Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
Apr 06, 2011
Boeing this week delivered one 737-800 to Air Algerie, the North African carrier’s 50th Boeing aircraft and the fourth of seven 737NGs it ordered in 2009 (ATW Daily News, Nov. 18, 2009). Separately, the manufacturer delivered a 737-800 to Algeria-based Tassili Airlines, the carrier's first Boeing aircraft and the first of an order placed in 2009 for four -800s.
Apr 06, 2011
Airbus said it is bringing forward the A320neo's entry into service from 2016 to October 2015, and will begin the program's industrial development phase "in earnest" with Pratt & Whitney's PW1100G serving as the "lead development engine."
Apr 06, 2011
Qatar Airways and Boeing said Wednesday that the airline has placed firm orders for three 777 freighters and two 777-300ERs valued at $1.4 billion at list prices.
Apr 05, 2011
AeroSvit Ukrainian Airlines received two additional Boeing 767-300ERs on operating leases. It plans to launch nonstop services from Kiev Borispol to Colombo, Hong Kong and Ho Chi Minh City later this year. This summer, VV will operate about 80 international routes in 33 countries, including transcontinental services to New York JFK, Toronto, Beijing, Delhi and Bangkok. Two 737-800s will be delivered in March and April 2012. In 2013-2014, VV will also receive four 737-900ERs, becoming the first East European operator of this type.
Apr 05, 2011
Southwest Airlines found small, subsurface cracks on two more Boeing 737-300s on Tuesday, bringing the total to five that have been grounded in the aftermath of Friday's midair fuselage skin rupture on Flight 812 (ATW Daily News, April 5).
Aug 24, 2016
The UK Air Accidents Investigation Branch said it was launching an enquiry into the incident, which happened at about 11 a.m. local time at the vehicle’s home base, RAF Cardington, north of London.
Aug 23, 2016
Phoenix-based Honeywell Aerospace’s JetWave hardware was awarded a final type approval Aug. 22 by UK-based satellite communications services provider Inmarsat.
Aug 23, 2016
Boeing and All Nippon Airways (ANA) celebrated the delivery of the airline’s 50th 787 Dreamliner during a ceremony Aug. 17 at Boeing’s Everett Delivery Center in Washington state.
Aug 22, 2016
All 300 people onboard the Emirates Boeing 777 escaped with their lives when the aircraft crash-landed at Dubai Airport and burst into flames. Sadly a firefighter was killed tackling the blaze, but the scale of the tragedy could have been so much larger.
Aug 22, 2016
Delta Air Lines and Southwest Airlines are very different airlines. One is a global full-service airline with a fleet of varied aircraft types and multiple product offerings for passengers, while the other is the world’s original low-cost carrier with an all-Boeing 737 fleet, no business class and a mostly domestic operation.
Aug 19, 2016
Romanian flag carrier Tarom has issued a call for two 160- to 190-seat aircraft, which it will initially wet lease, before taking dry-leased aircraft.
Aug 19, 2016
Russia’s VIM Avia will add Airbus A330 aircraft to its fleet, with the first one to arrive at the end of August, the airline said in a statement.
Aug 19, 2016
Ethiopian Airlines has taken delivery of the second of 14 Airbus A350 XWBs, which arrived at Addis Ababa Bole International Airport Aug 16.