Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
Nov 08, 2011
Transaero Airlines (UN) signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Boeing for four 747-8 Intercontinental aircraft, making it the first customer in Russia, the CIS and Eastern Europe for the passenger version of 747-8.
Nov 07, 2011
WheelTug and EL AL Israel Airlines (LY) on Monday announced a Letter of Intent (LOI) under which LY will “obtain a substantial part of the initial production of WheelTug Aircraft Drive Systems for Boeing 737NG aircraft for installation on their own aircraft subject to financial and operational feasibility checks and regulatory approvals.” LY is the launch customer for the system.
Nov 07, 2011
LOT Polish Airlines’ (LO) first 787 delivery has again been postponed, according to LO CEO Marcin Pirog. "We have recently received new delivery dates. The first 787 will arrive in the fourth quarter of 2012 instead of April 2012,” Pirog told the Polish News Agency PAP last week (ATW Daily News, Oct. 21). “The next two aircraft are to reach Poland within two months after the delivery of the first one,” PAP reported.
Nov 07, 2011
CIT Aerospace, the aircraft leasing unit of CIT Group, signed an agreement with Embraer for up to 30 Embraer 190 and/or 195 jets, with 10 firm orders. Deliveries are scheduled through 2015, the manufacturer said.
Nov 04, 2011
Boeing has commitments from eight airlines for more than 600 737 Max aircraft, the company’s marketing VP said in a Nov. 4 briefing.
Dec 02, 2016
ATW presents exclusive photos of Bombardier CS300 operator airBaltic's unveiling in Riga.
Dec 02, 2016
Bombardier delivered the first CS300 aircraft to launch operator airBaltic Nov. 28 and was unveiled in Riga Dec. 1. The CS300 is the larger variant of Bombardier’s CSeries aircraft, which is designed to carry between 130 and 150 passengers in a two-class layout.
Dec 02, 2016
Embraer is deferring entry-into-service of the E175-E2, the third member of its new-generation E2 airliner family, by a year to 2021, citing ongoing uncertainty over the settlement of scope-clause agreements at mainline carriers in the US, the chief market for the variant.
Dec 02, 2016
The Tanzanian Government Flight Agency (TGFA) has signed firm purchase agreements for two Bombardier CS300s single-aisle jets and one Q400 turboprop, Bombardier announced Dec. 2.
Dec 01, 2016
A newly launched Cyprus Airways has taken delivery of its first Airbus A319 aircraft Dec. 1.
Dec 01, 2016
Belavia Belarusian Airlines will retire its Tupolev Tu-154 aircraft on Dec. 28.
Dec 01, 2016
Russia’s State Transport Leasing Co. (STLC) has placed an order for five Let L-410 aircraft with Russia’s Ural Works of Civil Aviation (UWCA), in a deal valued at RUB2 billion ($30.7 million) at list prices.
Dec 01, 2016
Airbus aims at short A350-1000 flight test program and considers larger family member.