Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
Nov 14, 2011
Russia's NordStar Airlines signed a contract with ATR for the purchase of three more firm ATR 42-600s, adding to an agreement inked in September for two firm ATR 42-600s and two options.
Nov 11, 2011
Allegiant Travel Co. has inked a purchase agreement with Scandinavian Airlines System (SAS) for up to 13 MD-80 aircraft and 12 JT8D-219 spare engines in 2012 and 2013.
Nov 11, 2011
Aeroflot (SU) plans to modernize the fleet of its subsidiaries with Airbus A320s and Russian regional aircraft Sukhoi Superjet 100s (SSJ100s), SU CEO Vitaly Savelyev said.
Nov 10, 2011
Airbus has confirmed to ATW that it has pushed back entry into service (EIS) of its A350-900 aircraft by six months to the “first half of 2014” owing to the “late availability of some key parts.”
Dec 05, 2016
Russia’s United Engine Corp. (UEC) has started the second stage of PD-14 engine testing for the Irkut MC-21 aircraft.
Dec 05, 2016
Bombardier is now expecting to certify the CSeries 100 for London City Airport’s steep approach 60 days later than its most recently revised turn-of-the-year estimate.
Dec 05, 2016
Hawaiian Airlines has agreed to purchase an additional Airbus A330-200, bringing its A330 fleet to 24 by the end of the fourth quarter of 2017.
Dec 05, 2016
GE is also completing key endurance tests of lightweight, heat-resistant ceramic matrix composites that are pivotal to the GE9X meeting performance goals.
Dec 05, 2016
AirBaltic CEO speaks at the unveiling of its first Bombardier CS300. Video by Victoria Moores. LimelightPlayerUtil.initEmbed('limelight_player_380120…
Dec 02, 2016
Airbus has delivered the first A321 to Atlanta-based Delta Air Lines from its US manufacturing facility in Mobile, Alabama.
Dec 02, 2016
Latvian carrier airBaltic has celebrated the arrival of its first Bombardier CSeries 300 (CS300) and could potentially use the smaller CS100 for its turboprop replacement.
Dec 02, 2016
ATW correspondent Victoria Moores interviews airBaltic CEO Martin Gauss on the Riga-based carrier's new Bombardier CS300 delivery…