Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
Apr 16, 2007
Volito Aviation announced the lease of one 737-400 to Ukraine International Airlines through March 2012.
Apr 16, 2007
Boeing enjoyed another bumper week for 787 orders last week with 30 more booked, taking the number sold this year to 96. Of those, 67 are for unidentified customers, including the 30 recorded last week. Firm orders now stand at 544, with a further 23 pending for a total of 567. ATWOnline understands that the 30 are for one customer, as are the 15 ordered mid-March (ATWOnline, March 19). Companies linked to the latest order are American Airlines and leasing giants GECAS and ILFC.
Apr 13, 2007
Lufthansa will make an announcement this spring regarding the long-awaited renewal of its regional fleet, CEO Wolfgang Mayrhuber told ATWOnline last week. "We are currently in talks with the manufacturers. After that, we will provide details," he said. He did not indicate the size of the order or if it would include aircraft for its Swiss International Air Lines subsidiary.
Apr 13, 2007
SkyEurope Airlines announced the conversion of purchase rights for five blended winglet-equipped 737-700s into firm orders, a deal valued at $295 million at list prices. It now has 26 -700s on order through lease or direct purchase.
Apr 13, 2007
Messier-Dowty yesterday announced the delivery of the first production nose landing gear for the 787 to Wichita, where it will be installed. M-D expects to deliver the first production main gear later this month.
Feb 10, 2014
The Asia-Pacific region, for decades the unchallenged bastion of the widebody airliner, will become increasingly dominated by single-aisle aircraft, predicted Boeing.
Feb 10, 2014
Chinese cargo carrier SF Airlines has inked a deal with ST Aerospace for five Boeing 757-200SF passenger-to-freighter conversions, with an option for three more aircraft.
Feb 10, 2014
Rolls-Royce is moving into the first full development engine phase of its Trent 1000-TEN engine program, and expects to test it by the end of the first quarter.
Feb 10, 2014
Russia’s Moscow-based VIM Avia will take delivery of two leased Airbus A319s at the end of March.
Feb 07, 2014
Ethiopian Airlines is poised to order 20 narrowbodies within six months, which could see it upgrade to Boeing 737 MAXs or switch from its all-737 narrowbody fleet to a dual fleet with the introduction of Airbus A320neos.
Feb 07, 2014
GE Capital Aviation Services Limited (GECAS) announced a purchase-and-leaseback transaction of four new Boeing 737-800 aircraft with Malaysian Airlines System (MAS).
Feb 05, 2014
LAM Mozambique has ordered three Boeing 737-700s, and taken purchase rights on a further three, in a deal valued at $228 million at list prices.
Feb 05, 2014
A Joy Air Xian MA60 crashed while landing at China’s Zhengzhou-Xinzheng Airport Feb. 4, significantly damaging the aircraft.