Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
Sep 07, 2007
Boeing yesterday confirmed China Southern Airlines' order for 55 737-700s/-800s that the carrier announced two weeks ago (ATWOnline, Aug. 21). The order is valued at $3.8 billion at list prices, the manufacturer said. CZ currently operates 129 737s and has 14 more already on order.
Sep 07, 2007
CTT's Zonal Drying System will be installed on six First Choice Airways 767-300s this winter, the company said. FCA currently uses the system on its A320s.
Sep 06, 2007
TAM decelerated its A320 family fleet plan for 2008-11 based on lower "demand growth expectations in the domestic market" resulting from Brazil's ongoing ATC challenges. Its 2008 fleet will contain 98 Airbus narrow bodies, down from 103 originally planned. A320 family aircraft in TAM's fleet will total 101 in 2009, down from 106; 107 in 2010, down from 112, and 110 in 2011, down from 115.
Sep 06, 2007
Emirates took delivery of the first of 10 777-200LRs. The 266-seat, three-class aircraft will operate on the Dubai-Sao Paulo Guarulhos service scheduled to launch Oct. 1. Emirates' fleet now numbers 108 aircraft.
Sep 06, 2007
Boeing pushed back the 787's first flight from this month to between mid-November and mid-December, citing incomplete work by some suppliers, manufacturing documentation issues, a global fastener shortage and delays in completing flight control system software.
Jun 04, 2018
Iran Air expects to take delivery of 11 new aircraft in 2018, but is up against a tight time window because of renewed sanctions against Iran that are expected to come into force in early August.
Jun 04, 2018
The move pitches Boeing into head-to-head competition with the industry’s top two APU providers and takes the company’s aggressive cost-control strategy to a new level.
Jun 03, 2018
Fiji Airways is considering proposals from Airbus and Boeing as it decides on a new widebody aircraft order.
Jun 03, 2018
Airbus Commercial Aircraft president Guillaume Faury expects the company to have produced around 100 A320neo family aircraft by end of June that will then have to wait for engines to be attached.
Jun 03, 2018
AirBaltic would benefit from having a strategic investor onboard, but has no pressing need for an additional shareholder, CEO Martin Gauss said.
Jun 01, 2018
RAM Cargo, the air freight entity within Royal Air Maroc, has added a Boeing 767-300BCF to its fleet, bringing in an additional 45 tons of capacity with the converted freighter.
Jun 01, 2018
The C919’s turbofan is due to enter service in 2030. AECC is not waiting to finish that job before beginning an engine for the CR929.
May 31, 2018
Sino-Russian commercial aircraft consortium CRAIC has received seven proposals for engines for its CR929 widebody airliner, said COMAC, one of the partners.