Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
Sep 25, 2006
Pratt & Whitney and MTU Aero Engines completed assembly of the first production PW6000 last week at MTU's Langenhagen facility. LAN Airlines is the launch customer for the PW6000-powered A318.
Sep 22, 2006
Boeing revealed yesterday that it has sold 16 more 787s and 30 additional 737s to unidentified buyers in deals cumulatively valued at about $4 billion. Combined with a Boeing Business Jet order for a 737 announced yesterday, the manufacturer has booked 632 net orders in 2006, including 102 for 787s and 477 for 737s, according to its online order book.
Sep 22, 2006
Aeroflot CEO Valery Okulov said this week that the carrier will buy long-haul aircraft from both Boeing and Airbus, with plans to purchase 22 from each. A major Aeroflot stakeholder earlier this week signed a preliminary agreement with Boeing for 22 787s (ATWOnline, Sept. 20).
Sep 22, 2006
Confirming speculation by BAE Systems Chairman Mike Turner and others, Airbus parent EADS admitted yesterday that there will be "further delays" to the beleagured A380 program owing to "continuing" issues related to aircraft wiring (ATWOnline, Sept. 20).
Sep 21, 2006
Q Investments, a Fort Worth-based private equity fund, is putting Q Aviation on the block and has retained Deutsche Bank Securities to advise it. The company said it owns 53 Airbus and Boeing aircraft recently appraised at $1.2 billion. According to the Ascend CASE database, 26 are listed under the Q Aviation LP name. They comprise eight A319s, 10 757s, four A320s, two A330s, one 737-400 and one 737-500, all of which are in service. The 737-500 is leased to Bulgarian Airlines and the remaining 25 are leased to Northwest Airlines and US Airways.
Sep 02, 2013
Airbus and VSMPO-AVISMA Corp. have signed a memorandum of understanding to develop an end-to-end strategic collaboration, which covers development, processing and recycling of titanium material utilized for all Airbus aircraft programs.
Sep 02, 2013
Boeing has launched 787 customer training in Miami, Fla., the site of the company's largest commercial aviation training campus.
Sep 01, 2013
A commercial aircraft manufacturer spent the week of the Paris Air Show talking up the imminent first flight of its high-tech next-generation aircraft and what a great milestone achieving the maiden flight would be. But immediately upon returning from Le Bourget, the company’s executives were forced to admit that first flight would be pushed back—again.
Aug 30, 2013
Transport Canada has awarded a flight test permit for Bombardier’s first CSeries aircraft, paving the way for the program’s maiden flight.
Aug 30, 2013
Boeing has projected a global demand for 498,000 new airline pilots through 2032, an 8.3% increase over its 20-year flight deck crew demand forecast last year.
Aug 30, 2013
Airbus and Rostec Group firm RT-Biotekhprom have signed a cooperation agreement to launch a large-scale analysis of Russian feedstock with the goal of speeding up development and commercialization of sustainable fuels for aviation.
Aug 29, 2013
Calgary-based WestJet has signed a letter of intent to purchase 65 Boeing 737 MAX aircraft, comprising 40 737 MAX 8s and 25 737 MAX 7s.
Aug 29, 2013
Transaero Airlines has selected Engine Alliance GP7200 engines to power its new fleet of four Airbus A380 aircraft.