Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
Jan 20, 2011
Hainan Airlines Chairman Chen Feng said the carrier plans to seek compensation from Boeing for the 787 program's repeated delays.
Jan 18, 2011
Komy Mirrors was selected by Lufthansa to supply a total of 5,400 mirrors for installation in the overhead bins on the carrier's Boeing 737, 757, Airbus A319, A320 and A321 aircraft. Komy will deliver between 400 and 500 units a month, depending on LH's modification schedule, it said. LH has chosen the mirrors, which are intended to shorten security checks and allow passengers a clearer view of belongings, as a standard for all new A319, A320 and A380 aircraft.
Jan 18, 2011
SuperJet International said Mexico's Interjet signed a firm order for 15 Sukhoi Superjet 100s for delivery beginning in the second half of 2012. Based on list prices, the order is valued at $650 million. The airline also has five options.
Jan 18, 2011
Buoyed by Virgin America's order for 60 A320s, including 30 A320neos (see Other Headlines) Airbus ended 2010 with orders for 644 aircraft (574 net), surpassing Boeing's order total of 530 net for a third consecutive year.
Jul 13, 2016
The Quebec government’s $1 billion investment in the Bombardier CSeries program is not a subsidy and was essential because the province could not afford to see the aircraft fail, the Quebec Premier said during his visit to the Farnborough Airshow this week.
Jul 13, 2016
Sukhoi Civil Aircraft Co. has begun development on a stretched version of the Superjet 100 (SSJ100).
Jul 13, 2016
Hong Kong-based China Aircraft Leasing Co. (CALC) has selected CFM International CFM56-5B engines to power Airbus A320ceos delivering in 2017 and 2018.
Jul 13, 2016
Malaysia-based low-cost carrier (LCC) AirAsia has selected CFM International’s LEAP-1A engine to power the 100 new Airbus A321neos the carrier signed for Tuesday at the Farnborough Airshow.
Jul 13, 2016
Spanish carrier Air Europa has ordered 20 Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft, valued at $2.2 billion at list prices, as revealed at the Farnborough Airshow July 13.
Jul 13, 2016
LATAM Airlines Group’s first Airbus A320neo rolled out of the Airbus Final Assembly Line in Toulouse after the installation of Pratt & Whitney Pure Power PW1100-JM engines in the airline’s new livery.
Jul 13, 2016
Latvian carrier airBaltic will have the range to serve destinations, including Abu Dhabi, with the arrival of its first Bombardier CS300 in October.
Jul 13, 2016
Boeing’s converted freighters program (BCF) gained new customers at Farnborough Airshow on July 13 with orders for eight of the converted passenger aircraft from Bulgaria’s Cargo Air, Colombia’s Lineas Aereas Suramericanas and an unidentified customer.