Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
Dec 03, 2007
SkyWest Inc. placed a firm order for 18 CRJ700 NextGen aircraft and four CRJ900 NextGens, plus 22 options that can apply to either type, Bombardier announced Friday. SkyWest subsidiaries SkyWest Airlines and Atlantic Southeast Airlines operate the world's largest CRJ fleet of 244 CRJ200s, 102 CRJ700s and 17 CRJ900s. This is its first NextGen order. Firm aircraft are worth $773 million at list prices. The new CRJ700s, configured with 66 seats in three classes, will be operated by SkyWest Airlines for United Express.
Dec 03, 2007
SriLankan Airlines completed its IATA Operational Safety Audit.
Dec 01, 2007
CHINESE AVIATION ANALYSTS USED to warn that China's air transport industry could not fly on the single engine of Air China. For example, the industry enjoyed a significant financial turnaround in 2006 with a collective net profit of CNY2.38 billion ($311 million) compared with a CNY1.35 billion loss in 2005. But that reversal, as outlined in CAAC's annual report, largely was owing to Air China's success, as the Beijing-based carrier earned CNY3.19 billion.
Dec 01, 2007
THE FIRST THING YOU NOTICE WHEN you enter the reception area of the Florida headquarters of Spirit Airlines is that there is no receptionist. Stretched across the wall is a banner with an explanation in bold letters: The self-service reception area allows the company to save 2 cents per customer by not staffing the front desk. That's right, 2 cents. Spirit, which bills itself as an ultra-low-fare carrier, does indeed count every penny.
Dec 01, 2007
WHEN SINGAPORE AIRLINES launched the world's first A380 service with a flight from Singapore to Sydney on Oct. 25, it was more than the first commercial flight of the world's largest passenger airplane: It was an undeniable sign that there has been a seismic shift in the aviation world's center of influence in the 60 years since SIA took to the air as Malaya Airways Ltd. with three destinations. SIA no longer is just a major player in the Asia/Pacific region and a "great way to fly" but a global force that influences the direction and style of air travel everywhere it goes.
Jul 31, 2014
Underlying profits from Rolls-Royce’s civil aerospace business declined 10% to £405 million ($686 million) for the first six months of 2014.
Jul 30, 2014
Boeing has decided to conduct final assembly of the 787-10 exclusively in North Charleston, South Carolina.
Jul 30, 2014
Airbus Group reported first-half 2014 net income of €1.14 billion ($1.53 billion), up 50% over a €758 million net profit in the first six months of 2013, on a 6% rise in revenue to €27.2 billion.
Jul 30, 2014
Boeing has projected a global demand for 1.1 million new airline pilots and technicians over the next 20 years, according to its 2014 Pilot and Technician Outlook.
Jul 30, 2014
Airbus Group has finalized the acquisition of Salzburg München Bank from Raiffeisenverband Salzburg.
Jul 29, 2014
Airbus has terminated an order for six A380s from Tokyo-based Skymark Airlines, scheduled for delivery between 2014 and 2015.
Jul 29, 2014
Calgary-based WestJet, which originally had 20 Bombardier Q400s on firm order, has converted an additional five of its 25 options into firm orders, in a deal valued at approximately $167 million based on current list prices.
Jul 29, 2014
All Nippon Airways (ANA) has taken delivery of its first Boeing 787-9, becoming the first airline to operate both the 787-8 and 787-9 variants of the Dreamliner family when the airline launches 787-9 services on domestic Japanese routes in August.