Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
Aug 22, 2010
Bernstein Research forecast that A350 deliveries will slip into 2014 and that Airbus will deliver only eight of the next-generation aircraft that year, flagging a significant slippage in the program. Asked to comment, an Airbus spokesperson told ATW, “We don’t have any basis to confirm the data in the Bernstein report.” Airbus has reassured the market in the past that the program is on track for a 2013 first delivery.
Aug 19, 2010
Boeing this week booked orders for four 737s but suffered a 777 cancellation, Reuters reported. The customers were unidentified. The manufacturer has tallied 258 orders so far this year. BAE Systems won a contract from SETE Aviation to remarket one CF6-80C2B6F-powered Privatair 767-300ER.
Aug 19, 2010
International Aero Engines announced that Air Lease Corp., the leasing company formed by ILFC Co-founder and former Chairman and CEO Steven Udvar-Hazy, selected the V2500 to power 30 of 51 Airbus A320 family aircraft it ordered at the 2010 Farnborough Airshow. IAE valued the order at more than $500 million. ALC chose the V2500 SelectOne build standard. Deliveries are set to begin in 2011.
Aug 19, 2010
Lhasa-based startup Tibet Air signed a commitment to acquire three A319s to launch its fleet, Airbus said yesterday.
Apr 02, 2020
2020 could be the worst ever for aviation OEMs and their supply chains. Questions continue to focus on how bad things will get.
Apr 01, 2020
The eruption of the Indonesian Mount Tambora in 1815 propelled enough volcanic dust into the atmosphere to visibly darken the sun and cool the global climate in the subsequent months, leading 1816 to be described in contemporary accounts as “The Year without a Summer.”
Apr 01, 2020
UK-headquartered Acro Aircraft Seating has appointed former Collins Aerospace and B/E Aerospace executive Neil Cairns as its new CEO.
Apr 01, 2020
Chinese flights are carrying light loads and earning low yields, but the government wants the industry to fly as much as possible.
Apr 01, 2020
Astronics, the already embattled provider of aircraft seat technology and other interior products, is “adjusting its workforce” to align with a dropoff in demand due to the coronavirus and sudden economic slowdown.
Mar 31, 2020
Avcorp returned to its financial sponsor in early March to significantly increase a credit line, company representatives acknowledged Mar. 31.
Mar 31, 2020
Avia Solutions Group—which is active in wet leasing, maintenance and training—has completed its acquisition of Iceland-headquartered cargo airline Bluebird Nordic for an undisclosed sum.
Mar 31, 2020
Swedish startup Liquid Wind has announced plans to build a series of commercial-scale, renewable-fuel plants across Scandinavia.