Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
Jan 10, 2008
ARINC announced installation of its AviNet Type B business networking service for air berlin under a three-year service contract. Technology features protocol translation and IATA Type B messaging.
Jan 10, 2008
AWAS, the Dublin-based lessor, gave Airbus a strong start to the year with an order for 75 A320s plus 25 options. The firm aircraft will bring its Airbus portfolio to 145 units, the manufacturer said. The deal is valued at $6.9 billion at list prices.
Jan 09, 2008
AerVenture Ltd., a joint venture among AerCap Holdings, LoadAir and Al Fawares, will lease six new A320-200s to TAP Portugal under eight-year lease agreements. Aircraft will be delivered in 2009 and are part of a 2005 order from Airbus.
Jan 09, 2008
Rolls-Royce sold Trent 700s to Thai Airways for its fleet of eight new A330-300s scheduled to begin delivery in 2009. The engines are worth approximately $300 million at list prices, Rolls said. Contract also includes a 10-year TotalCare services agreement.
Jan 08, 2008
Rockwell Collins was contracted by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries to provide primary flight control computers, pilot controls and the horizontal stabilizer trim system for the MRJ.
Sep 16, 2014
Bombardier has resumed flight tests of the CSeries airliner after a hiatus of more than 100 days following an engine failure during ground testing, but an analyst is warning the company may be forced to push back the already-delayed entry into service.
Sep 16, 2014
Florida-based Spirit Airlines has unveiled a new livery that it said “matches the bright and bold branding the company announced in May.”
Sep 12, 2014
Air New Zealand plans to boost its service on North American routes next year, using aircraft capacity freed up by Boeing 787 deliveries.
Sep 11, 2014
Nairobi-based Kenya Airways (KQ) has expanded its Boeing 787 network to include a series of Far East destinations and is continuing to move its flights to Nairobi’s new Terminal 1A.
Sep 11, 2014
Russian deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin has announced the Irkut MC-21 will launch its first flight in April 2016.
Sep 10, 2014
China Eastern Airlines has unveiled a new look after 25 years, which includes a new logo featuring the shape of a swallow consisting of two capital letters, C and E, the initial letters of the carrier’s name.
Sep 10, 2014
Singapore-based low-cost carrier Scoot has revealed that Hong Kong, Sydney and Perth will be the first three routes to be upgraded to Boeing 787-9s when the new aircraft begin arriving.