Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
Sep 29, 2008
Boeing recorded orders for 24 aircraft last week, the largest weekly haul since July. Orders are for 11 737s, four 777s and nine 767s. The company listed all as unidentified, but ATWOnline understands that the nine 767s are the aircraft announced by ANA last week (ATWOnline, Sept. 26). The 24 orders take the company's yearly total net of two cancellations to 610: 467 737s, two 747s, 11 767s, 52 777s and 78 787s.
Sep 29, 2008
Russian Federal Air Transportation Agency last week temporarily suspended flights by 737-500 aircraft, which are equipped with the same navigation system used by the Aeroflot Nord 737 that crashed in Perm two weeks ago (ATWOnline, Sept. 16). Six carriers operate the plane, according to RIA Novosti, which reported that the ban will remain in force until pilots from those airlines undergo additional training.
Sep 29, 2008
Rockwell Collins reached a deal with Airbus to provide side displays and docking stations for the new Class 2 electronic flight bag on A320s for production and aftermarket applications. System is designed to enhance efficiency by electronically connecting airline and pilot operations.
Sep 29, 2008
Embraer delivered the first E-190 to Virgin Nigeria. The aircraft is configured for 96 passengers, 12 in first class and 84 in economy. All seats feature the Thales i4500 IFE system. VK has ordered three E-190s and seven E-170s.
Sep 29, 2008
AVIC I is ramping up efforts to manufacture large commercial trunk aircraft as some of its subsidiaries are beginning to make big investments in expanding production capabilities.
Apr 16, 2019
Icelandair is wet-leasing Boeing 767s and acquiring a Boeing 757 on a temporary basis to compensate for its 737 MAX 8s affected by the global grounding.
Apr 15, 2019
Embraer’s E195-E2 has been awarded simultaneous Brazilian, European and US type certification, clearing the way for initial deliveries of the stretched 146-seat airliner to begin early in the second half of the year.
Apr 12, 2019
FAA is targeting late May or early June for approving Boeing’s proposed changes to the 737 MAX and issuing an airworthiness directive that would mandate the upgrades and clear the way for US MAX operations to resume, the agency told airline representatives April 12.
Apr 12, 2019
Russia’s United Aircraft Corp. (UAC) is reconfiguring its top management as it prepares to separate commercial aircraft production from UAC’s military programs.
Apr 12, 2019
Smartavia Airline, formerly known as Aeroflot-Nord and Nordavia, took delivery of its first Boeing 737-800 in the new branding.
Apr 12, 2019
Southwest Airlines has revamped its schedule through Aug. 5 to account for not having its 34 Boeing 737 MAXs as the model’s grounding continues to keep operators shuffling their schedules and fleet plans.
Apr 12, 2019
Boeing chairman, president & CEO Dennis Muilenburg described his response to the March 10 crash of Ethiopian Airlines flight ET302 and the subsequent grounding of the 737 MAX 8, as the US manufacturer finds itself scrambling to restore confidence in the type.
Apr 11, 2019
Azul Brazilian Airlines expects a total capacity growth of 18%-20% this year, consisting of a 16%-18% increase in domestic capacity and a 20%-25% rise in international capacity.