Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
Aug 25, 2009
Gulf Air CEO Samer Majali said Sunday that the carrier's mandate to cut costs may include revisions to its aircraft order book. "We do not yet know what size or shape Gulf Air will take following this review; however, as a result it may be necessary for us to look at our fleet orders with our suppliers and to adjust them according to the airline's newly defined requirements," he said in a statement to Dow Jones. Gulf has 15 A320s scheduled for delivery between this year and 2012 and 20 A330-300s set to arrive beginning in 2012.
Aug 25, 2009
WestJet yesterday announced a revised fleet plan featuring deferred delivery of 16 aircraft and purchase of an additional 14 737-700s that will see the Canadian LCC operating between 112 and 135 planes at the end of 2016. The 14 new aircraft will be delivered in 2015-16. The airline, which currently flies 81 737s, also has 23 leases with Aviation Capital Group up for renewal between 2013 and 2016.
Aug 24, 2009
Qantas CEO Alan Joyce told The Australian that Boeing informed him that the 787's first flight will take place by year end, the newspaper reported Friday. Boeing declined to comment, saying a revised flight test program schedule will be issued by the end of September.
Aug 19, 2009
Turkish Airlines firmed up its order for seven 289-seat A330-300s. It signed an MOU at the Paris Air Show (ATWOnline, June 22). Delivery is scheduled to begin in September 2010. THY currently operates seven A330s.
Aug 19, 2009
Iran Civil Aviation Org. banned airlines from leasing Russian-built aircraft following two July accidents involving a Tu-154M and an Il-62 in which a combined 185 people were killed (ATWOnline, July 27). "Eastern planes would be able to operate in the air sector only when they are brand new and made according to our order," CAO head Mohammad Ali Ilkhani was quoted as saying by Reuters.
Sep 24, 2019
Icelandair has reached an interim compensation agreement with Boeing to cover losses incurred by the Boeing 737 MAX grounding, which has already had a $140 million impact on the airline’s EBIT.
Sep 24, 2019
Thales and the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) have signed an agreement to establish a Joint Aviation Innovation Research (AIR) laboratory in Singapore.
Sep 24, 2019
The Commercial Aircraft Corp. of China (COMAC) forecasts a Chinese market for 6,119 aircraft of approximately 120 to 200 seats over the coming 20 years.
Sep 24, 2019
Poland has designed and produced thousands of indigenous-developed aircraft, could it do the same again?
Sep 23, 2019
Some operators of Engine Alliance GP7000-series powered Airbus A380s face more stringent engine fan hub assembly inspections after examination of the hub that separated during an uncontained failure two years ago pointed to higher risk of cracks.
Sep 23, 2019
The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is looking into the second PW1500G engine failure involving a low-pressure compressor stage 1 rotor in two months—both involving Swiss International Air Lines A220-300s operating the same route.
Sep 23, 2019
Rolls-Royce’s decision to accelerate swaps of older intermediate pressure turbine (IPT) blades is adding pressure to its overhaul shops and will keep the number of Boeing 787s grounded because of Trent 1000 engine issues higher than previously projected well into 2020.
Sep 23, 2019
New generation aircraft types have dramatically expanded route and market prospects for airlines, and in the longer-term new technologies will pose more opportunities and challenges for operators, according to a panel of aviation industry experts at the World Routes conference in Adelaide.