Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
Jul 10, 2012
GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS) has committed to buying 75 Boeing 737 MAX 8s and 25 737-800s.
Jul 10, 2012
Airbus’s decision last year to modify the A350-1000’s design began to pay dividends Tuesday at the Farnborough Airshow when Cathay Pacific Airways (CX) agreed to order 10 of the type, valued at $3.2 billion, plus convert 16 of its existing -900 orders to -1000 models.
Jul 10, 2012
GA Telesis (GA) has revealed it is in advanced talks with Finnair Engine Services (FES) on a potential purchase of part of the FES business.
Jul 09, 2012
Arkia Israeli Airline has signed a purchase agreement for four Airbus A321neos.
Jul 09, 2012
Russian Ilyushin Finance leasing company (IFC) has placed a firm order with Czech Aircraft Industries for 10 L-410 UVP E-20s plus three options.
Mar 24, 2017
Molon Labe has teamed up with BMW’s Designworks and Panasonic Avionics to create an economy-cabin design that would make the middle seat wider and more attractive. A concept model of the novel design will be unveiled at the Aircraft Interiors Expo in Hamburg, April 4-6.
Mar 24, 2017
Delta Air Lines will launch daily New York JFK-Rio de Janeiro service starting Dec. 21, pending US Department of Transportation (DOT) approval.
Mar 24, 2017
Operators are impressed by the fuel savings achieved a year after entering service. But the PW1100G engine is still causing problems, and fixes are pending.
Mar 24, 2017
The Lrwbca is supposed to be a 50:50 split, but the headquarters and engineering team will be in Shanghai, the project leader and possibly the engine Chinese.
Mar 23, 2017
Lufthansa subsidiary Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS) is set to renew its Geneva-based aircraft allocation from Airbus A320s to an all-Bombardier CSeries 100/300 fleet.
Mar 22, 2017
Emirates SkyCargo, the freight arm of Dubai-based Emirates Airline, will return two Boeing 747-400ER freighters leased from ASL Airlines Belgium in June, ending the use of 747 freighters in its fleet, Emirates president Tim Clark told ATW.
Mar 22, 2017
Boeing plans to conduct the first flight of the 787-10, the third and largest Dreamliner variant, on March 31 from North Charleston, South Carolina.
Mar 22, 2017
Lufthansa subsidiary Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS) is to convert five more Bombardier CSeries 100s to the larger CS300.