Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
Sep 07, 2007
CTT's Zonal Drying System will be installed on six First Choice Airways 767-300s this winter, the company said. FCA currently uses the system on its A320s.
Sep 06, 2007
TAM decelerated its A320 family fleet plan for 2008-11 based on lower "demand growth expectations in the domestic market" resulting from Brazil's ongoing ATC challenges. Its 2008 fleet will contain 98 Airbus narrow bodies, down from 103 originally planned. A320 family aircraft in TAM's fleet will total 101 in 2009, down from 106; 107 in 2010, down from 112, and 110 in 2011, down from 115.
Sep 06, 2007
Emirates took delivery of the first of 10 777-200LRs. The 266-seat, three-class aircraft will operate on the Dubai-Sao Paulo Guarulhos service scheduled to launch Oct. 1. Emirates' fleet now numbers 108 aircraft.
Sep 06, 2007
Boeing pushed back the 787's first flight from this month to between mid-November and mid-December, citing incomplete work by some suppliers, manufacturing documentation issues, a global fastener shortage and delays in completing flight control system software.
Sep 06, 2007
Aeroflot yesterday said it finalized an order for 22 787-8s valued at $3.6 billion following shareholder approval of the transaction. "The 787 will open new market opportunities as we further modernize our fleet and expand our international reach," GD Valery Okulov said. The airline announced neither an engine selection nor a delivery schedule. Previous reports pegged deliveries as starting in 2014 (ATWOnline, June 12). Boeing has logged orders for 706 787s from 48 customers, including 258 orders this year.
Jun 02, 2014
Singapore Airlines (SIA) has flown the first commercial Airbus A380 flight into India following the relaxation of restrictions imposed in 2008 by the Indian Ministry of Civil Aviation.
Jun 02, 2014
Patrick de Castelbajac has been appointed CEO of ATR, taking over from Filippo Bagnato, whose four-year mandate, according to ATR statutes, expired at the end of May 2014. De Castelbajac joins ATR from the commercial direction of Airbus where he was head of contracts negotiations.
May 30, 2014
Bombardier has grounded the CSeries flight test program while it investigates an engine failure that occurred May 29 on flight test aircraft FTV1 during ground testing.
May 30, 2014
Okinawa-based Japan Transocean Air (JTA), a member of JAL Group, has finalized an order for 12 Boeing 737-800s in an order valued at $1.1 billion at list prices.
May 30, 2014
Russia’s UTair subsidiary, UTair Express, has unveiled the livery on its first of six Sukhoi Superjet 100LR (SSJ100LR) aircraft, ahead of its official delivery date in June.
May 30, 2014
Bombardier has confirmed that CSeries flight test aircraft FTV1 experienced “an engine-related incident during stationary ground maintenance testing.”
May 29, 2014
Air Lease Corp. (ALC) has taken delivery of the first of 15 Boeing 777-300ERs on order.
May 29, 2014
SAS Scandinavian Airlines has detailed plans to upgrade cabins on its existing long-haul fleet as it awaits new aircraft in the coming years.