Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
Feb 29, 2008
Airbus "successfully" conducted the first series of flight tests with an A320 powered for the first time by IAE's new SelectOne engine. The SelectOne is the new build standard of the V2500. Airbus expects certification of the SelectOne engine/airframe combination in time for third-quarter deliveries.
Feb 28, 2008
Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, parent of Atlas Air and Polar Air Cargo, more than doubled its net income in 2007 to $132.4 million from the $59.8 million earned in the previous year.
Feb 27, 2008
Biman Bangladesh Airlines will announce a fleet order by March 15, according to Reuters, which quoted airline MD M.A. Momam. The carrier "badly need[s] aircraft," Moman said, and it will choose between an offer from Boeing for four 777-200s and four 787s for delivery in the 2013-17 timeframe and four Airbus aircraft comprising A320s, A321s and A330s for delivery in an unspecified timeframe. It cut some international routes last year (ATWOnline, Aug. 29).
Feb 26, 2008
CFM International won an $80 million deal with Uzbekistan Airways for CFM56-5Bs to power six A320s scheduled for delivery in 2011.
Feb 26, 2008
RAK Airways, the United Arab Emirates-based startup that launched service from Ras Al Khaimah in November, selected Boeing to provide its narrowbody fleet. It placed an order yesterday for four 737-800s plus two options worth AED1.65 billion ($449.2 million), it said in a statement cited by numerous press reports from UAE.
Nov 05, 2014
Virgin Atlantic’s is expected to place an order for at least seven aircraft within the next five to nine months to replace its London Gatwick-based Boeing 747s.
Nov 05, 2014
VietJetAir’s first Airbus A320 has completed its first flight in Toulouse, France, entering the final acceptance phase prior to delivery by the end of 2014.
Nov 05, 2014
GE Aviation has opened a new indoor jet engine test facility at its Peebles, Ohio site.
Nov 04, 2014
Rolls-Royce, trying to regain investors’ confidence in the face of its declining revenue performance, has unveiled a cost-reduction plan that will include 2,600 job cuts.
Nov 04, 2014
Lufthansa began to modify its Airbus A320 family fleet last month with vortex generators to reduce noise. The first modified aircraft was an A319.
Nov 03, 2014
Irish budget carrier Ryanair is planning to finalize its order for 100 Boeing 737 MAX aircraft during an internal meeting at the end of November.
Oct 31, 2014
A selection of photos of Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo
Oct 31, 2014
Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo (SS2) has crashed into the Mojave Desert after experiencing an inflight “anomaly” during the first test of a new hybrid rocket motor at Mojave, California on Oct. 31.