Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
May 17, 2007
World Airways will operate three MD-11 freighters on New York JFK-Europe routes for Lufthansa Cargo over an 18-month period from July 1 under terms of an expanded contract between the carriers announced yesterday. World currently operates two MD-11Fs for LHC as part of a contract set to expire in October. The new accord supersedes that pact.
May 17, 2007
Airbus confirmed yesterday that it will ramp up A320 family aircraft production to 40 per month by the end of 2009, as previously reported by this website (ATWOnline, April 30).
May 17, 2007
HNA Group, parent of Hainan Airlines, revealed that it is preparing to launch an aircraft leasing company with AVIC II, with which it reached a strategic partnership agreement (ATWOnline, May 4). HNA noted that leasing is a "promising business" in China as few domestic companies have a foothold in the field.
May 17, 2007
Lufthansa confirmed its order for 15 CRJ900s, valued at $584 million, plus 15 purchase rights. It announced its commitment last month (ATWOnline, April 18). The order increases to 109 the number of firm orders placed by LH and its regional partners for CRJs and brings to 196 the total number of CRJ900s sold, including a firm order placed last week by Tatarstan Airlines for six plus four options.
May 17, 2007
TUI Group, the German tourism company that owns six airlines, placed firm orders for 11 787-8s and 50 737NGs collectively valued at $4.7 billion, Boeing revealed yesterday. The aircraft, previously listed as belonging to an unidentified customer, will be operated by Netherlands' Arkefly, Belgium's Jetairfly, UK's Thomsonfly, Germany's TUIfly and Scandinavia's TUIfly Nordic.
Mar 10, 2014
UK engine manufacturer Rolls-Royce said it is still waiting to be told whether it will formally face investigations by the US Department of Justice (DOJ) and India’s Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) into allegations of bribery.
Mar 10, 2014
The average size of an Emirates Airline aircraft flying from Dubai to Europe has consistently grown, CCO Thierry Antinori told ATW in Berlin.
Mar 10, 2014
SAS Scandinavian Airlines will lease an additional Airbus A340-300 from April this year.
Mar 10, 2014
Russia’s Gazpromavia Airline launched Sukhoi Superjet SSJ100LR services last week from Moscow Vnukovo Airport to Sovetsky, a city in the Khanty-Mansiysk region of Western Siberia.
Mar 09, 2014
International search efforts have been unable to locate the missing Malaysia Airlines' Boeing 777-200 some 36 hours after it vanished. Finding the aircraft remains the top priority, but attention is also being paid to two passengers who boarded the flight using stolen passports.
Mar 08, 2014
The flight crew of the missing Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777-200 did not issue a distress call or indicate any type of emergency, the flag carrier says.
Mar 07, 2014
Qatar Airways CEO Akbar Al Baker has given more details about its new Saudi Arabia-based regional carrier Al Maha Airways, which was announced at the Bahrain International Airshow Jan.17.
Mar 07, 2014
The firming up of a contract for 20 A380s by lessor Amedeo was the highlight of what Airbus described as the continuation of its strong inflow of orders for 2014.