Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
Nov 16, 2007
Ethiopian Airlines will wet-lease two GE-powered 747-200Fs from US-based Southern Air. First aircraft will arrive Nov. 17 and be leased for 14 months; second will arrive Dec. 31 and fly for ET for 19 months. The aircraft will fill the gap until it takes delivery of two MD-11Fs, the first in December 2008 and the second in August 2009. The first 747F will fly daily Addis Ababa-Brussels from Nov. 8, becoming twice-daily at year end. On Jan. 4, ET will launch weekly Hong Kong freighter service, becoming the first African carrier to fly the route. It also operates two 757 freighters.
Nov 15, 2007
Nile Air, a startup Egyptian airline that plans to launch operations in the 2008 first quarter, placed a firm order for nine A321s valued at nearly $800 million and signed an MOU "to base its future fleet on the A321," Airbus said. The Cairo-based carrier plans to serve Riyadh, Jeddah, Medina, Dammam, Kuwait, Dubai, Doha and Bahrain with passenger and freight service. "The A321 is the perfect solution to provide our required balance between volume, cost efficiency and return on investment," Nile Air Chairman Nasser A. Al-Tayyar said.
Nov 15, 2007
Adria Airways, a regional airline based in Ljubljana, placed a firm order yesterday for two CRJ900s and one CRJ1000 collectively valued at $122.7 million. Adria currently operates seven CRJ200s and two CRJ900s.
Nov 15, 2007
Qantas Group will order up to 188 single-aisle aircraft to be operated in Australia and Asia by Qantas and low-cost subsidiary Jetstar.
Nov 14, 2007
Precision Conversions said it redelivered a 757-200PCF freighter to DHL-European Air Transport following conversion. The RB211-535-powered aircraft is DHL's first 15-pallet-position converted freighter.
Jul 16, 2018
As Global 7500 and Comac C919 programs progress, Nexcelle moves to production phase.
Jul 16, 2018
Outpacing the vaunted CFM56, CFM International expects to be delivering more than delivering more than 2,000 Leap engines annually by 2020.
Jul 16, 2018
Airbus chief test pilot Peter Chandler's daily displays in the A350-1000 will mark the end of a 43-year career as a professional aviator.
Jul 16, 2018
Type certification of Rolls-Royce’s newest widebody powerplant, the Trent 7000, is “imminent” as the engine makes its first appearance at this year’s Farnborough Airshow beneath the wings of the Airbus A330-900neo.
Jul 16, 2018
Rolls-Royce also has run the new core for the future family at full power in its Advance3 demonstrator.
Jul 15, 2018
Brazilian aircraft manufacturer Embraer is forecasting 10,550 new aircraft deliveries in the 30- to 150-seat segment over the next 20 years, valued at $600 billion.
Jul 15, 2018
While nothing can be taken for granted, it appears a front-running position to power Boeing’s New Midsize Airplane (NMA) is CFM’s to lose as Boeing begins to evaluate proposals that engine makers submitted in late June.
Jul 14, 2018
CFM International expects to be back on schedule with production of its LEAP engines by the end of 2018, the engine-maker said July 14.