Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
Feb 13, 2008
Delta Air Lines and Northwest Airlines have briefed their pilot groups, both of which are represented by the Air Line Pilots Assn., on a proposed merger, according to multiple published reports.
Feb 12, 2008
Thales will provide US Airways and Swiss International Air Lines with its Topflight FMS for Airbus aircraft. Features include undo functions, multi-revision temporary flight plan capabilities and a versatile display system.
Feb 12, 2008
CMC Electronics said Airbus Transport International selected its CMA-9000 FMS for the retrofit of five A300-600ST Beluga aircraft. Features include civil certified multisensor GPS, INS and DME navigation capabilities as well as advanced communication functions such as data link. Compatible with ACARS, ACMS and satcom, the technology conforms to the ARINC-739 multifunction control display unit standard. Avionica won 757 and 767 FAA STCs including ST03529AT and ST03529AT for its Iridium Satellite-based voice and data communications alternative satLINK.
Feb 11, 2008
Air Moldova signed a firm contract for one E-190 scheduled for delivery in March 2010, Embraer announced. Aircraft will seat 114.
Feb 11, 2008
Boeing is upbeat on its progress with what it terms "second-generation" biofuels and believes regular commercial services could be operating within five years.
Sep 25, 2018
Florida-based ultra-LCC Spirit Airlines plans to take delivery of two more Airbus A320neos this year and to resume regular deliveries next year after problems with its Pratt & Whitney PW1100G-powered airliners caused the carrier to stop accepting them.
Sep 25, 2018
Indian Ocean-based Air Mauritius has delayed a decision on new narrowbody aircraft to replace two Airbus A319s and expand its fleet as competition and high fuel prices create pressure on the company, CEO Somaskaran Appavou told ATW on the sidelines of last week’s IATA Aviation Day in Mauritius.
Sep 24, 2018
La Réunion-based Air Austral and Air Madagascar are looking at updating their respective fleets, 10 months into a partnership aimed at making the two small airlines more resistant to competition that they say has been “positive overall” so far.
Sep 24, 2018
Singapore Airlines (SIA) has taken delivery of the first of seven Airbus A350-900 ultra-long range (ULR) aircraft, which will be placed in service Oct. 11 on a nonstop service between Singapore and New York Newark Liberty International Airport—the world’s longest route with an average flying time of 18 hr. and 45 min.
Sep 24, 2018
Indian LCC SpiceJet has taken delivery of the first 90-seat version of Bombardier’s Q400 turboprop, the manufacturer said Sept. 21.
Sep 21, 2018
LCC Thai VietJet Air has welcomed its first Airbus A321, at Bangkok Suvarnabhumi Airport.
Sep 20, 2018
Air pollution, especially in large Asian cities, is believed to be one cause of reliability issues that have affected a large portion of the Rolls-Royce Trent 1000-powered Boeing 787 fleet.