Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
Apr 23, 2015
Bangladesh flag carrier Biman Bangladesh Airlines has agreed to lease two Bombardier Q400 NextGen turboprops from Smart Aviation Co. of Cairo, Egypt.
Apr 22, 2015
Boeing earned a first-quarter net profit of $1.34 billion, up 38% over net income of $965 million in the 2014 March quarter, as its Commercial Airplanes unit’s revenue continued to soar.
Apr 22, 2015
Rolls-Royce has named former ARM Holdings CEO Warren East to succeed current CEO John Rishton, who is retiring July 2.
Apr 22, 2015
United Aircraft Corp. (UAC) hopes to double its revenue over the next 10 years to RUB800 billion ($15 billion) and produce at least 300 aircraft per year, half of which should be civil aircraft, UAC president Yury Slusar said.
Apr 22, 2015
FAA has awarded Raytheon a $103 million contract to develop a payload to be incorporated into a new geostationary satellite and two associated ground uplink stations to support its Wide Area Augmentation System (WAAS) in US airspace.
Jul 29, 2019
Virgin Atlantic plans to end its Airbus A340 operations by the end of the year, a spokeswoman told ATW July 29.
Jul 29, 2019
Air France-KLM is reportedly set to announce a large order for new narrowbody aircraft as CEO Ben Smith moves forward with a long-awaited revamp of the airline group’s short- and medium-haul fleet.
Jul 29, 2019
Singapore LCC Scoot will add 16 Airbus 321neos to its fleet, starting in the 2020 fourth quarter.
Jul 29, 2019
As electric technology advances, carriers partner with industry to explore its viability and likely effects on the airline business.
Jul 25, 2019
Southwest Airlines has pulled its Boeing 737 MAXs through the end of the year and made several tactical changes—including route cuts and major fleet-plan modifications—to help compensate for the model’s prolonged grounding, the carrier said July 25 when announcing its second-quarter earnings.
Jul 25, 2019
Latvian carrier airBaltic has placed €200 million ($223 million) in bonds, which will be listed on the Euronext Dublin stock exchange, generating funds for the airline’s general liquidity and fleet expansion.
Jul 25, 2019
German leisure airline TUIfly will keep adjusting its fleet schedule as the global grounding of the Boeing 737 MAX continues, TUIfly CEO Oliver Lackmann told ATW in an exclusive interview.