Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
Feb 28, 2011
AirAsia X has ordered three Airbus A330-200s with an option for two more, bringing the airline’s total orders for the A330 to 28.
Feb 27, 2011
Safran group companies Labinal and Aircelle signed agreements with Shanghai Aircraft Manufacturing and Airbus respectively. Labinal’s framework agreement with COMAC subsidiary SAMC will establish an aircraft wiring joint venture company, while Aircelle was selected by Airbus to supply the complete integrated nacelle package for the A320neo family.
Feb 27, 2011
Wings Air, a subsidiary of Indonesia’s Lion Air, firmed up options for 15 ATR 72-500s. Wings signed a contract with ATR at the 2009 Dubai Air Show for 15 72-500s plus 15 options; it now has 30 of the type on firm order with 10 already in operation.
Feb 24, 2011
Airbus on Thursday announced it has rolled out the first Korean Air Airbus A380 bearing the airline's livery. The paint work was done in Hamburg. The aircraft is one of 10 ordered by the carrier, which will become the sixth A380 operator when it takes delivery of its first in the second quarter (ATW Daily News, Jan. 19).
Feb 24, 2011
EgyptAir on Thursday told ATW it is preparing for the release of a “limited modification” to its summer schedule and that the revised schedule “will feature a gradual growth in volume of operations over the summer season reaching normal volume towards the end of the season.”
Jul 20, 2016
Cathay Pacific Airways is starting to build up its Airbus A350-900 fleet, as it prepares for the aircraft’s long-haul debut later this year.
Jul 20, 2016
Bombardier said it has managed to increase range of both the CS100 and CS300 from restricted airports.
Jul 19, 2016
A SWISS scheduled commercial flight of the Bombardier CSeries aircraft from Switzerland to the UK had to return to home base Tuesday morning after experiencing a problem with its air conditioning system.
Jul 19, 2016
From Boeing's 2016 Current Market Outlook report, 20-year projections for economic and traffic growth, plus needed new aircraft to accommodate the projections, for the world's regions.
Jul 19, 2016
All fleet data is current as of March 31, 2016. Source: Aviation Week Fleets Discovery and ATW Research
Jul 19, 2016
Delta Air Lines executives said they are not concerned by the money-losing first-half 2016 performance of the company’s Trainer, Pennsylvania oil refinery, noting that the facility is part of Delta’s overall fuel strategy and is not judged solely by profitability.
Jul 19, 2016
Nepalese regional carrier Tara Air has signed a purchase agreement for three Viking Twin Otter Series 400s.