Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
Mar 29, 2011
Boeing Commercial Airplanes President and CEO Jim Albaugh asserted that the re-engined Airbus A320neo will have a higher operating cost than a current-model 737NG.
Mar 29, 2011
Boeing Commercial Airplanes President and CEO Jim Albaugh asserted that the re-engined Airbus A320neo will have a higher operating cost than a current-model 737NG.
Mar 27, 2011
Pratt & Whitney completed assembly of the first PW1217G engine intended to power the Mitsubishi Regional Jet. It is the third PurePower PW1000G series engine to complete assembly, it said. "Completion of this first engine to test for the PW1200G series is another important milestone for the PurePower engine program," said Pratt VP-Next Generation Product Family Bob Saia. "Ground testing of our first engine exceeded our expectations, and I predict that testing for this first PW1217G engine will produce similar results."
Mar 24, 2011
Air Berlin announced an agreement with GE Capital Aviation Services for the financing of 12 new aircraft, comprising five Airbus A320s, three A321s and four Boeing 737-800s, all equipped with CFM engines. This sale-and-leaseback transaction, worth $1 billion at list prices, is covering deliveries due in the first three quarters of 2012, according to the carrier.
Aug 10, 2016
Melbourne Airport welcomed the inaugural Airbus A350 service to Victoria, with the arrival of Singapore Airlines flight SQ207 on Aug. 10. Singapore Airlines will deploy the A350 to Melbourne through Oct. 22 when it will be redeployed on nonstop flights between Singapore and San Francisco from Oct. 23.
Aug 10, 2016
The technology failure is a significant negative mark on one of Delta’s key brand claims.
Aug 10, 2016
BAE Systems Regional Aircraft (BARA) is working on a new freighter conversion of the Avro RJ regional jet following a year’s work on developing the concept.
Aug 10, 2016
Embraer plans to reduce its workforce through a “voluntary dismissal program” for employees in Brazil in light of a challenging global aerospace environment.
Aug 10, 2016
Shanghai-based low-cost carrier (LCC) Spring Airlines plans to expand its fleet to 100 aircraft by 2018 to meet growing market demand, according to chairman Wang Zhenghua.
Aug 09, 2016
US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) will implement IATA’s standardized Cargo-XML messaging format within the next few months, IATA announced Aug. 8.
Aug 09, 2016
Philippines-based low-cost carrier (LCC) Cebu Pacific has ordered Rolls-Royce Trent 700 engines to power two new Airbus A330-300 aircraft from a July 29 order.
Aug 09, 2016
West Africa-based Mauritania Airlines has finalized an order for one Boeing 737-800NG, valued at $96 million at current list prices.