Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
Mar 24, 2008
Germany and Russia reached an agreement on moving Lufthansa Cargo's regional transit hub from Astana in Kazakhstan to Krasnoyarsk in Siberia, ending a dispute that had resulted in the temporary cessation of LHC's Russian overflight rights. "Our overflight rights via Russia are now granted," LHC Chairman and CEO Carsten Spohr told ATWOnline last week in Frankfurt, adding that LHC will move to Krasnoyarsk once operational and commercial conditions are met and modernization projects at the airport are completed. He expects the earliest possible date to be sometime in 2009.
Mar 24, 2008
Frontier Airlines reached agreement to sell two of its 49 A319s and two of its 11 A318s to VTB Leasing, which in turn will lease them to St. Petersburg-based Rossiya Airlines. SkyWorks Leasing arranged the sale. Financial terms were not disclosed. The move is part of the Denver-based carrier's effort to modernize its fleet in the face of high energy costs. President and CEO Sean Menke characterized its recent financial losses as "clearly not acceptable" and vowed to make necessary changes (ATWOnline, Jan. 28).
Mar 21, 2008
Bombardier announced the sale of six CRJ700 NextGens to an unidentified carrier. The deal includes 10 options. Firm orders are worth $207 million at list prices and the contract value will increase to around $562 million if all options are exercised.
Mar 21, 2008
Air France KLM confirmed that its restructuring of Alitalia will include approximately 1,600 job cuts, fleet downsizing and the transfer of some 2,800 AZ Servizi employees to AZ Fly with the remaining AZS staff retained for up to two consecutive periods of four years. State severance schemes will be implemented for the employees who lose their jobs.
Mar 21, 2008
Boeing admitted yesterday that it has "found the need for some improvements" on the 787, specifically in the center wing box, and that the fixes are underway for those aircraft undergoing assembly. The company did not confirm whether the extra work would result in another delay. "It is a normal part of the development of a new airplane to discover need for improvements, and that is what we are experiencing on the 787," a Boeing spokesperson said in an e-mailed statement.
Dec 02, 2014
Russia’s VEB Leasing has ceased operations of five aircraft—two Sukhoi Superjet 100s and three Bombardier Q400s—for Yakutia Airline.
Dec 02, 2014
The European Space Agency (ESA) has signed a contract with mobile satellite communications services provider Inmarsat for development of a space-based aviation data link for European airspace.
Dec 02, 2014
When Qatar Airways was relaunched in 1997, there would have been few people who would have predicted that in less than 20 years, this Doha-based carrier would be a Skytrax five-star operation and a oneworld global alliance member flying to more than 140 destinations. On top of those achievements, Qatar is about to become the world’s first airline to operate the Airbus A350 XWB.
Dec 01, 2014
Azul Brazilian Airlines has signed a purchase agreement for 35 CFM-powered A320neo family aircraft and will lease a further 28 for long-haul domestic and high-density routes.
Dec 01, 2014
Irish budget carrier Ryanair has finalized its order for 100 737 MAX 200s and 100 options, confirming its status as launch customer for the high-capacity variant.
Dec 01, 2014
Indonesia's Lion Group signed a purchase agreement Thursday for 40 additional ATR 72-600 turboprops in a deal worth $1 billion at list prices.
Dec 01, 2014
Bangkok Airways has taken delivery of its first of nine ATR 72-600s, which will be used for growth and will replace its eight -500s.