Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
Feb 27, 2012
Estonian Air (OV) has ordered three E-175s and one E-190 as it transitions to a fleet of Embraer E-Jets. Delivery is scheduled for the second half of 2014.
Feb 27, 2012
New Accra-based regional Starbow (S9) has acquired two additional BAe 146s for its regional and domestic routes, Falko Regional Aircraft announced.
Feb 21, 2012
A Rolls-Royce Trent XWB engine, the powerplant for the new Airbus A350, made its first flight on an A380 test aircraft in Toulouse, France. The aircraft flew with one of its four Trent 900 engines replaced by the Trent XWB.
Feb 21, 2012
Pakistan International Airlines (PK) signed a firm order for five Boeing 777-300ERs, plus five options, in deal valued at nearly $1.5 billion at list prices, Boeing said.
Feb 20, 2012
US President Barack Obama spoke Friday to workers at Boeing's Everett, Wash., manufacturing plant, touting rising commercial aircraft sales as a sign that US manufacturing is on the rebound.
Jan 18, 2017
Aircraft & Leasing Briefs-Jan. 18, 2017
Jan 18, 2017
Finnair has denied media reports that it has plans to switch some of its Airbus A350-900 orders into the larger -1000 variant, a spokesperson in Helsinki confirmed to ATW.
Jan 18, 2017
The Malaysia-based AirAsia low-cost carrier (LCC) group will ramp up its fleet growth this year, with many of its new additions consisting of Airbus A320neos for its Malaysian and Thai operations.
Jan 18, 2017
Search teams have recovered the second flight recorder of the ACT Airlines’ Boeing 747 freighter that crashed near Manas airport Jan. 16, the Kyrgyzstan government said in a statement.
Jan 17, 2017
Already 2017 is shaping up to be another good year for the narrowbody, especially the new-generation of ultra-efficient airliners.
Jan 17, 2017
UK aero-engine manufacturer Rolls-Royce has finalized a series of agreements with authorities in three countries, at a cost of £671 million ($808.5 million), related to a bribery and corruption investigation.
Jan 17, 2017
For Brazilian manufacturer Embraer's commercial aircraft, consolidated 2016 orders, deliveries and cancellations -- updated through the 2016 fourth quarter.