Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
Feb 19, 2009
CFM International announced that Lufthansa selected the CFM56-5B to power 27 A319s/A320s it has on order. Contract is worth approximately $375 million and includes CFM's Tech Insertion option. Deliveries will commence this year and continue through 2012. LH currently operates more than 150 CFM56-powered Airbus and Boeing aircraft, the Snecma/General Electric joint venture said.
Feb 19, 2009
Copa Airlines this week took delivery of its 43rd aircraft, a 160-seat 737-800.
Feb 19, 2009
Air France's first A380, powered by Engine Alliance GP7200s, completed its inaugural test flight last Thursday, the engine-maker announced. Four-hr. flight was followed by Monday's journey to Hamburg, where it will undergo painting and interior customization ahead of October delivery. AF has 12 A380s on order.
Feb 18, 2009
AWAS signed a lease deal with CanJet Airlines for one 737-800.
Feb 18, 2009
Singapore Airlines management announced an additional capacity cut and said it has met with three staff unions to discuss its plans for "mitigating the impact of the global economic downturn." In a statement released Monday, the airline said that falling advance bookings prompted it to reduce capacity in the fiscal year beginning April 1 by 11% year-over-year. SIA will ground 17 aircraft, 13 more than previously planned. It originally planned to convert one aircraft into a freighter and return three others to lessors.
Jun 17, 2019
Over the next few years, British Airways (BA) will turn its attention to the renewal of its Boeing 777-200 fleet, which totals 46 aircraft of varying ages.
Jun 17, 2019
Boeing is revising the 777X test plan to maximize ground evaluations as it attempts to compensate for a lengthy delay to first flight following the recent discovery of a durability issue on the aircraft’s General Electric GE9X engines.
Jun 17, 2019
Chicago-based United Airlines will top up its fleet of Embraer E175s with a further firm order for 20 of the type, plus 19 options.
Jun 17, 2019
Air Lease Corp. (ALC) placed an order for 50 Airbus A220-300s on the opening day of the Paris Air Show. The US lessor plans to take delivery of the aircraft between 2021 and 2026, according to the terms of the preliminary order.
Jun 17, 2019
UK long-haul specialist Virgin Atlantic will acquire 14 Airbus A330-900s, with an option for six more, in a move CEO Shai Weiss said will position the carrier for future growth.
Jun 17, 2019
Boeing is revising the 777X test plan to maximize ground evaluations as it attempts to compensate for a lengthy delay to first flight following the recent discovery of a durability issue on the aircraft’s General Electric GE9X engines.
Jun 17, 2019
Boeing’s return-to-service plan for the 737 MAX will focus on treating each aircraft as if it had just been delivered
Jun 17, 2019
Boeing is reportedly considering offering the larger of the two proposed new midmarket airplane (NMA) variants first for delivery in 2025 as it nears closing the business case and obtaining board permission for formal authority to offer later this year.