Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
Dec 23, 2008
Boeing yesterday announced a deal with Southwest Airlines to serve as lead integrator for the carrier's 737-300/-700 flight deck upgrade to incorporate performance-based navigation capabilities. Contract includes design, installation and integration of hardware and software from multiple suppliers as well as flight testing and certification. Integration program calls for 737-300 modification with avionics supplied by GE Aviation, Honeywell and Rockwell Collins. GE Aviation said it won a $40 million deal with Southwest to provide its SDS-6000 large area display suite.
Dec 23, 2008
British Airways placed a firm order for six E-170s and five E-190SRs, plus options on a further three 190SRs, for its wholly owned BA CityFlyer regional subsidiary. The firm aircraft are worth $376.5 million at list prices "based on January 2008 economic conditions," and the deal could reach $489 million if all options are confirmed, Embraer said.
Dec 23, 2008
Five passengers remained in the hospital yesterday as the US National Transportation Safety Board's Go Team continued to investigate the Saturday evening crash of a Continental Airlines 737-500 that veered from Denver International Airport's runway 34R while on its takeoff roll, crossed a field and a taxiway, careened down a 40-ft. hill and caught fire.
Dec 22, 2008
ANA confirmed the postponement of selection of its future large aircraft type (ATWOnline, Nov. 19), citing the "unforeseen changes to its operating environment since the financial crisis of September this year." The airline is considering the A380, 747-8 and 777-300ER as its future long-haul flagship. It said its "New Aircraft Selection Committee will remain on hold until the company deems market conditions conducive to resuming the selection process."
Dec 22, 2008
Boeing 787 watchers will see some "action" at the Everett plant by mid-to-late February, insiders say, with word from the factory floor indicating that the first aircraft, ZA001, will have all fastener issues resolved by the end of this month and will be rolled out for repainting at the end of February.
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.
Jun 03, 2019
The airline industry may have been posting lower profits of late, but the slowdown is still “two to three years into the softest landing I have ever seen in 30 years,” Embraer Commercial Aviation CEO John Slattery said.
Jun 03, 2019
Renaming the Boeing 737 MAX could help restore the public’s trust in the aircraft when the global fleet is flying again, Kenya Airways CEO Sebastian Mikosz said.
Jun 03, 2019
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines has teamed up with Delft University of Technology (TU Delft) to work on a wide-fuselage long-haul concept aircraft, known as the Flying-V, which would carry 314 passengers.
Jun 03, 2019
The de Havilland name has returned to aircraft manufacturing with completion of the $300 million sale of the Dash 8 program by Bombardier to Canada’s Longview Aircraft Capital.
Jun 03, 2019
Operators of more than 300 newer Boeing 737s—including nearly half of the in-service MAXs—will be ordered to inspect slat tracks and remove parts identified as being from a batch that may not meet Boeing’s production requirements, the FAA and the company said June 2.