Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
Feb 26, 2008
Austrian Arrows Q400 operating as Flight OS142 from Nurnberg to Vienna with 67 passengers made an emergency landing yesterday in the capital after the pilot noticed a problem with the main display indicating landing gear position. The aircraft climbed and entered a holding pattern, and with the main and alternative displays functioning properly touched down approximately 2.5 hr. after takeoff. All onboard were safe. Austrian Airlines Group said the aircraft will undergo a thorough technical examination in Innsbruck and results are expected within two days.
Feb 25, 2008
Boeing pulled back on its development of the 787-3 while trying to make up for lost time on the new aircraft's larger models, according to press reports. Workers on the -3, a shorter-range variant sought mainly by airlines in Japan, began transitioning to the 787-8 last week. A Boeing spokesperson told Bloomberg News that resources "have been temporarily redeployed. . .in an effort to support the program's nearer-term priorities." ANA has 30 787-3s on order and Japan Airlines has committed to 13.
Feb 25, 2008
Bombardier's long-awaited CSeries program moved one step closer to an official launch after the company's board gave the go-ahead to begin actively marketing the aircraft to prospective customers.
Feb 25, 2008
China Southern Airlines announced sale and leaseback deals covering 10 A330s ordered in December 2005. Eight aircraft now will be owned by and leased from Shenzhen Financial Leasing, with the remaining two owned by HSBC. CZ said the deals were "for the purpose of reducing the tremendous need of capital and relieving the pressure on the manufacture and operation of the company caused by the high asset/liability ratio."
Feb 22, 2008
NavAero said Freebird Airlines of Turkey selected its tBag C22 computer and display technology as the EFB flight deck hardware for the carrier's A320s and A321s. Deployment will begin this year with full implementation slated for early 2009.
Oct 08, 2018
Lufthansa Group subsidiary Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS) has added three Saab 2000 turboprops to its fleet, wet-leased from Slovenia-based Adria Airways, and will end the wet-lease of one Austrian Airlines Bombardier Q400, all as of Oct. 28.
Oct 08, 2018
Airbus is completing its ongoing leadership transition by naming Guillaume Faury its new CEO.
Oct 08, 2018
Airbus delivered 67 commercial aircraft to 25 airlines and 13 lessors in September, about 2.2 aircraft per day, up 29% from August, and nearly returning the Toulouse-based manufacturer to its prolific 2.7 aircraft-per-day output of June and July.
Oct 08, 2018
The first Airbus A220-100 (formerly Bombardier CS100) the European manufacturer plans to deliver to Atlanta-based Delta Air Lines made its first flight Oct. 6, marking another step toward entry into service of the small narrowbody with a major carrier.
Oct 05, 2018
The Airbus Global Market Forecast predicts passenger traffic from and to Africa will increase by 4.9% annually over the next 20 years.
Oct 03, 2018
Paris-based all-business-class airline La Compagnie will introduce the first of its two incoming Airbus A321neos in April, configured with 76 lie-flat seats in a two-by-two layout.
Oct 02, 2018
Air travelers want airlines to deliver more real-time information to their personal devices, including updates on flight status (82%), baggage (49%) and wait-times at security and immigration checkpoints (46%), according to survey data from IATA’s latest Global Passenger Survey (GPS), released Oct. 2.