Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
Mar 12, 2008
AirBaltic will undergo the largest fleet expansion in its history owing to parent SAS Group's contract with Bombardier announced Monday (ATWOnline, March 11). The carrier will take delivery of at least eight Q400 NextGen aircraft starting next year and will hold options for four more. New aircraft will replace F50s. AirBaltic also plans to add two 757-200s and three 737-300s this year.
Mar 11, 2008
SAS Group said it will receive "slightly more" than SEK1 billion ($163.3 million) in cash and credit toward new aircraft purchases in settlement with Bombardier and Goodrich over the Q400 landing gear incidents that led the airline to retire its 27 Q400s last fall. As part of the settlement, SAS ordered 13 firm CRJ900 NextGens worth $474 million and 14 Q400 NexGens worth $356 million. It optioned a further 17 CRJ900s and seven Q400s. Delivery of the firm aircraft begins this fall and continues through 2011.
Mar 11, 2008
Emirates is expending significant effort to enter its first A380 into service earlier than the Oct. 1 target date, when it intends to operate Dubai-New York JFK with its first delivery (ATWOnline, March 4). It expects to take the first aircraft in August, "but we will try to get it earlier, by midsummer, and start scheduled services ahead of October," an EK spokesperson told ATWOnline in Berlin. It is possible the first destination may change from JFK as well.
Mar 10, 2008
Rumors of further delays to the first flight of the 787 gained momentum Friday as Goldman Sachs indicated the world may have to wait at least an additional three months. In a client note, GS analyst Richard Safran said, "Our sources indicate 787 power-on, scheduled for March end, may be delayed until the end of June. First flight, expected three months after power-on, may be further delayed. We now think deliveries will start in the third quarter of 2009 versus the current 'early '09' target."
Mar 10, 2008
Avionica said Continental Airlines secured its ACARS communications in passenger service over the Iridium satellite network. One of CO's satLINK-equipped 737-800s reached its Houston headquarters as it flew over the Pacific. The carrier also plans to install satLINK on 757-200s.
Oct 24, 2018
Mature-aircraft trader and lessor Vallair, which is the launch customer for the first Airbus A321 passenger-to-freight conversion, is actively seeking more A321s to join eight that it already has slated for conversion.
Oct 24, 2018
Boeing Commercial Airplanes (BCA) saw revenues slip slightly to just less than $15.3 billion as delivery volume fell 12 units, to 190.
Oct 24, 2018
Safran has confirmed CFM International’s target of handing over 1,100 Leap engines for Airbus and Boeing narrowbodies in 2018, emphasizing it is gradually bringing delivery delays down to zero.
Oct 24, 2018
Thai Airways is postponing retiring some of its oldest widebody aircraft to cover delays in its fleet acquisition plans and a capacity crunch caused by Boeing 787 groundings for unscheduled engine maintenance.
Oct 24, 2018
Major players in propulsion market look to leverage power strengths as work on electric and hybrid-electric demonstrators accelerates.
Oct 23, 2018
Bombardier has sued the aircraft unit of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd., alleging the Japanese company recruited Bombardier employees with the intent of acquiring proprietary trade secrets for use in its Mitsubishi Regional Jet (MRJ) program.
Oct 23, 2018
EASA proposes eVTOL airworthiness standards as NASA outlines plans for a Grand Challenge to advance urban air mobility.
Oct 22, 2018
Qatar Airways—which will begin double-daily Doha-New York JFK Airbus A350-1000 service Oct. 28—is looking into investment opportunities in the US, according to Group CEO Akbar Al Baker.