Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
Jun 09, 2008
Aeroflot last week confirmed that it plans to lease an additional 19 A320 family aircraft. No other details were provided. Interfax reported that the carrier plans to add up to 65 Airbus aircraft in the future. It already operates 36 narrowbody Airbus aircraft. It reportedly wants to double its current level of domestic services by 2014. CEO Valery Okulov told ATWOnline at the IATA AGM in Istanbul last week that SU is looking for a European airline with which it can form a strategic partnership. "We are considering Austrian Airlines. .
Jun 06, 2008
Hawaiian Airlines will lease four 717-200s from Boeing Capital Corp. to "better meet the needs of Hawaii's interisland travelers" following the shutdown of Aloha Airlines two months ago (ATWOnline, June 3). Two aircraft will enter service in September and others in November and December. HA currently flies 11 -200s and operates 150 daily inter-island flights. In support of its inter-island expansion it has hired 230 additional employees and plans 160 more.
Jun 06, 2008
Emirates will receive its first A380 on July 28 at a ceremony in Hamburg. First service will be from Dubai to New York JFK, possibly as early as Aug. 1. At the recent IATA AGM in Istanbul, EK President Tim Clark made waves when he announced that the airline had no plans to reduce flying because of soaring fuel prices and the softening of the market. "We are not cutting back but in fact are looking to expand," he told delegates. The expansion could include the conversion of an order for 10 787-8Fs to the passenger version, according to some observers in Dubai.
Jun 06, 2008
The 787 delay is having a "quite dramatic" effect on Royal Jordanian's long-haul growth strategy, Chairman and CEO Samer Majali told ATWOnline at this week's IATA AGM in Istanbul. "The [787] delay hits our strategy," he said, noting that the carrier's regional and mid-haul fleet renewal will be finalized by next year.
Jun 06, 2008
Boeing reached a deal with Japan Airlines to equip current and future 777s with Class 3 EFBs following a validation trial that began last year. Two 777s have been operating with the EFBs since June 2007 and JAL expects to take delivery of three EFB-equipped -300ERs this year. Retrofit kit installation will begin in April 2009 and completion is slated for late 2011.
Jan 17, 2019
Boom’s Overture supersonic airliner will be as quiet on takeoff and landing as subsonic aircraft flying similar routes today, the startup said, providing more insight into its efforts to reconcile the high- and low-speed requirements for its Mach 2.2 commercial aircraft.
Jan 17, 2019
Airbus Commercial Aircraft president Guillaume Faury sees the A320 and A220 to be ideally placed to “evolve in parallel” and anticipates making further decisions on how later this year.
Jan 16, 2019
Following the drone sightings that shut down London Gatwick Airport in December, manufacturers of equipment to counter unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) say the technology is available and expressed frustration that airports and authorities are not being more proactive in meeting the threat.
Jan 16, 2019
Pilot leaders from Canadian regional carrier Jazz Aviation endorsed a tentative agreement for a new contract Jan. 15, on the same day Jazz’s parent company Chorus Aviation Inc. and Air Canada announced terms to extend their capacity purchase agreement (CPA) through 2035 and increase the Jazz fleet with an additional 14 Bombardier CRJ900s.
Jan 15, 2019
UK-based Hybrid Air Vehicles (HAV) is a step closer to launching its Airlander 10 heavy-lift platform now that the CAA has granted Production Organization Approval (POA).
Jan 15, 2019
Airbus’ head of urban air mobility lays out the reasons behind the manufacturers interest in air taxis and its vision for the market.
Jan 14, 2019
Airbus now has “a very good understanding of the cost base” of the A220 program, but negotiations with suppliers, key to bringing down costs, are still ongoing, Airbus-Bombardier partnership CEO Philippe Balducchi said.