Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
Sep 20, 2006
BAE Systems, which earlier this month decided to sell its 20% holding in Airbus to EADS for €2.75 billion ($3.52 billion) (ATWOnline, Sept. 8), is suggesting that A380 customers may want to brace for further production backups.
Sep 20, 2006
ATR delivered its 700th aircraft to Air Deccan at a ceremony in Toulouse. The ATR 42-500 was the sixth delivered to the Indian LCC, which signed a contract last year for 30 aircraft.
Sep 20, 2006
Air Adriatic of Croatia plans to add a 757-200 to its fleet. The carrier operates five MD-82s and one MD-83 for charter services and plans to launch scheduled flights in the future.
Sep 20, 2006
Boeing's Composite Manufacturing Center last week began fabrication of the first composite stringers for the 787 vertical fin, the largest Dreamliner assembly slated to be built by an internal Boeing division. CMC plans to deliver its first fully functional vertical fin to 787 final assembly in Everett, Wash., in spring 2007.
Sep 19, 2006
EgyptAir parent EgyptAir Holding placed firm orders valued at more than $160 million for six Embraer 170s with options for six more and plans to launch a Regional subsidiary to operate the aircraft. First delivery is slated for April 2007, with the 170s comprising the fleet of the new EgyptAir Express, described by its chairman, Mohamed Hassan, as "a high-profile domestic and Regional airline." No other details on the subsidiary, scheduled to launch in the 2007 second quarter, were released. The 170s will seat 76 in a single-class layout.
Aug 29, 2013
Cubana de Aviación has transferred three Antonov An-158 options into firm orders.
Aug 29, 2013
Gazpromavia has taken delivery of its first Sukhoi Superjet 100LR (SSJ100LR) aircraft at MAKS Airshow in Moscow, making it the first airline to receive the type.
Aug 29, 2013
Russia’s Transaero Airline signed a memorandum of understanding for six MC-21s with Ilyushin Finance Co. (IFC) at the MAKS Airshow in Moscow.
Aug 28, 2013
Bombardier and Rostekhnologii (Rostec), a state corporation controlled by the Russian Federation, have signed a series of preliminary agreements that include a letter of intent (LOI) for the sale of 50 Q400 NextGen aircraft; and a market development agreement reached with Rostec and leasing subsidiary Avia Capital Services that could place at least 50 additional Q400 NextGen aircraft in the region.
Aug 28, 2013
Lufthansa Cargo will sell two MD-11Fs when it starts taking delivery of its first two new Boeing 777Fs this fall, as part of a deal for five of the type.
Aug 28, 2013
Lithuania-based AviaAM Leasing has signed a letter of intent with Sukhoi Civil Aircraft Co. (SCAC) for five Sukhoi Superjet 100s (SSJ100s) at the MAKS Airshow in Moscow.
Aug 27, 2013
Russia’s Ilyushin Finance Co. (IFC) has firmed contracts for 22 MC-21s and 20 Sukhoi Superjet 100s (SSJ100s) at the MAKS Airshow in Moscow.
Aug 27, 2013
Russia’s UTair Airline has signed a lease agreement for six Sukhoi Superjet 100LRs (SSJ100LR) with Sukhoi Civil Aircraft Co. (SCAC) and VEB Leasing at the MAKS Airshow in Moscow.