Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
Aug 05, 2009
Aer Lingus Group reached agreement with Airbus on deferred delivery of its new long-haul aircraft and terminated lease agreements on two A330s ahead of schedule. One leased A330 will leave the fleet in October, 18 months ahead of schedule, and the second will depart next March, 14 months ahead of schedule. EI already has returned two leased A330s this year and now plans to operate eight long-haul aircraft until 2013. The carrier placed an order in June 2007 for six A330-300Es and six A350s with A330 deliveries scheduled for 2009-11 and the A350s in 2014-15.
Aug 05, 2009
Baltia Air Lines, a New York JFK-based startup intending to serve Eastern European countries from the former Soviet Union, said it has signed a letter of intent to purchase one 747. It did not identify the source of the aircraft.
Aug 04, 2009
Thai Airways took delivery of an A330-300 last week in Toulouse, the 1,000th A330/A340 family aircraft delivered by Airbus. Thai operates 15 A330-300s, four A340-500s and six A340-600s.
Aug 04, 2009
Air India is discussing the cancellation of six 777 orders with Boeing, the airline confirmed to several news organizations.
Aug 04, 2009
Bombardier Aerospace said it received an order for five Q400 NextGen aircraft plus five options from an airline that requested to remain unidentified. Firm order is worth $159 million at list prices.
Sep 18, 2019
Vietnam LCC Vietjet Air has reportedly placed an order for 15 Airbus A321XLRs, according to a Reuters report.
Sep 17, 2019
Aeroflot will split a preliminary order for 100 Superjet 100 regional jets into several firm contracts.
Sep 17, 2019
Watch as Embraer delivers the new E195-E2 to global launch carrier, Azul Brazilian Airlines.
Sep 17, 2019
Nerves are fraying over the pending release of another World Trade Organization (WTO) decision in the long-running commercial airliner subsidy spat between Airbus and Boeing, with industry observers preparing for a ruling favorable to the US and Boeing that deepens a trade war with Europe.
Sep 17, 2019
Amazon is transferring two Boeing 767-300 freighters from Atlas Air to Air Transport Services Group (ATSG), the companies confirmed.
Sep 13, 2019
The US National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has overturned a previous decision allowing a unit of 178 mechanics and inspectors at Boeing’s South Carolina plant to unionize with the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM).
Sep 12, 2019
Azul Brazilian Airlines plans to double in size over the next five years as the carrier continues to grow its Embraer E2, Airbus A320neo and A330 fleets.
Sep 12, 2019
Airline entrepreneur David Neeleman has started the process of setting up another airline in the U.S. in addition to the planned Airbus A220 operator Moxy.