Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
Mar 13, 2008
Southwest Airlines removed 38 737 Classics from service yesterday for inspections, leading to cancellation of 4% of its schedule, a move that resulted from its "ongoing internal review of. . .maintenance programs, policies and procedures" launched in the aftermath of last week's FAA-proposed $10.2 million civil penalty for alleged safety lapses.
Mar 13, 2008
El Al said it is "continuing advanced discussions with Boeing" to order four 777-200s for delivery beginning in 2012 that will be used on US-Israel routes. It will have the option to switch to the 777-300. A decision on the order is expected before year end.
Mar 13, 2008
Royal Jordanian took delivery of the first of four new A319s in two-class configuration. The second will arrive in October and the remaining two in February and March next year. RJ also will introduce two new A321s and two E-175s during the coming three months while phasing out two older A321s. Its fleet will consist of 30 aircraft in June.
Mar 12, 2008
Singapore Airlines took delivery of the third production A380 (MSN006) Saturday. The Trent 900-powered, 471-seat aircraft will be placed into Singapore-London Heathrow service on March 18 (ATWOnline, Jan. 31).
Mar 12, 2008
Airbus parent EADS reported a net loss of €446 million ($685.3 million) for 2007, reversed from a net profit of €99 million the previous year, as the company was hurt by Power8 restructuring costs, A350 XWB program startup charges, the declining value of the US dollar and a 6-12-month delay to the A400M military transport aircraft program.
Nov 20, 2014
Despite the recent spate of large widebody aircraft orders by Japanese carriers, there are still opportunities for new contracts with these airlines, according to a senior Boeing executive.
Nov 19, 2014
Mitsubishi Aircraft sees a global market over 20 years for 5,000 aircraft in the 100-seat sector and aims to win orders for 2,500 of that total market, the company’s president and COO said Wednesday.
Nov 18, 2014
The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has affirmed FAA’s authority to impose civil fines against commercial operators of small unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) engaging in “careless or reckless” flying.
Nov 18, 2014
Utah-based SkyWest Inc., parent of regional carriers SkyWest Airlines and ExpressJet Airlines, plans to remove from service all Embraer EMB-120 Brasilia 30-seat turboprop aircraft operated by SkyWest Airlines by mid-2015, as it aims to improve overall efficiency and long-term profitability.
Nov 18, 2014
Boeing has begun flight testing more than 25 new technologies aimed at improving aviation’s environmental performance through every phase of flight.
Nov 17, 2014
Boeing and Air Mandalay have signed a memorandum of collaboration that will see Boeing support the Myanmar-based airline’s fleet renewal efforts.
Nov 17, 2014
Lufthansa’s premium economy class—which was planned to launch Dec. 1—will launch Nov. 22, nine days earlier than planned.