Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
Jan 06, 2009
Copa Airlines announced a firm order for four 737-800s for delivery "within the next three years." It now has 13 737s on order, plus options, and currently operates 27 737NGs and 15 E-190s.
Jan 06, 2009
Airbus delivered its 12th A380 in 2008 and fourth to Emirates on Dec. 30 in Hamburg, meaning the manufacturer met its delivery schedule for the year, President and CEO Tom Enders announced. "This gives us a good basis to further ramp up our production in 2009," he said. Singapore Airlines took five A380s last year and Qantas three.
Jan 06, 2009
Naverus reached a deal with LAN Peru to provide its Performance Based Navigation technology following regulatory approval.
Dec 24, 2008
Cebu Pacific Air took delivery of its sixth ATR 72-500 Monday. It also operates 10 A319s and nine A320s.
Dec 24, 2008
Rolls-Royce inked a deal with Etihad Airways for provision of Trent 700EPs to power eight A330s. Contract is valued at $575 million and includes long-term services under a TotalCare agreement. Aircraft are scheduled for delivery between 2009 and 2011. Order will bring Etihad's fleet of Rolls-powered A330s to 24.
Jun 05, 2019
The Azerbaijani government-owned carrier Azerbaijan Airlines (AZAL) will defer deliveries of 10 Boeing 737 MAX 8 narrowbodies for five years.
Jun 05, 2019
Urban air mobility for the masses is not expected to take off for several years, but once it does it could become a multibillion-dollar enterprise that upends traditional aviation companies, say new consultant studies on electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft.
Jun 04, 2019
NASA is assessing industry proposals for flight demonstrations of electrified aircraft propulsion systems with the goal of rapidly maturing the technologies for use in commercial transports that could enter the fleet by 2035.
Jun 04, 2019
Air Austral has grounded one of its two Boeing 787-8s for at least two months following a June 3 planned check of its Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 engines, leaving the La Reunion-based carrier looking for solutions to maintain flight schedules over the peak summer season.
Jun 04, 2019
The ACMI business is dominated by the regional segment and is growing fast in Europe.
Jun 03, 2019
Emirates Airline will stick to its large commitment for Boeing 787-10s despite the Dubai-based carrier’s recent decision to also order Airbus A330-900s and A350-900s.
Jun 03, 2019
Icelandair will lay off 24 pilots and will not be hiring 21 new pilots, because of the ongoing worldwide grounding of the Boeing 737 MAX.
Jun 03, 2019
Thai Airways’ expanded fleet acquisition plan is progressing toward the final stages of government review before a major aircraft order can be placed, a senior airline executive said.