Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
Dec 17, 2008
Swedish regional Golden Air took delivery of its first new ATR 72-500 yesterday. It currently operates one used 72-500, five Saab 340Bs and five Saab 2000s.
Dec 15, 2008
Vietnam Airlines ordered six ATR 72-500s valued at more than $112 million, ATR announced. They will be equipped with the Elegance cabin, powered by PW127Ms and bring the number of -500s it currently has on order to 11. All are scheduled for delivery in 2009 and 2010. Its current ATR fleet comprises seven 72-200s and three 72-500s.
Dec 12, 2008
Boeing yesterday confirmed that the 787's first flight will not take place until the 2009 second quarter, with first delivery to ANA pushed back to the 2010 first quarter, marking the fifth time the manufacturer has delayed the Dreamliner program.
Dec 11, 2008
Air New Zealand will conduct the world's first commercial aviation test flight powered by a sustainable second-generation biofuel on Dec. 30. The flight was scheduled for Dec. 3 but was postponed after the loss of one of the airline's A320s during a "return from lease acceptance test flight" in France (ATWOnline, Nov. 12). The 2-hr.
Dec 11, 2008
Rolls-Royce said its Trent 700 last week successfully powered the first scheduled flight of an Aeroflot A330-200 from Moscow Sheremetyevo to St. Petersburg. Flight marks the Trent's service entry in Russia, and "demonstrates the growing presence of Rolls-Royce in the Russian market," VP-Customer Business Nick Devall said. In June 2007, Rolls won a $600 million deal with SU to provide the Trent 700 to power 10 leased A330-200s and A330-300s and support the engines under a long-term TotalCare service agreement.
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.
Jun 03, 2019
Qantas remains on track to place an order by the end of 2019 for an aircraft to launch direct flights from Australia’s east coast to London.
Jun 03, 2019
Airbus chief commercial officer Christian Scherer says he is “not worried about a slowdown” in aircraft demand despite lower airline profitability and the risk of trade wars.
Jun 02, 2019
South African Airways (SAA) CEO Vuyani Jarana has resigned from his post, a source close to the Star Alliance member told ATW on the sidelines of the IATA AGM in Seoul June 2.
Jun 02, 2019
The Airbus-Bombardier joint venture that is producing the A220 officially changed its name to the Airbus Canada Limited Partnership June 1.
May 31, 2019
Pratt & Whitney has reduced life limits on PW1500G and PW1900G geared turbofan (GTF) high-pressure compressor (HPC) front hubs after excessive corrosion was discovered during a routine overhaul, and the FAA plans to mandate the change.
May 31, 2019
The Airbus-Bombardier joint venture that is producing the A220 officially changes its name to the Airbus Canada Limited Partnership on June 1.
May 31, 2019
Rolls-Royce is investigating faster ways of replicating in-service conditions on the test bench for the next-generation UltraFan, in the wake of endurance problems with the manufacturer’s Trent 1000 engines.