Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
Sep 04, 2006
An Iran Air Tours Tu-154M with 148 passengers and crew aboard crashed on landing Friday afternoon in Mashhad, where it skidded off a runway and caught fire, killing at least 29 passengers. It is believed that the flight crew and more than 100 passengers escaped or were rescued from the burning aircraft. The domestic flight, operated by the tour arm of flag carrier Iran Air, originated in Bandar Abbas.
Aug 31, 2006
Hainan Airlines parent HNA Group will purchase 50 Embraer 190s and 50 ERJ-145s, the Brazilian manufacturer announced yesterday. The deal is valued at $2.7 billion at list prices and represents a huge step for the Harbin Embraer Aircraft Industry joint venture with China Aviation Industry Corp. II, which assembles the 145 and had yet to reach a deal with a mainland carrier, delivering just a dozen aircraft as of May (ATWOnline, May 12). The 106-seat 190s will be built in Sao Jose dos Campos.
Aug 31, 2006
Lagging regional aircraft deliveries and sales drove down Bombardier Aerospace's earnings and revenues in the fiscal second quarter ended July 31. The aviation unit of the Canadian transportation manufacturer reported earnings before interest and taxes of $66 million for the quarter, down 13.2% from EBIT of $76 million in the year-ago period, on a 3.6% drop in revenues to $1.89 billon. Bombardier Aerospace President and COO Pierre Beaudoin attributed the falloff to fewer CRJ deliveries and lower margins on commercial aircraft sales.
Aug 31, 2006
On a high after posting a second-quarter profit of $305 million (ATWOnline, July 28), US Airways yesterday announced an order for seven A321s and the conversion of existing orders for seven A319s and one A320 into an order for eight additional A321s. Engine selection was not announced. Owing to the merger of US Airways and America West, the carrier operates a mix of IAE V2500- and CFM56-powered A320 family aircraft although its A321s all are CFM56-powered, according to the Ascend CASE database.
Aug 30, 2006
Swiss International Air Lines plans to expand its fleet with addition of two A330-200s scheduled for delivery late this year.
Aug 14, 2013
A United Parcel Service (UPS) Airbus A300 freighter crashed on approach to Birmingham, Ala., Airport early Wednesday.
Aug 14, 2013
Etihad Airways has confirmed it is in talks with Airbus and Boeing over future long-term aircraft orders.
Aug 14, 2013
India’s Jet Airways plans to continue with a steady capacity induction despite mounting losses.
Aug 14, 2013
Russia’s Ministry of Industry and Trade will postpone the financing of Sukhoi Civil Aircraft Co.’s SuperJet New Generation (SSJ NG) program until 2016, RIA Novosti reported, quoting deputy minister Yuri Slysar.
Aug 13, 2013
Iraqi Airways has taken delivery of the first of 30 Boeing 737-800 NextGens it ordered in 2008.
Aug 13, 2013
South African-born, US-based entrepreneur Elon Musk is making the headlines, this time for a paper he released today outlining a proposal for a new form of supersonic transportation he calls the Hyperloop.
Aug 12, 2013
Austrian-based low-cost carrier (LCC) FlyNiki, an Air Berlin partner, has postponed plans to transfer its seven Embraer E-190s to Air Berlin’s regional partner LGW.
Aug 12, 2013
Rockwell Collins has struck a deal to acquire communications specialist ARINC from Carlyle Group for $1.39 billion, strengthening its avionics, cabin systems and communications activities.