Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
Feb 05, 2009
Royal Jordanian does not plan to ground aircraft or abandon routes owing to the economic meltdown, CEO Samer Majali told ATWOnline at oneworld's 10th anniversary event in Madrid. The carrier will take delivery of new A319s this month and next and will launch Brussels service in April as scheduled. "After several years of high double-digit growth in passengers and an even greater increase in revenue, we are planning for a very modest growth this year," he said. He conceded that "modest" could equte to "zero," which he said was a "positive" considering the market downturn.
Feb 05, 2009
Jeppesen and Continental Airlines are working together to define "a multiyear Required Navigation Performance program" for CO under a recently signed letter of intent. "Jeppesen has provided navigation services for Continental for many years and we look forward to working with them on implementation of this technology," VP-Flight Operations Fred Abbott said. The airline is deploying electronic flight bag services from Jeppesen.
Feb 05, 2009
LAN Airlines is working on an interim solution to fill the gap until the first of its 26 787s finally arrives, CEO Enrique Cueto told ATWOnline, and now expects the first Dreamliner to come two years late "by the end of 2013."
Feb 05, 2009
Boeing sent a notice to all Trent 800-powered 777 operators that both the uncommanded loss of thrust on a Delta Air Lines 777-200ER in November and the dual rollback that led to the British Airways -200ER crash landing at London Heathrow 13 months ago likely were caused by ice in the fuel feed system (ATWOnline, Dec. 19, 2008).
Feb 04, 2009
Ryanair Deputy CEO Michael Cawley told reporters yesterday that the LCC is talking with both Boeing and Airbus about placing an order for 300-400 aircraft within the next two years for delivery in 2012-17. It will sell older aircraft to clear some space but eventually is targeting 200 million passengers per year. It transported 57.7 million in 2008 and currently operates 181 737-800s. Cawley said there was no impediment to operating both Boeing and Airbus types; "We're large enough now to run two fleets."
Jun 13, 2019
Asiana Airlines intends to add 34 new aircraft to its fleet over the next four years as it phases out many of its oldest models.
Jun 13, 2019
GE Aviation completed flight tests of the GE9X on its Boeing 747-400 flying testbed in early May meeting or exceeding performance goals.
Jun 13, 2019
Russia’s deteriorated relations with the West following Moscow’s annexation of Crimea in 2014 has had substantial consequences for the Irkut MC-21 program.
Jun 13, 2019
As part of a major shake-up of its regional jet strategy, Mitsubishi Aircraft has rebranded the former MRJ90 as the SpaceJet M90 and has announced details of the stretched MRJ70 redesign, which will now be called the M100.
Jun 12, 2019
CFM International is redesigning the bearing in the radial drive shaft of the LEAP-1B that powers the Boeing 737 MAX after five incidents in which an engine was shut down in-flight because an oil filter bypass warning light indicated in the cockpit.
Jun 12, 2019
Korean Air is one of several Asian airlines holding discussions with manufacturers that could result in new widebody aircraft deals.
Jun 12, 2019
Uber has added a fifth electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing (eVTOL) vehicle developer to its Elevate aerial ridesharing program, announcing a partnership to develop Jaunt Air Mobility’s Reduced Rotor Operating Speed Aircraft (ROSA).
Jun 12, 2019
Boeing’s full-scale Passenger Air Vehicle (PAV) electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing (eVTOL) prototype crashed earlier in June during unmanned flight testing at subsidiary Aurora Flight Sciences in Manassas, Virginia.