Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
Apr 06, 2012
Boeing announced its 747-800, which has been in service for approximately six months, has been approved for operations at 200 airports around the world; 14 747-8Fs are operating revenue flights to 63 airports. Its most recent approval was received from London Heathrow. AFI KLM E&M has signed a contract with TAB Airlines to supply a spare lease engine plus an engine shop visit for its DC-10 freighter.
Apr 06, 2012
Airbus and Boeing reported first-quarter deliveries were up over the year-ago quarter.
Apr 05, 2012
Boeing’s 747-8 has so far exceeded Boeing’s performance expectations. “[It’s] better than we targeted,” Boeing CAS 747-8 support and services Leslie Lauer told ATW at the Aviation Week MRO Americas conference in Dallas.
Apr 05, 2012
Airbus has begun the final assembly of the first A350 XWB at its new final assembly line in Toulouse after delivery of the center fuselage Wednesday from St. Nazaire, France.
Apr 04, 2012
EgyptAir (MS) is considering replacing its Boeing 777 and Airbus A330 fleet between 2020-2025, MS chairman and CEO Hossam Kamal told ATW in Taipei last week.
Feb 08, 2017
Brazil has formally taken its case against government financial investment in the Bombardier CSeries to the World Trade Organization (WTO).
Feb 08, 2017
China Southern Airlines will eventually base 200 aircraft at the new airport being built in Beijing’s southern suburbs.
Feb 08, 2017
Canada’s federal government is to provide Bombardier with C$372.5 million ($282.4 million) in repayable support for its Global 7000 business-jet and CSeries airliner programs.
Feb 07, 2017
Airbus will retire four of its test aircraft and donate them to the Museum of Air and Space in Paris-Le Bourget and Aeroscopia in Toulouse.
Feb 07, 2017
Russia’s state-owned Rostec Corp. has approved a strategy to develop an aviation cluster—comprising manufacturers of engines, helicopters, avionics and accessories—to increase their global market share to 5% and Russian aircraft market share to 75% by 2025.
Feb 06, 2017
Satellite communications provider Inmarsat has completed testing and validation of its European Aviation Network (EAN) Satellite Access Station (SAS), which will enable airline passengers throughout Europe to have improved onboard connectivity.
Feb 06, 2017
Guangzhou-based China Southern Airlines has agreed to lease five Boeing 787-9s from Air Lease Corp. (ALC), the Los Angeles-based lessor said.