Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
Dec 15, 2009
Sky Holding Co. and Oaktree Capital Management announced formation of a new aircraft finance and leasing partnership in which funds managed by Oaktree invested $500 million in Sky.
Dec 15, 2009
BAE Systems Asset Management announced the sale of three BAe 146QT freighters to Cobham Aviation Services Australia, which had been leasing the aircraft since the early 1990s. Cobham will use them to service a renewed A$100 million ($91.2 million) contract awarded by Australian air Express. BAE and Cobham also extended the lease on one passenger BAe 146-300.
Dec 14, 2009
Boeing is prepared to fly the 787 as early as Tuesday morning, it said last week, adding that the timing is "dependent on final internal reviews, taxi test and receiving the final experimental ticket" from US FAA. On Dec. 10 the manufacturer finished its final review of the Nov. 30 static test designed to validate the side-of-body modification to the aircraft (ATWOnline, Dec. 2). Final gauntlet testing on the first flight test aircraft also was completed successfully, it said.
Dec 11, 2009
Irkut Corp., manufacturer of the MC-21 passenger aircraft scheduled to enter service in 2016, selected Pratt & Whitney's PW1000G geared turbofan engine to power the plane. The MC-21 family (sometimes identified as the MS-21) will comprise three variants seating between 150 and 212 passengers, with first flight planned for 2014. Irkut announced design freeze 11 months ago (ATWOnline, Jan. 7).
Dec 11, 2009
Flydubai took delivery of its sixth 737-800 this week. VGS Aircraft Holding (Ireland) leased one 737-800 to Comair (South Africa) until March 2013.
Nov 17, 2019
De Havilland Aircraft of Canada is looking at the possibility of fitting new engines to the Dash 8-400, the company’s COO.
Nov 17, 2019
Nigerian carrier Air Peace ordered three more Embraer E195-E2s and Egyptian lessor CIAF Leasing signed for three 190s on the opening day of the Dubai Airshow.
Nov 15, 2019
United Airlines on Nov. 15 removed all Boeing 737 MAX operations from its schedule through March 4, 2020, one week after American Airlines and Southwest Airlines also pulled the type through the first week of March.
Nov 15, 2019
As Boeing gradually progresses toward the reauthorization of 737 MAX passenger flights, French pilot union SNPL France ALPA is calling for thorough pilot training before the aircraft returns to service.
Nov 15, 2019
Fiji Airways took delivery of the first of two Airbus A350-900s Nov. 15, becoming the first airline in the South Pacific region to acquire the type, which will operate on routes to Los Angeles and Sydney.
Nov 15, 2019
French airline Air Caraibes is boosting frequencies in its winter schedule, with the arrival of an Airbus A350-1000 set for January 2020.
Nov 15, 2019
The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has awarded type certification to the Airbus BelugaXL, the latest generation of custom-built freighters used by the European manufacturer to transport major components between its factories.
Nov 15, 2019
Panama-based Copa Holdings posted a net profit of $104 million in the 2019 third-quarter, up 80% from $58 million in the same period last year.