Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
Oct 23, 2007
Qantas announced an order for 12 Q400s for regional subsidiary QantasLink, plus options and purchase rights for an additional 24. Firm order deliveries will begin in June 2008 and boost QantasLink's Q400 fleet to 21 aircraft. QF CEO Geoff Dixon said the order is valued at A$400 million ($356 million) and that the 72-seat aircraft are "central to QantasLink's growth strategy." The carrier will retire its 36-seat Dash 8-100s by early 2010. It is forecasting annual capacity growth of 19% during the July 2008-June 2010 period.
Oct 23, 2007
GE Aviation was selected to provide flight management systems for 200 737 Classics operated by Southwest Airlines in what may be the largest cockpit retrofit program announced to date. The technology upgrade is in keeping with SWA's plan to implement Required Navigation Performance at every airport it serves. Value of the deal was not disclosed. Deliveries are scheduled for 2008-09. The FMSs will be supplied by the Systems division of GE Aviation, formerly Smiths Aerospace.
Oct 22, 2007
ILFC is planning an imminent announcement of an order for 20 A350 XWBs valued at about $4 billion, Les Echos and Bloomberg News reported Friday. While there was no official confirmation, Airbus COO-Customers John Leahy last week said he was in talks with the lessor regarding the revamped aircraft, while Airbus North America Chairman Allan McArtor said ILFC was "very comfortable" with the redesigned aircraft and the manufacturer would be "thrilled" with an order from the lessor.
Oct 22, 2007
Northwest Airlines took delivery of its 32nd A330 last week, which the carrier said made it the world's largest operator of the Airbus widebody.
Oct 19, 2007
Aerolineas Argentinas and Air Comet parent Grupo Marsans, the Spanish tourism and transport giant, is planning to deploy its four A380s on Madrid-Buenos Aires service, but its desire to boost capacity to Mexico City may force it to increase its order. Marsans President President Gonzalo Pascual told ATWOnline at Monday's Singapore Airlines delivery ceremony in Toulouse that "for Mexico City we need two more A380s.
Jul 09, 2014
Dubai-based Emirates Airline has finalized its order for 150 Boeing 777Xs, previously announced at last November’s Dubai Airshow.
Jul 09, 2014
Bangkok Airways has firmed options on two ATR 72-600s and ordered one additional aircraft in a deal valued at $73.8 million at list prices.
Jul 09, 2014
Qatar Airways has abandoned plans to bring its first Airbus A380 to next week’s Farnborough Airshow.
Jul 09, 2014
SIA Engineering Co. and Boeing have created a joint venture (JV) to provide fleet management services to airlines in Asia-Pacific and beyond.
Jul 08, 2014
Calgary’s WestJet is moving forward with plans to acquire four widebody aircraft for long-haul operations starting in late 2015.
Jul 08, 2014
Turkish regional airline Borajet has ratified an agreement to acquire four Embraer E-190s.
Jul 08, 2014
Two orders for undisclosed customers for 150 A320ceo and neo family aircraft was the highlight of Airbus’s order activity in June, as the European manufacturer racked up 209 orders for its single-aisle family.
Jul 08, 2014
Russia’s Interstate Aviation Committee has certified the Sukhoi Superjet 100 (SSJ100) to operate on narrow, 30-meter wide runways.