Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
May 11, 2010
Embraer announced that LOT Polish Airlines converted orders for four E-175s into the larger E-195 with deliveries scheduled to begin in 2011. Aircraft are part of a follow-on order for a dozen E-175s placed in late 2007 at a time when the carrier already operated six E-170s and four E-175s. Four E-170s from the 2007 order were delivered in 2009 and four more will be delivered this year. LOT holds two options and 10 purchase rights for the E-175 as well. It took its first E-170 in March 2004, becoming the first European airline to operate a member of the E-Jet family.
May 11, 2010
Airbus COO-Customers John Leahy revealed that an A320 family production rate increase to as many as 38 aircraft per month is being contemplated.
May 11, 2010
Pilots transitioning to the 747-8 from the 747-400 will feel at home while benefiting from advances in avionics and systems.
May 11, 2010
Makers of regional aircraft await the recovery in airplane orders but move forward on new and derivative programs.
May 11, 2010
US Export-Import Bank and Turkish airline SunExpress reached a $220 million financing deal to support the carrier's purchase of "several" CFM56-powered 737-800s. It will be the airline's first collaboration with Ex-Im.
Feb 14, 2020
Airbus plans to cut the A330 production rate and stabilize the A350, in an acknowledgement of weak demand for widebody aircraft.
Feb 14, 2020
Building the safety case, amending the regulations and providing a business case for safe, robust and reliable operation lie ahead.
Feb 14, 2020
Boeing steers the new airliner project design concept to counter nearer-term competition from the Airbus A321XLR.
Feb 13, 2020
Sapura Technics, a new narrowbody aircraft MRO in Southeast Asia, received its Malaysian Part 145 maintenance certification on Feb. 5. This follows a…
Feb 13, 2020
Bombardier will continue mulling a split-up of the Canadian train and business jet maker, with the company’s chief executive sounding like he favors staying in the latter business, according to comments made during a Feb. 13 teleconference.
Feb 13, 2020
Albany International, the provider of 3D-woven composite fan blades to Safran for LEAP aircraft engines, has let go workers as it tries to adjust to lower demand related to the Boeing 737 MAX production halt, the company’s new executive team told analysts.
Feb 13, 2020
Airbus has received joint type certification from EASA and the FAA for a second model in the A330neo family, the smaller, longer-range A330-800.
Feb 13, 2020
Airbus needs another 18 months or so to catch up with A320neo family deliveries and aims to produce 65-67 per month from 2023, up from 63 in 2021, company CEO Guillaume Faury said.