Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
Mar 03, 2011
Ryanair on Thursday confirmed to ATW it may consider ordering United Aircraft Corp.’s single-aisle MS-21 or COMAC’s C919 aircraft to support fleet expansion. Negotiations with Boeing for additional 737s broke down in late 2009 (ATW Daily News, Dec. 9, 2009).
Mar 03, 2011
Brussels Airlines took delivery of the first of two ex-Mexicana Airbus A319s it is slated to receive as part of the renewal of its short- and medium-haul fleet.
Mar 03, 2011
Delta Air Lines told employees it has reached an agreement to buy nine Japan Airlines MD-90s for delivery beginning in January 2012 to replace retiring DC-9s and 50-seat regional jets.
Mar 02, 2011
Edelweiss Air COO Peter Spring told ATW in Zurich that the airline took delivery of a 332-seat Airbus A330-300 last week and is endeavoring to grow international flying.
Mar 01, 2011
Airbus and a group of Chinese industrial partners on Monday opened a joint venture composite manufacturing facility in Harbin first announced in 2009 (ATW Daily News, Feb. 2, 2009). It spans 33,800 sq.m. and will eventually be an "80,000 sq.m. manufacturing compound, comprising production, technical support, office areas and other services," Airbus said.
Jul 25, 2016
The Tanzanian government has signed a firm purchase agreement for two Bombardier Q400s for commercial airline use, valued at $62 million at list prices.
Jul 22, 2016
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Jul 22, 2016
The Convair 990 was a stretch of the Convair 880 that American Airlines requested.
Jul 22, 2016
American Airlines has reached an agreement with Airbus to defer its first A350-900 delivery from the spring of 2017 to late 2018, and on average will take delivery of its 22 A350s 26 months later than previously planned.
Jul 21, 2016
That Boeing has had problems with the three aircraft programs leading to the company taking a $2.1 billion hit in its second-quarter earnings was not a surprise. But the size of the hit was a shock.
Jul 21, 2016
Boeing will report after-tax charges totaling $2.1 billion across three aircraft programs—the 787, 747-8 and KC-46 aerial refueler—in its July 27 second-quarter earnings release, the company has revealed.
Jul 21, 2016
Boeing announced Thursday it will recognize financial charges totaling $2.1 billion related to three aircraft programs in its second-quarter earnings results next week.
Jul 21, 2016
Turkey’s Pegasus Airlines has taken delivery of the first Airbus A320neo powered by CFM International LEAP-1A engines.