Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
Jun 08, 2007
SITA and Flight Explorer are developing an integrated decision-support solution that combines the Flight Explorer Aircraft Situation Display with SITA's Aircom product for inflight data link communication. AirTran Airways, which already uses both systems, is set to carry out the first tests of the combined solution in September.
Jun 08, 2007
Boeing revealed more details regarding last week's 73 unidentified orders (ATWOnline, June 4). The 11 777s comprise at least two transactions, possibly three, for two -300ERs placed May 23 and eight -300ERs and one 777F placed May 29. Meantime, Air France converted one 777F to a 777-300ER. The 62 737s booked last week all are for one customer and are 737-900ERs. The order was placed May 25.
Jun 08, 2007
SATA Air Acores of Portugal leased a fifth ATP from BAE Systems Regional Aircraft to facilitate route expansion.
Jun 07, 2007
GE Aviation announced that Air Pacific selected the GEnx to power its five firm and three option 787-9s (ATWOnline, April 27, 2006). Engines will begin delivering in 2011 and are valued at more than $100 million at list prices.
Jun 07, 2007
Philippine Airlines exercised purchase rights for two more 777-300ERs, bringing its firm orders for the type to six. It also will lease two 777-300ERs from GECAS (ATWOnline, May 30). Value of the two new aircraft is $500 million at list prices.
Mar 25, 2014
FAA has issued an airworthiness directive (AD) mandating the removal of “defective software” on GE Aviation GEnx-powered Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental and 747-8 freighter aircraft.
Mar 25, 2014
AirAsia India has received its first aircraft, an Airbus A320, in the southern Indian city of Chennai.
Mar 25, 2014
Lufthansa Technik (LHT), which has been performing some Airbus A380 wing rib feet repairs for over a year, is about halfway through the repairs.
Mar 25, 2014
Vietnamese low-cost carrier VietJet has taken delivery of the third of its recent four-aircraft Airbus A320 order from leasing company AWAS.
Mar 24, 2014
Debris spotted in the south Indian Ocean appears to be wreckage from missing Malaysia Airlines MH370. Malaysia’s prime minister and the airline’s Group CEO have both issued statements saying new data and analysis shows the aircraft, a Boeing 777-200, went down in a remote area of the ocean west of Perth.
Mar 24, 2014
Singapore-based Tiger Airways Holdings, parent company of the Tigerair group of low-cost carriers, has placed an order for 37 Airbus A320neos—but canceled nine Airbus A320ceos currently on order.
Mar 24, 2014
Air France-KLM has selected GE Aviation GEnx-1B engines to power 25 Boeing 787s on order plus 12 leased Dreamliners.