Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
Jan 28, 2008
Astraeus wet-leased a 757 to British Airways for operation on European routes to and from London Gatwick through March. Astraeus said it is entering negotiations "with a number of airlines and operators" to provide similar services.
Jan 25, 2008
SAS said yesterday that inspections revealed that a majority of SSV valves on the landing gear of its Q400 fleet were defective, thereby relaunching the blame game that started when the carrier removed the aircraft from service following three incidents last fall.
Jan 25, 2008
Hamburg International signed a firm order for two additional A319s yesterday while taking delivery of a previously ordered 150-seat A319 powered by CFM56s. The charter airline now has ordered 16 A319s.
Jan 25, 2008
Hong Kong Airlines ordered Trent 700s to power the 20 A330-300s it signed for at the Paris Air Show (ATWOnline, June 22, 2007). The contract, which includes a TotalCare services agreement, is worth approximately $1.2 billion at list prices, Rolls-Royce said.
Jan 25, 2008
TACA placed a firm order for 12 A320s and three A319s, Airbus announced yesterday. No engine choice or delivery date were announced for the aircraft, which will be configured in a two-class layout. TACA currently operates nine A319s, 23 A320s and four A321s.
Sep 30, 2014
Rapid developments in electric vehicles and driverless cars have some in aviation wondering whether the long-awaited age of personal air vehicles and on-demand air taxis is finally on the horizon.
Sep 29, 2014
Etihad Airways has debuted its first Boeing 787 Saturday in its just-introduced new livery and confirmed plans to deploy the type on six routes linking its Abu Dhabi hub and three continents by mid-2015.
Sep 29, 2014
Bombardier Commercial Aircraft resumed flight testing of its CSeries aircraft Sept. 7 with flight test vehicle two (FTV2) taking to the air at the…
Sep 26, 2014
Lessor Macquarie AirFinance has provided a welcome boost for Bombardier’s CSeries airliner with an order for 40 of the larger CS300 model plus 10 options.
Sep 26, 2014
Eastern Air Lines Group, a Miami-based startup trying to revive the iconic airline brand, has ordered 20 Mitsubishi Aircraft Corp. MRJ90s with 20 options.
Sep 26, 2014
Airberlin has reached an agreement with Boeing to cancel orders for 15 787 and 18 737 aircraft, “at a current price of some $5 billion to be rescinded,” airberlin said in a statement.
Sep 26, 2014
Etihad Airways revealed its new livery Thursday in ceremonies in Hamburg where its first of 10 Airbus A380s was rolled out.
Sep 26, 2014
Norwegian CEO Bjørn Kjos is considering additional Boeing 787 orders for possible delivery from 2018 onward.