Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
Jul 04, 2007
Virgin Blue exercised options on 10 737-800 purchase rights worth $678.5 million at list prices. New aircraft will replace existing leased aircraft and are scheduled for delivery in the December 2011-February 2013 period.
Jul 04, 2007
Mesa Air Group placed a firm order for 10 CRJ700 NextGen aircraft valued at approximately $334 million at list prices, Bombardier announced yesterday. Two are conversions from previously placed CRJ900 orders. They will be operated for United Airlines. Mesa also placed a conditional order for an 11th CRJ700 NG, which was unveiled last month, along with the CRJ900 and 1000 variants, by the Canadian manufacturer (ATWOnline, June 4). Mesa currently operates 58 CRJ100s/200s, 20 CRJ700s and 38 CRJ900s.
Jul 03, 2007
LAN Cargo will introduce two new 777Fs into its fleet during the first quarter of 2009. It also is negotiating for two additional freighters that would be added by 2011. The four will join the airline's nine 767-300Fs
Jul 03, 2007
Royal Jordanian took delivery of its third E-195, part of an order for seven of the type placed last year (ATWOnline, March 23, 2006).
Jul 03, 2007
Bangkok Airways took delivery of the first of six A319s it has on order. The remaining five will be delivered next year and in 2009.
Apr 09, 2014
United Airlines’ first Boeing 787-9 rolled out of final assembly Tuesday evening at Boeing’s final assembly facility (FAL) in Everett, Wash.
Apr 09, 2014
Boeing has unveiled its new enhanced interior for Next-Generation 737s at the Aircraft Interiors Expo in Hamburg, Germany.
Apr 08, 2014
A selection of photos of A350 XWB from Aircraft Interiors Expo in Hamburg
Apr 08, 2014
UK air navigation services provider NATS has signed a memorandum of understanding with Airbus air traffic management (ATM) subsidiary Airbus ProSky to develop joint market propositions for increasing capacity and improving the efficiency of the air traffic system.
Apr 08, 2014
Embraer ERJ operator bmi regional is considering adding 70- to 90-seat aircraft, although this rests on it securing work for the larger aircraft.
Apr 08, 2014
Airbus has inaugurated its A350 XWB Customer Definition Centre (CDC) during the Aircraft Interiors Expo 2014 in Hamburg.
Apr 08, 2014
Japan’s Skymark Airlines’ first Airbus A380 has performed its maiden flight, following completion of the airframe assembly and system tests in Toulouse.
Apr 07, 2014
Lufthansa Group has placed an order worth more than €1 billion ($1.37 billion) at list prices for CFM International LEAP-1A engines for 40 Airbus A320neo aircraft it ordered last year.