Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
Jan 18, 2011
Boeing as expected delayed 787 first delivery again, announcing Tuesday that ANA will receive its first Dreamliner in this year's third quarter instead of the current quarter.
Jan 16, 2011
Delta Air Lines confirmed it has issued an RFP to "several major aircraft manufacturers" regarding a future order of as many as 200 firm aircraft with deliveries beginning in 2013 to replace aging DC-9s, Boeing 757-200s and Airbus A320s on mainline domestic flying.
Jan 13, 2011
Rockwell Collins was selected by Vietnam Airlines to provide a suite of avionics including its MultiScan Threat Detection System and Multi-Mode Receiver Global Landing System, for 36 new Airbus A321-200s. Deliveries will begin in 2011 and continue through 2014.
Jan 13, 2011
AerCap Holdings said it signed 13 new aircraft lease agreements and delivered eight aircraft in the 2010 fourth quarter. Lease agreements inked during the period include three Airbus A319s for Frontier Airlines, two A320s for Brussels Airlines, an A320 for Donbassaerom, an A320 and an A319 for LAN Airlines, an A320 for P.T. Metro Batavia, a Boeing 757-200 for Delta Air Lines, a 737-400 for Vision Airlines, a 737-800 for Orenair and a 737-400 for Nok Air.
Jan 12, 2011
Boeing on Monday began final assembly on the 1,000th 767, a 767-300ER for ANA. ANA has taken delivery of 89 767s. GECAS delivered one new Boeing 737-800 to China United Airlines and one new Airbus A320 to Saudi Arabian Airlines, the twelfth of 15 A320s it has leased to the carrier.
Jun 24, 2020
More than a dozen aerospace organizations have urged the European Commission (EC) to link recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic to new measures designed to enhance the sector’s environmental credentials.
Jun 23, 2020
Electric flight startup ZeroAvia has completed its first electrically driven flight in the UK as it gears up its operations to demonstrate a 250-300-nm flight with its hydrogen fuel cell technology.
Jun 23, 2020
Growing demand for freight capacity has led cargo specialist DHL Express to increase its Middle East and North Africa (MENA) fleet with the addition of two Boeing 767-300Fs.
Jun 23, 2020
Ask the Editors: Airbus is focusing on extending the A220’s longer routes while Embraer struggles with bundling and pricing for the E2.
Jun 22, 2020
Boeing has told its primary 737 supplier Spirit AeroSystems to produce only 72 shipsets this year.
Jun 22, 2020
Ask the Editors: Airlines may be concerned about crowding in cabin aisles, but adopting ICAO’s guidelines would be the best practice.
Jun 19, 2020
IATA has launched a new incident reporting tool designed to help airlines reduce and manage security risks.
Jun 19, 2020
Airbus conducted six dedicated test flights over nine months as part of the research project that culminated in April with the milestone first fully…