever use of space" on the upper deck, where first and business classes are located. There is a lounge at the rear of the deck, along with two showers. First commercial flight is scheduled for Aug. 1 to New York JFK.
Jul 25, 2008
Boeing announced the multiyear lease of three MD-11 BCFs to Aeroflot Cargo, which already operates four DC-10s, through its Boeing Capital Corp. financing subsidiary. The airline has committed to acquire three more MD-11s for conversion, with redelivery scheduled for next year.
Jul 24, 2008
Aviation Partners Boeing said the first blended winglet-equipped 767-300ER flew on July 20. Aircraft belongs to American Airlines and operated a ferry flight from Kansas City to San Bernardino, where it will undergo two months of certification and performance testing. Winglets measure 3.4 m. and were manufactured by GKN Aerospace. US FAA and EASA certification is expected in November with revenue service beginning the following month. APB said it has 130 767-300ER shipset orders from 10 airlines.
Jul 24, 2008
Boeing reported a 19% drop in second-quarter net income to $852 million from $1.05 billion last year and its Commercial Airplanes unit posted a 19% decrease in operating earnings to $777 million from $960 million in the year-ago period. But Chairman, President and CEO Jim McNerney predicted that the company will fare better in the year's second half and produce a solid performance that will allow it to match its reaffirmed earnings guidance of $5.70-$5.85 per share for full-year 2008.
Mar 24, 2015
Germanwings is a low-cost-carrier based in Cologne, Germany, founded in 2002. It is a subsidiary of Lufthansa Group.
Mar 24, 2015
RwandAir, the flag carrier of the central African state of Rwanda, signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) for two Airbus A330s, signaling a move into the long-haul market.
Mar 23, 2015
Middle East lessor Palma Holding has signed a firm purchase agreement for a single Bombardier Q400 NextGen, to be placed with RwandAir.
Mar 23, 2015
A Hainan Airlines Boeing 737-800 has completed China’s first passenger flight with sustainable biofuel made by Sinopec from waste cooking oil collected from restaurants in China.
Mar 20, 2015
The fifth and final test vehicle for the initial CS100 version of Bombardier’s CSeries airliner has begun flying, but additional aircraft will be used in the test program in a bid to meet the target of certification toward the end of the year.
Mar 20, 2015
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines has postponed the delivery of two of its Boeing 787-9s, together with a batch of new routes.
Mar 20, 2015
Ask Airbus-VP cabin marketing, innovation & design Ingo Wuggetzer about the current cabin innovation that has the most staying power and he apologizes for giving a “dull” answer: efficient use of space.
Mar 19, 2015
Ethiopian Airlines CEO Tewolde Gebremariam has confirmed to ATW the East Africa-based carrier is in discussions with Boeing about taking six of 10 overweight Boeing 787s, which has been in storage for several years.