Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
Aug 25, 2006
China Southern Airlines ordered GEnx engines to power its 10 787s to be delivered beginning in 2008 (ATWOnline, Sept. 1, 2005). Value of the order is estimated at $240 million.
Aug 24, 2006
TAM took delivery of an A320, the eighth of the type delivered to it this year and the 89th aircraft in its fleet.
Aug 24, 2006
AMC Airlines of Egypt yesterday took delivery of its second of four 737-800s leased through GECAS.
Aug 24, 2006
Pulkovo Airlines Tu-154M's flight data and cockpit voice recorders were recovered yesterday by workers sifting through the debris of Tuesday's crash near Donetsk in Ukraine that killed 170 passengers and crew (ATWOnline, Aug. 23). "Both recorders seem to be in satisfactory condition," Russian Transport Minister Igor Levitin said, adding that the devices will be sent to Moscow for examination.
Aug 23, 2006
A Pulkovo Airlines Tu-154M en route from Anapa to St. Petersburg carrying 160 passengers and 10 crew crashed yesterday in Ukraine, killing all aboard. The crash was the third and deadliest in the region in less than four months, following the Armavia A320 accident in May (ATWOnline, July 27) and the S7 Airlines A310-300 overrun at Irkutsk last month (ATWOnline, July 11).
Aug 05, 2013
Russia’s Saratov-based Saravia Airlines has leased two Embraer E-195s, becoming the first Embraer E-Jet operator in Russia.
Aug 05, 2013
Russia’s Aviadvigatel Co., which is developing a PD-14 engine for the Irkut MC-21 aircraft, will apply for certification from the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) later this year.
Aug 02, 2013
Turkish Airlines CEO Temel Kotil has confirmed to ATW the carrier has transferred three Airbus A330-300 options into firm orders.
Aug 01, 2013
General Electric, parent of GE Aviation, has completed the acquisition of Italian aerospace company Avio for $4.3 billion.
Aug 01, 2013
The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has granted Airbus initial certification for its Runway Overrun Prevention System (ROPS) technology for its A320ceo family aircraft.
Jul 31, 2013
Airbus parent EADS announced it will rebrand in 2014 to Airbus Group, which will consist of three divisions: Airbus (commercial aircraft), Airbus Defense & Space, and Airbus Helicopters.
Jul 31, 2013
All Nippon Airways (ANA) has ordered three additional Boeing 777-300ERs. ATW reported on plans for this order Tuesday.