Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
Jul 02, 2011
Tibet Airlines, a newly established Lhasa-based airline (ATW Daily News, June 24), took delivery of an Airbus A319, the first of three A319s it ordered in May 2010. Boeing delivered a 737-900ER and a 777-300ER to Korean Air.
Jul 02, 2011
Tianjin-based Okay Airways took delivery of two domestically produced MA60 turboprops from AVIC. The aircraft will be operated on new routes from Yantai to Dalian, Weiha, Dandong and Weifang that the carrier plans to start this month.
Jul 02, 2011
Garuda Indonesia placed a firm order for four A330-300s and converted three previously ordered A330-200s into -300 models, Airbus said Friday.
Jul 02, 2011
Hawaiian Airlines said it leased three additional Boeing 717-200 aircraft to meet increasing passenger demand, and has also purchased its existing fleet of 15 leased 717-200s from Boeing Capital Corp. in a refinancing transaction aimed at reducing its long-term fleet costs.
Jul 02, 2011
UK-based Flybe and Finnair announced they will jointly acquire Finnish Commuter Airlines, the Finnish regional carrier owned by privately held Finncomm Oy, for €25 million ($36.2 million) in cash.
Oct 06, 2016
Airbus and Boeing commercial aircraft deliveries for 2016 year-to-date, sorted by most-recent delivery date.
Oct 06, 2016
Airbus and Boeing commercial aircraft gross orders for 2016 year-to-date, sorted by most-recent date of order placement with manufacturer.
Oct 06, 2016
Mexican low-cost carrier VivaAerobus has taken delivery of the first of 40 Airbus A320neo aircraft, part of an order for 52 A320 family aircraft the airline placed in October 2013.
Oct 06, 2016
Turkish regional Borajet Airlines is to take three Embraer E190-E2s and two E195-E2s on long-term lease from Irish lessor AerCap.
Oct 06, 2016
Could short-range commuter flights to small communities lacking air service be the application that makes commercial hybrid-electric aircraft a reality?
Oct 06, 2016
In addition to NASA's hybrid-electric propulsion research for small aircraft, projects are underway in France, Russia and elsewhere in Europe.
Oct 05, 2016
Taiwan's EVA Air will celebrate its 25th anniversary of flights from Taiwan to Europe in November 2016. Vienna was the Taipai-based carrier's first destination. The Boeing 777-300ER has replaced the Airbus A330-200 on the Vienna-Bangkok-Taipeh route from Oct. 4. ATW correspondent Kurt Hofmann was invited onboard the 777-300ER in Vienna.