Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
Aug 25, 2008
B/E Aerospace subsidiary FSI won US FAA STC status for retrofit installation of its Door 3 Overhead Attendant Crew Rest on Continental Airlines' 777-200s. OHAR is 800 lb. lighter than the Lower Lobe Crew Rest it replaces and is expected to generate revenue through additional seat and cargo capacity. Installation will take place in Hong Kong.
Aug 25, 2008
NextJet of Sweden subleased three 68-seat ATPs from West Air Sweden, BAE Systems Regional Aircraft announced. West Air will provide maintenance and support. NextJet will use the aircraft, two of which already have been delivered, to link five smaller communities in the north to Stockholm Arlanda beginning Oct. 25. It was awarded a three-year PSO by Swedish authorities. NextJet currently operates B-1900Ds and Saab 340As on scheduled flights.
Aug 25, 2008
TUIfly will take delivery of a new 737-800 in October and configure it with 52 business class seats. Aircraft will be used on high-priced leisure operations like around-the-world charters.
Aug 25, 2008
Japanese authorities ordered Japan Airlines and ANA to inspect all Q400s after a pilot was forced to abort a flight recently prior to a takeoff from Osaka. Bombardier confirmed that reports indicated a propeller blade on a Pratt & Whitney Canada engine on a JAL Q400 was dented. A spokesperson for the Canadian manufacturer emphasized that the inspection was not a "grounding order" and that the company was working with airline representatives and Japanese authorities. It would not speculate on the cause of the damage until the engine is inspected fully.
Aug 25, 2008
Rockwell Collins said Croatia Airlines selected its HGS Head-up Guidance System for the carrier's Q400s plus two option aircraft.
Mar 21, 2019
All Nippon Airways (ANA) received its first of three Airbus A380s March 20. The aircraft also marks the last new A380 customer delivery. Airbus…
Mar 21, 2019
Qatar Airways CEO Akbar Al Baker anticipates that deliveries of the Boeing 777X will be on time and hopes the airline will be the first to fly the new long-haul aircraft. Deliveries are expected to begin in 2020.
Mar 21, 2019
Russia’s Atran Airlines, an air express subsidiary of Volga-Dnepr Group, took delivery of its first Boeing 737-800BCF March 20, becoming the first operator of the type in the country.
Mar 20, 2019
British Airways (BA) has brought in assistance on another route as it seeks to cope with the continuing disruption caused by problems with its Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 engines.
Mar 20, 2019
All Nippon Airways (ANA) received its first of three Airbus A380s March 20, which the carrier plans to use to double capacity between Japan and Hawaii.
Mar 20, 2019
US operators with Boeing 737 MAXs are shuffling aircraft assignments and canceling flights to address gaps created by grounded MAXs, and may have enough flexibility to keep the ramifications of a short-term grounding minimal.
Mar 20, 2019
US Department of Transportation (DOT) secretary Elaine Chao on March 19 requested the Department’s Office of Inspector General (OIG) initiate a probe to review the process FAA used to certify the Boeing 737 MAX as safe prior to the two fatal crashes in Ethiopia and Indonesia.
Mar 20, 2019
The new majority shareholder of French long-haul focused airline Corsair, Intro Aviation, plans to revamp the carrier’s fleet, switching to an all-Airbus formation and increasing the fleet to 13 aircraft by 2023 to reduce costs and drive growth.