Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
Jan 28, 2008
Malev Hungarian Airlines sold three CRJ200s to Alma de Mexico and one CRJ200 to Nova Air, which is based in Mexico City.
Jan 28, 2008
Astraeus wet-leased a 757 to British Airways for operation on European routes to and from London Gatwick through March. Astraeus said it is entering negotiations "with a number of airlines and operators" to provide similar services.
Jan 25, 2008
SAS said yesterday that inspections revealed that a majority of SSV valves on the landing gear of its Q400 fleet were defective, thereby relaunching the blame game that started when the carrier removed the aircraft from service following three incidents last fall.
Jan 25, 2008
Hamburg International signed a firm order for two additional A319s yesterday while taking delivery of a previously ordered 150-seat A319 powered by CFM56s. The charter airline now has ordered 16 A319s.
Jan 25, 2008
Hong Kong Airlines ordered Trent 700s to power the 20 A330-300s it signed for at the Paris Air Show (ATWOnline, June 22, 2007). The contract, which includes a TotalCare services agreement, is worth approximately $1.2 billion at list prices, Rolls-Royce said.
Sep 07, 2018
Embraer’s E190 E2 regional jet has begun a demonstration tour of Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS).
Sep 07, 2018
UK-based regional carrier flybe has rolled out a new livery as part of its rebranding exercise.
Sep 07, 2018
A newly emerging issue around increased engine vibrations is severely affecting utilization of the Pratt & Whitney PW1100G-powered Airbus A320neo in-service fleet and threatens to slow the manufacturer’s recovery from delivery delays, several industry sources told ATW’s sister publication Aviation Week.
Sep 06, 2018
US Transportation Security Administration (TSA) administrator David Pekoske defended the effectiveness of TSA’s controversial ‘Quiet Skies’ surveillance program, calling it “critically important to our security” and telling lawmakers that it “does not take into account a traveler’s race or religion.”
Sep 06, 2018
A microburst likely was a major factor in the July 31 accident involving an Aeromexico Embraer E190 that went down as it was departing Durango, Mexico, with investigators reporting they have not found any mechanical anomalies or obvious errors made by the aircraft's pilots.
Sep 06, 2018
A newly emerging issue around increased engine vibrations is severely affecting utilization of the Pratt & Whitney PW1100G-powered Airbus A320neo in-service fleet and threatens to slow the airframer’s recovery from delivery delays, several industry sources told Aviation Week.
Sep 06, 2018
Norwegian intends to stick to its strategy to sell up to 140 aircraft, the airline wrote in an investor presentation Sept. 4, confirming plans for large-scale asset disposals.
Sep 05, 2018
The April 28, 1969, issue of Aviation Week & Space Technology carried a special photo report detailing the Boeing 747 assembly process.