Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
Aug 03, 2006
SilkAir, Singapore Airlines' regional subsidiary, turned its back on regional jet offerings and issued an RFP for up to 20 737s/A320s. Sources at the airline tell ATWOnline the aircraft are for delivery from 2009. SilkAir once operated 737s but has replaced them with a fleet of 12 A320s/A319s, with three more deliveries scheduled through 2008.
Aug 03, 2006
Boeing delivered the first of six 747-400ERFs to Jade Cargo International.
Aug 02, 2006
Ethiopian Airlines and General Electric completed a purchase agreement for 20 GEnx engines plus three spares to power 10 787s ordered by the carrier (ATWOnline, May 2). The value of the deal is $330 million at list prices.
Aug 02, 2006
AirBridge Cargo will base an IL-76 freighter provided by parent Volga-Dnepr Group in Krasnoyarsk to "meet growing demand" in eastern Russia.
Aug 01, 2006
Two well-known sayings immediately spring to mind when summing up the 787 cockpit and its avionics systems: "A picture is worth a thousand words," and "information is power."
Jul 24, 2013
Boeing remains “highly confident” in the 787 in the aftermath of the July 12 Ethiopian Airlines Dreamliner fire at London Heathrow Airport, according to the company’s CEO.
Jul 24, 2013
Bombardier has delayed CSeries first flight again, acknowledging it won’t occur by the end of July as stated last month.
Jul 24, 2013
KLM Cityhopper has struck a deal to take six Embraer E-190s on operating lease from BOC Aviation to replace its aging Fokker 70s.
Jul 24, 2013
Boeing reported a second-quarter net profit of $1.09 billion, up 12.5% over net income of $967 million in the June 2012 quarter, boosted by a 15% year-over-year revenue improvement in its Commercial Airplanes unit.
Jul 23, 2013
Boeing has completed firm configuration of the 737 MAX 8, marking completion of studies that define the capabilities of the 737 MAX family.
Jul 23, 2013
Southwest Airlines said Tuesday that the Boeing 737-700 that suffered a nose gear collapse on landing at New York LaGuardia yesterday entered service in October 1999 and was last inspected July 18, just four days before the incident.
Jul 23, 2013
American Airlines has taken delivery of its first Airbus A319, the first of 260 planned Airbus narrowbody deliveries as part of its fleet renewal program.
Jul 23, 2013
South African Airways (SAA) has taken delivery of its first two of 20 Airbus A320s, which were ordered in 2010.