Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
Feb 19, 2008
China Eastern Airlines took delivery of its third and final A300-600F at the EADS EFW facility in Dresden. Conversion began last September.
Feb 14, 2008
Atlantic Airways of Faroe Islands signed a contract for one firm A319 scheduled to deliver in 2011 plus one option. It currently flies BAe 146s. KLM took delivery of its first 777-300ER as part of a November order for two -300ERs and three 737-700s. It will deploy the aircraft in a two-class configuration on routes to Dubai, Sao Paulo Guarulhos, New York JFK and Manila. KLM has aligned the configuration and specification of its 777-300ER with Air France, which has operated the type since May 2004. KLM currently operates 15 777-200ERs.
Feb 14, 2008
Synergy Aerospace, the Colombia-based conglomerate that is the parent of Avianca, SAM, Brazil's OceanAir and Ecuador's VIP, signed an MOU with Airbus for the purchase of 10 A350 XWB-800s plus 10 options, the manufacturer announced.
Feb 14, 2008
Boeing CFO James Bell told an investors conference in Miami Beach that US airlines constitute just 11% of Boeing's $255 billion backlog and that orders will be required "to avoid an unmanageable fleet replacement period post-2012 that approaches about 1,000 aircraft," the Chicago Tribune reported. He said the manufacturer is "trying to reserve some spots" in its production line this year.
Feb 13, 2008
Thales on Monday opened a 15,240-sq.-m. facility in Montreal to accommodate 145 employees and future growth. The inauguration marked the company's 10-year anniversary of aerospace operations.
Oct 22, 2014
Boeing and Commercial Aircraft Corp. of China (COMAC) have opened a demonstration facility—called the China-US Aviation Biofuel Pilot Project—that will turn waste cooking oil, commonly referred to as “gutter oil” in China, into sustainable aviation biofuel.
Oct 21, 2014
Speedy package delivery in urban areas by small unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) “is absolutely going to happen,” according to Nick Roy, the founder of Google’s Project Wing program.
Oct 21, 2014
The Commercial Aircraft Corp. of China (COMAC) is planning to design a new widebody aircraft with Russia’s United Aircraft Corp. next year, according to COMAC chairman Jin Zhuanglong.
Oct 21, 2014
Boeing has broken ground on its new 1 million sq. ft. 777X composite wing center at the Everett, Washington campus.
Oct 21, 2014
Boeing 777X Composite Wing Center animation
Oct 21, 2014
Photos of the first Mitsubishi Aircraft MRJ flight-test aircraft, unveiled Oct. 18.
Oct 20, 2014
The first Mitsubishi Aircraft MRJ flight-test aircraft, unveiled Oct. 18, will undergo about six months of ground evaluations before taking to the air in the second quarter of 2015.
Oct 20, 2014
Russia’s UTair Airlines is negotiating with Airbus and Boeing on new delivery schedules for its orders for 20 A321s and 40 Boeing 737-800/900ERs, Interfax reported.