Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
Nov 28, 2011
Shijiazhuang-based Hebei Airlines (NS) has placed a firm order for 10 ARJ21s, according to Commercial Aircraft Corp. of China (COMAC).
Nov 23, 2011
Airbus has completed installation of the first set of sharklet wing-tip devices on the company’s A320 development aircraft (MSN 001), preparing for the flight-test campaign in the coming weeks.
Nov 23, 2011
China’s Bank of Communications Financial Leasing Co, a subsidiary of China’s Bank of Communications, has placed a firm order for 30 Commercial Aircraft Corp. of China (COMAC) C919s.
Nov 22, 2011
BOC Aviation , a Singapore-based aircraft leasing company, signed a contract with Embraer for 15 Embraer 190 aircraft.
Nov 21, 2011
Air Lease Corp. (ALC) has signed lease agreements for 13 additional aircraft. ALC said it placed two Embraer 175s, leased to Belavia (Belarus); four ATR 72-600s, leased to Passaredo (Brazil); and two Airbus A320-200s, leased to S7 Airlines, from its order book. ALC leased one Boeing 737-800, leased to Caribbean Airlines; one 737-800, leased to Transaero; and one 737-800, leased to Sun Country, from its fleet. ALC acquired on lease one 737-800, leased to Spicejet, and one A320-200, leased to Interjet.
Dec 12, 2016
Boeing has informed employees that the 777 production rate will be reduced from seven per month to five per month in August 2017, meaning the program’s production rate will be cut twice in 2017.
Dec 12, 2016
Order totals as of Nov. 30, 2016. Source: Boeing.
Dec 12, 2016
Aerojet Rocketdyne rotating detonation-engine study takes a big step toward boosting gas turbine efficiency through pressure-gain combustion.
Dec 12, 2016
IATA’s first look into 2017 is sobering, given that the airline industry has only recently been able to reach margins common in many other sectors.
Dec 11, 2016
Qantas announced it will launch Perth-London Heathrow nonstop service in March 2018 using the Boeing 787-9 for the 9,000 mile, 17-hour flight.
Dec 11, 2016
Boeing announced Sunday it had firmed a memorandum of agreement (MOA) signed with Iran Air earlier this year for 50 narrowbody and 30 widebody aircraft in a deal valued at $16.6 billion at list prices.
Dec 09, 2016
Boeing booked firm orders for 13 commercial aircraft from six customers in November, valued at approximately $1.7 billion at list prices.