Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
Oct 08, 2007
Mesa Air Group took delivery of the first of 14 CRJ900s to be flown by Freedom Airlines for Delta Connection. Revenue service will start Nov. 1 with two 76-seaters operating out of New York JFK and Dallas/Fort Worth. Remaining 12 aircraft are scheduled for delivery over the next 16 months.
Oct 08, 2007
US Airways last week confirmed its June order for 92 Airbus aircraft, signing three definitive purchase agreements with the manufacturer, including one for 22 A350 XWBs. Separately, it told US SEC that it expects CASM to rise in the second half of 2007, including by an estimated 4% in the fourth quarter.
Oct 08, 2007
GoAir of India took delivery of its first directly purchased A320 in Toulouse, Airbus announced. The carrier ordered 10 180-seat aircraft last year. It launched with two leased A320s in November 2005 and added five more in 2006. It currently serves 13 cities.
Oct 05, 2007
Boeing delivered 109 commercial aircraft in the third quarter, up from 100 in the year-ago quarter. Deliveries comprised 81 737NGs, five 747s, three 767s and 20 777s. Year-to-date deliveries totaled 329, up from 295 in the first three months of 2006.
Oct 05, 2007
Ural Airlines confirmed an MOU signed at the Paris Air Show for seven A320s, Airbus announced. Ural is a new Airbus customer. Aircraft will accommodate 160 passengers in a two-class configuration. The airline, which currently operates two leased A320s, has not selected an engine.
Jun 23, 2014
UK carrier Virgin Atlantic has firmed up one of its five Boeing 787-9 options and will decide this year whether to cancel or further defer its Airbus A380 order.
Jun 23, 2014
Russia’s VIM Avia is considering adding the Embraer E-195 to its fleet, according to airline spokesperson Elena Fedorova.
Jun 23, 2014
British Airways (BA) has unveiled new seats and cabin interiors for its short-haul fleet, which operate domestic and European services from London Heathrow and Gatwick airports.
Jun 23, 2014
Russia’s UTair Express Airlines has signed a technical support agreement with PowerJet for the SaM146 engines that power its fleet of Sukhoi Superjet 100LRs (SSJ100LRs).
Jun 20, 2014
The fifth and final aircraft in the Airbus A350 WXB flight-test program completed its first flight Friday from the company’s Toulouse facility.
Jun 19, 2014
The UK Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) has made a series of recommendations to test lithium metal batteries more strenuously during certification following a fire onboard a parked Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 787 at London Heathrow Airport.
Jun 19, 2014
Airbus continues to study the feasibility of launching a re-engined version of the A330, but is in no hurry to make a decision.
Jun 19, 2014
Airbus continues to study the feasibility of launching a re-engined version of the A330, but is in no hurry to make a decision. Some lessors and airlines have made public their interest in seeing an A330neo launched, but Airbus is nearing certification of the A350 XWB widebody and is reluctant to potentially harm sales of that aircraft.