Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
Dec 13, 2011
Southwest Airlines (SWA) has placed a firm order for 150 Boeing 737 Max aircraft and 58 Next-Generation 737s.
Dec 13, 2011
Boeing said Southwest Airlines' (SWA) commitment announced Tuesday for 208 737s, including 150 of the Max variant re-engined with CFM International Leap-1B powerplants, represented its largest-ever firm order (both in terms of units and value) and provided a major boost to the Max program, for which SWA will serve as the launch customer.
Dec 12, 2011
Inmarsat, which is still on track to launch the first Inmarsat-5 satellite in mid-2013 for its Ka-band Global Xpress service, told ATW it intends to initially deploy service over the Indian Ocean covering Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA).
Dec 12, 2011
UTair (UT) subsidiary UTair Express (UR) will reduce its Tupolev Tu-134 and Antonov An-24 fleet significantly by 2012, when new federal aviation regulations take effect requiring all Russian aircraft to be equipped with a traffic collision avoidance system (TCAS) and an enhanced ground proximity warning system (EGPWS). The regional carrier, formerly known as KomiInterAvia, will reduce its fleet to from 28 Tu-134s to 6-8, and from 25 An-24s to 15 of the type. UR’s fleet also includes two passenger-version An-26 aircraft.
Dec 12, 2011
Computer rendering of 787-9 and 777F in Etihad livery. Courtesy, Boeing [CORRECTED] Etihad Airways (EY) has ordered 10 Boeing 787-9s, making it the…
Dec 20, 2016
Global political and economic uncertainties are creating a difficult environment for those in the air transport business and their customers, the head of Embraer believes.
Dec 20, 2016
U.S. airlines' new services to Cuba still underutilized as tourism faces obstacles, but carriers remain confident about the future.
Dec 19, 2016
Boeing anticipates its Commercial Airplanes unit’s workforce will be reduced by 8% by the end of 2016 compared to January, and it is planning additional employee reductions in the unit in 2017, which could include involuntary layoffs.
Dec 19, 2016
Brazil will formally initiate settlement dispute proceedings against Canada at the World Trade Organization (WTO) over alleged subsidies provided to Bombardier, particularly government investment in the CSeries program.
Dec 19, 2016
Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) has deferred delivery of its first Airbus A350 from 2018 to 2019, pushing back some of its prepayment commitments.
Dec 19, 2016
Iran Air has finalized its aircraft order agreement with Airbus, but has cut 12 A380s from the order for more than 100 aircraft, the airline’s CEO told Iran’s Mehr News Agency.
Dec 19, 2016
New engine work starts in Boeing Propulsion South Carolina as 737 MAX inlet production ramps up.
Dec 19, 2016
For an aircraft not even conceived as part of Boeing’s original 21st-century airliner family plan, the 787-10 has the potential to take a significant slice of the replacement market for Airbus A330-300s and 777-200s.