Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
Jul 23, 2008
Copa Airlines placed a firm order for two additional 737-800s for delivery in 2010 and 2011, increasing the total number of 737NGs it has on order to nine. Its fleet currently is comprised of 27 737NGs and 13 E-190s. Its -800s seat 16 in business class and144 in economy.
Jul 23, 2008
A slowing economy and the ripple effects of the Sichuan earthquake helped produce a 23% year-over-year drop in Chinese airlines' combined net income in the first half of 2008 to CNY3.7 billion ($540.9 million) from CNY4.8 billion in the year-ago period. China Eastern Airlines reported a CNY368 million profit while Air China enjoyed a 5.5% increase in operating revenue to CNY24.21 billion in the first half. Passenger boardings totaled 16.6 million. CA did not release its profit figure in its mid-year work report.
Jul 22, 2008
Cargolux Airlines International took delivery of its 16th and final 747-400F powered by Rolls-Royce RB211-524H-Ts. New aircraft comes with a unique livery, with the traditional red-and-white stripes fading away instead of reaching to the tail. This hints at a revamped design to be introduced on the 747-8F, Cargolux noted. From 2009 on, it will receive 13 GEnx-powered 747-8Fs that gradually will replace the -400F fleet.
Jul 22, 2008
Airline CFOs around the world are pessimistic about industry finances over the next 12 months, expecting soaring costs to erode profitability further despite rising traffic, according to the IATA Business Confidence Index released yesterday.
Jul 22, 2008
Air Atlanta Icelandic signed a wet-lease agreement with Saudi Arabian Airlines, adding a sixth 747 to the fleet AAI operates on behalf of Saudi Arabian. The 747-200SF will operate cargo services between Dammam, Shanghai, Hong Kong and Brussels for one year.
Mar 19, 2015
Boeing has begun several months of flights with its ecoDemonstrator 757 to evaluate new technologies to improve commercial aviation's efficiency, reduce noise and carbon emissions.
Mar 19, 2015
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Mar 18, 2015
Boeing has delivered the first 787-9 assembled at its North Charleston, South Carolina facility to United Airlines.
Mar 18, 2015
FAA granted 330-minute extended operations (ETOPS) approval for the Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental, marking the first time a four-engine commercial passenger aircraft has gained 330-minute ETOPS approval.
Mar 18, 2015
Air Madagascar has ordered three ATR 72-600 turboprops in a deal worth approximately $77 million, and is leasing two more of the type from Ireland-based Elix Aviation Capital.
Mar 17, 2015
Boeing Commercial Airplanes president and CEO Ray Conner continued to lobby on behalf of a long-term reauthorization of the US Export-Import Bank (Ex-Im), saying elimination of Ex-Im financing for commercial aircraft would have a seriously negative impact on Boeing and the US economy.
Mar 17, 2015
New Malaysian airline flymojo announced its presence Tuesday with a tentative order for up to 40 Bombardier CSeries 100 (CS100) aircraft.
Mar 16, 2015
The International Association of Machinists & Aerospace Workers (IAM) has filed a petition with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) to hold an election for more than 2,400 production employees at Boeing’s South Carolina facility in North Charleston.