Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
Mar 13, 2011
Etihad Airways reduced its order for 35 787s by four aircraft and instead exercised options on three 777s to safeguard its expansion, the airline said last week following a report in The Seattle Times.
Mar 13, 2011
Qatar Airways CEO Akbar Al Baker said the airline is expecting to receive its first Boeing 787 in January or February 2012. "Over two years' delay," he noted. "But the 787 will be a good aircraft for us."
Mar 10, 2011
Boeing selected Leading Edge Aviation Services to apply final paint and customer livery to all North Charleston, S.C.-built 787 Dreamliners, at its Amarillo, Texas facility. The 787s will fly 1,250 m. (1,212 km.) from Boeing’s final assembly and delivery facility in North Charleston to Amarillo, and will then return to South Carolina for final delivery to customers.
Mar 10, 2011
Air Canada said it has been notified by Boeing that its first five 787 deliveries, originally slated for 2012 and then pushed back to the second half of 2013, "are now targeted for delivery" during the 2013 fourth quarter and the 2014 first half. "This represents an average delay of between five and seven months from the previous schedule," AC stated, adding that Boeing is still evaluating the schedule for the carrier's remaining 32 787 deliveries.
Mar 10, 2011
Lufthansa is in the midst of a €2.8 billion ($3.9 billion) investment program to upgrade its fleet and improve service quality, with arriving Airbus A380s playing a large role.
Aug 02, 2016
Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI) welcomed its first scheduled Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner service Aug.1, a British Airways’ upgraded daily nonstop from London Heathrow Airport. The 787-8 accommodates 214 passengers in a three-class configuration—Club World (business class-35 seats), World Traveller Plus (premium economy-25 seats) and World Traveller (economy-154 seats). ATW online editor Linda Blachly was onsite for the inaugural flight.
Jul 29, 2016
Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) signed a wet-lease agreement with SriLankan Airlines for three A330s, PIA CEO Bernd Hildenbrand confirmed to ATW.
Jul 29, 2016
Embraer recorded a net income of $4.5 million for the half year ended June 30, compared to $72.5 million for the year-ago period.
Jul 29, 2016
Las Vegas-based Allegiant Air has agreed to purchase 12 new Airbus A320ceo aircraft.
Jul 29, 2016
Philippines-based low-cost carrier (LCC) Cebu Pacific has placed a firm order for two Airbus A330-300s, the manufacturer said July 29.
Jul 28, 2016
Etihad’s group chief does not expect the Airbus A380neo to be built and says the 10 A380s the Abu Dhabi airline ordered are sufficient—the future lies with new-technology aircraft like the Airbus A350 and Boeing 777X.
Jul 28, 2016
Kazakhstan-based Air Astana is conducting a network and fleet study that may result in the airline taking Embraer E2s and creating a joint-venture airline in the region.