Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
Oct 03, 2007
Thales was awarded a contract from ITT for the supply and lifecycle support of ADS-B radios for the ITT team's winning bid to deploy the ground stations for FAA's ADS-B program (ATWOnline, Aug. 31). Thales said the initial contract term is three years with a value of up to $40 million, rising to $140 million if all options are exercised.
Oct 03, 2007
Pinnacle Airlines will defer the start of the transition of 15 CRJ-200s to Northwest Airlines until November in exchange for a $1.5 million payment, the regional announced. Aircraft will leave the carrier at a rate of around two per month and originally were scheduled to begin transferring to NWA in September.
Oct 03, 2007
Vietnam Airlines confirmed yesterday that it will acquire 12 additional 787-8s following Boeing's Monday announcement that the carrier had promised to "move forward" with additional acquisitions (ATWOnline, Oct. 2).
Oct 02, 2007
Lufthansa Technik Tulsa signed a five-year agreement with US Airways to provide technical support for thrust reversers on the airline's narrowbody Airbus aircraft.
Oct 02, 2007
Airbus yesterday announced that Vietnam Airlines signed an MOU for acquisition of 10 A350-900 XWBs and 20 A321s, while Boeing acknowledged that the carrier "has indicated its plan to move forward with additional [787] procurements."
Jun 18, 2014
American Airlines has decided to place 20 Embraer E-175 aircraft with Minneapolis-based regional carrier Compass Airlines, which will fly the 76-seat jets under the American Eagle brand starting in the 2015 first quarter.
Jun 18, 2014
CFM International has begun ground testing of the first LEAP-1B engine—the exclusive powerplant for the Boeing 737 MAX—at Snecma (Safran) facilities in Villaroche, France.
Jun 18, 2014
Airbus has completed hot weather flight and ground testing on the A350 XWB.
Jun 18, 2014
Finnair is wet leasing a Boeing 767 and 787 to temporarily replace one of its Airbus 330 aircraft, which is undergoing extra maintenance.
Jun 18, 2014
Boeing has placed several new full-flight simulators for the 737, 777 and 787.
Jun 18, 2014
A selection of photos of Emirates' A380 first-class shower spa.
Jun 17, 2014
The production of the first Mitsubishi Regional Jet (MRJ) has reached a major milestone with the mating of the fuselage and wings of the first flight test aircraft.
Jun 16, 2014
China Eastern Airlines has signed a deal for 80 Boeing 737 series aircraft, which includes 737 MAXs and 737-800s.