Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
Oct 03, 2007
European turboprop manufacturer ATR announced updated versions of its 50-seat ATR 42 and 70-seat ATR 72 that include a more powerful engine, new cockpit technology and increased maximum takeoff weight. The -600 series, offered in both variants, "will be the most modern, most up-to-date, with the latest generation technology," CEO Stephane Mayer said yesterday in Washington.
Oct 03, 2007
Thales was awarded a contract from ITT for the supply and lifecycle support of ADS-B radios for the ITT team's winning bid to deploy the ground stations for FAA's ADS-B program (ATWOnline, Aug. 31). Thales said the initial contract term is three years with a value of up to $40 million, rising to $140 million if all options are exercised.
Oct 03, 2007
Pinnacle Airlines will defer the start of the transition of 15 CRJ-200s to Northwest Airlines until November in exchange for a $1.5 million payment, the regional announced. Aircraft will leave the carrier at a rate of around two per month and originally were scheduled to begin transferring to NWA in September.
Oct 03, 2007
Vietnam Airlines confirmed yesterday that it will acquire 12 additional 787-8s following Boeing's Monday announcement that the carrier had promised to "move forward" with additional acquisitions (ATWOnline, Oct. 2).
Oct 02, 2007
Lufthansa Technik Tulsa signed a five-year agreement with US Airways to provide technical support for thrust reversers on the airline's narrowbody Airbus aircraft.
Jun 19, 2018
Ethiopian Airlines may announce a Bombardier CSeries or Embraer E2 order at the 2018 Farnborough Air Show, as well as a follow-on deal for Boeing 787s, according to Ethiopian CEO Tewolde Gebremariam.
Jun 19, 2018
Korean Air is on track to increase its Bombardier CSeries fleet to 10 aircraft this year, and is preparing to debut the type on short-haul international routes.
Jun 18, 2018
Japan Airlines (JAL) Group is considering options to replace three Saab A340B turboprops at its Hokkaido Air System regional subsidiary.
Jun 18, 2018
Faced with size constraints at its production facilities, Airbus rethinks the way it manufacturers aircraft.
Jun 15, 2018
The Commercial Aircraft Corp. of China (COMAC) has grounded the C919 flight-test aircraft for modifications, costing about three months in the flight-testing schedule.
Jun 15, 2018
Airbus has inaugurated the fourth Hamburg A320 Family production line. Making use of digital technologies and a more flexible industrial set-up, the state-of-the-art line is a key enabler for ramping up the single-aisle program to 60 aircraft per month by mid-2019. ATW correspondent Kurt Hofmann was on-site at the Airbus factory in Hamburg Finkenwerder
Jun 15, 2018
Swiss regional SkyWork Airlines plans to add a sixth Saab 2000 turboprop to its fleet, which will be used on the carrier’s regional network from its Berne home base.
Jun 15, 2018
UK LCC easyJet plans to take delivery of the first of the Airbus A321neos it has on order at the Farnborough Air Show in July, easyJet France director Francois Bacchetta said at a June 14 media briefing at Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport.