Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
Jul 09, 2008
Ryanair exercised options for three 737-800s for delivery in June 2010.
Jul 09, 2008
SITA concluded a partnership with Singapore's Stratech Systems through which it will make Stratech's all-weather iFerret vision-based airfield/runway surveillance solution available to SITA's airport customers to identify, track and display foreign object debris in real time. The system has been deployed at Singapore Changi and will be tested by FAA this winter at Chicago O'Hare.
Jul 09, 2008
ANA confirmed to ATWOnline that it has not yet decided to order the A380 as widely reported late last week and in fact has not even issued an RFP. A spokesperson told this website that the airline set up a New Aircraft Selection Committee last week to examine both the A380 and the 747-8. "No RFPs have gone out yet," the spokesperson said, adding that ANA will decide among the 747-8, the A380 or continuing to build its long-haul fleet around the 777-300ER.
Jul 08, 2008
MK Airlines and Freight Feeder Aircraft Corp. signed a letter of intent for the purchase of 10 FF5000 Freight Feeder Aircraft plus five options, the companies announced in a joint statement. Officials of both Freight Feeder and MK, the UK-based carrier that suspended operations last month but re-launched shortly afterward after securing new funding (ATWOnline, June 24), plan to meet within the year to complete final negotiations.
Jul 08, 2008
Embraer delivered 43 commercial aircraft during the second quarter, up significantly from 27 delivered in the second three months of 2007. Deliveries comprised two ERJ-145s, one E-170, 14 E-175s, 21 E-190s and five E-195s. First semester commercial deliveries totaled 18 compared to 47 last year, and the company reaffirmed its forecast of 195-200 total deliveries in 2008 including its business jet segment. As of June 30 its firm order backlog included 41 ERJ-145s (all for China's Hainan Airlines), 46 E-170s, 46 E-175s, 270 E-190s and 75 E-195s.
Mar 09, 2015
Boeing is planning a series of upgrades to ensure the 777 remains competitive in the long-range market well after the 777X derivative enters service.
Mar 09, 2015
A report into the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 has revealed the locator-beacon battery in the flight data recorder (FDR) had passed its expiration date, an oversight that later triggered a fleet-wide check by the airline.
Mar 09, 2015
Emirates Airline, the world’s largest Boeing 777 operator, has been waiting with the rest of the world for an explanation about what happened to Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, which disappeared March 8 last year while on a flight from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing with 239 people aboard.
Mar 09, 2015
Turkish Airlines has placed a firm order for four additional Airbus A330-200 freighters that will be operated by its Turkish Cargo business.
Mar 09, 2015
Vietnam Airlines is seeking up to a 20% equity investment from “strategic partners” and will sell off several existing older aircraft as part of a plan to upgrade its fleet and brand.
Mar 09, 2015
Rockwell Collins is putting an airliner flight tracking service on the market via ARINC, the communications and integration specialist it acquired in 2013.
Mar 09, 2015
The Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) has placed a firm order for 30 Commercial Aircraft Corp. of China (COMAC) ARJ21-700 regional aircraft.
Mar 09, 2015
Los Angeles-based Air Lease Corp. (ALC) has finalized its order for 30 Airbus A321LRs and 25 A330-900neos.