Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
Sep 25, 2007
Airbus said yesterday it has narrowed the list of potential investors bidding to take stakes in industrial sites and become partners in A350 XWB development/production to five candidates, but emphasized that no "identifiable frontrunners" have emerged. The manufacturer said six of 11 bidders already have been eliminated from consideration, leaving GKN, Latecoere, Spirit AeroSystems, Voith and MT Aerospace as the remaining contenders.
Sep 24, 2007
BOC Aviation chose IAE V2500s to power up to 20 A320 family aircraft including 10 firm and 10 options, worth $240 million if all options are realized.
Sep 20, 2007
In a major about-face, Airbus confirmed to ATWOnline that it has ditched the aluminum frame for a composite frame on the A350 XWB.
Sep 20, 2007
Lufthansa's supervisory board yesterday approved orders for nine A330-300s and 32 A320 family aircraft. All nine A330s and two A320s will be operated by Swiss International Air Lines, with deliveries starting in early 2009. The -300s will replace A330-200s that Swiss currently operates. Lufthansa will take delivery of 20 A321s, four A320s and six A319s beginning in 2011 to operate within Europe.
Sep 20, 2007
Honeywell was awarded a contract valued at $16 billion by Airbus to supply major mechanical systems and provide aftermarket support on the A350 XWB, including designing and building the APU for the aircraft.
Jun 13, 2018
Boeing logged 40 new commercial aircraft bookings in May, over half for 737 MAXs, lifting the US manufacturer’s total gross orders for 2018 to 361 commercial aircraft, valued at about $63 billion.
Jun 12, 2018
The scheduled first delivery of the Chinese-Russian commercial aircraft consortium CRAIC CR929 widebody airliner has been moved up by two years to 2025, with the first flight now scheduled for 2023.
Jun 12, 2018
Airbus and Boeing commercial aircraft deliveries for 2018 year-to-date, sorted by most-recent delivery date.
Jun 12, 2018
Airbus and Boeing commercial aircraft gross orders for 2018 year-to-date, sorted by most-recent date of order placement with manufacturer.
Jun 12, 2018
Kuwaiti hybrid carrier Jazeera Airways has taken delivery of its first Airbus A320neo, the first of the type to be based in the Middle East.
Jun 11, 2018
China’s Spring Airlines plans to introduce much longer routes when it begins receiving Airbus A320neo family aircraft in the second half of this year.
Jun 11, 2018
The Chinese-Russian commercial aircraft consortium (CRAIC) has fixed the main dimensional details of its CR929 widebody aircraft, which were revised from figures given to ATW’s sister publication Aviation Daily in May.
Jun 11, 2018
Shanghai-based LCC Spring Airlines plans to introduce much longer routes when it begins receiving Airbus A320neo family aircraft in the second half of this year.