Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
Mar 19, 2012
Kigali-based RwandAir has signed a firm order for two Bombardier CRJ900 NextGen aircraft, plus two options, making it the first CRJ900 operator in eastern Africa.
Mar 18, 2012
Southwest Airlines (SWA) on March 8 took delivery of its first Boeing 737-800; it plans to receive 33 -800s by the end of the year.
Mar 18, 2012
Russian carriers are turning to Western-built regional aircraft as they replace Soviet-built fleets. Russian regional carrier Saravia Airlines (6W) will lease three Bombardier Q400s, the company said in a statement.
Mar 15, 2012
Frontier Airlines will launch 3X-weekly Orlando-Bloomington, Ill. service May 25. It will also increase seasonal 2X-weekly Orlando-Madison, Wis. service from seasonal to year-round May 27, swapping the Embraer E-190 with an Airbus A319. REDjet will launch Barbados-St. Maarten service May 19. Silver Airways will launch Gainesville, Fla. service to Orlando (daily) and Tampa, Fla. (12X-weekly) April 15.
Mar 15, 2012
SAS Scandinavian Airlines plans to replace 3,520 seats in its narrowbody fleet with new lightweight, slim economy-class seats, beginning with its Boeing 737-800 fleet in May.
Jan 27, 2017
Nigeria’s Arik Air has scrapped a longstanding order for two Boeing 747-8Is, replacing it with a pair of Boeing 787-9s.
Jan 27, 2017
MRJ program slippage now totals a remarkable 6.5 years. The obvious explanation for most of the troubles is simple: inexperience. Yet MHI is looking at a successor program.
Jan 27, 2017
Etihad acquired stakes in many troubled airlines abroad in the hope of gaining size by turning them around. But the financial burdens have proved unbearable; Etihad’s owners are switching course.
Jan 27, 2017
After spending billions in investments in foreign airlines and new aircraft, Etihad’s CEO James Hogan is being replaced. With less appetite for risk and growth, what’s next for the Abu Dhabi-based airline?
Jan 26, 2017
The AirAsia Group has kept its fleet growth relatively flat over the past year, with its Thai affiliate the only one to expand aircraft numbers significantly.
Jan 26, 2017
Ukraine International Airlines (UIA) has taken delivery of the first of six Boeing 737-800s, which are scheduled to join the fleet this year.
Jan 26, 2017
Cathay Pacific has revealed the outlines of its largest restructuring in 20 years, while Malaysia Airlines makes encouraging progress on its more ambitious changes.