Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
Aug 24, 2007
PT Linus Airways, an Indonesian startup, signed a lease with BAE Systems Regional Aircraft for two BAe 146-200s for delivery this summer. BAE said the carrier intends "to fill the air transport gap in the country between the existing legacy carriers and the newly formed low-cost airlines." All flights will originate in Jakarta and destinations will include Medan, Palembang, Pekan Baru, Batam, Semarang and Tanjug Padan.
Aug 23, 2007
Embraer yesterday signed a contract with BRA Transportes Aereos for 20 118-seat E-195s plus 20 options, finalizing an order announced at the Paris Air Show (ATWOnline, June 22). The deal includes 20 "rolling options," which if confirmed constitute purchase rights for an additional 15 aircraft, the manufacturer said. Value of the 20 firm aircraft is $730 million at list prices and the deal could reach $2.7 billion if all options and rights are exercised.
Aug 23, 2007
Ilyushin Finance Co. reached several leasing and purchase agreements yesterday at the MAKS air show outside Moscow, according to press reports from Russia. It signed leasing agreements for six Tu-204-100s with Red Wings Airlines (15 years worth $250-$350 million, according to conflicting press reports) and for six An-148s with GTK Rossiya. Deliveries to both carriers are scheduled to start next year. The latter airline signed an MOU with IFC for the purchase of an additional six An-148s and one Il-96-300.
Aug 23, 2007
Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States will require 1,060 new commercial aircraft worth about $70 billion over the next 20 years, Boeing said yesterday in an update to its annual forecast released two months ago (ATWOnline, June 14). The manufacturer decided its Current Market Outlook should include a separate regional forecast for Russia/CIS for the first time.
Aug 22, 2007
Aviation Communication & Surveillance Systems received both Supplemental Type Certification and Technical Standard Order Authorization from US FAA on 757s for SafeRoute, its ADS-B-based program that provides on-ground situational awareness and merging and spacing assistance to pilots (ATWOnline, Aug. 20). It still is awaiting operational approval from FAA that would allow the technology to be used on commercial flights. "The ball's basically in FAA's court," an ACSS spokesperson told ATWOnline.
May 23, 2018
Dimensions show that the CR929 will have a bigger cabin than the A330-900. It is now almost as long and is wide enough for nine-abreast seating.
May 22, 2018
Two UK companies aiming to detect unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) close to airports have trialed a new system that they say can detect not only the presence of the small vehicles but the location of their operator.
May 22, 2018
Hit by successive delays, the rebaselined MRJ90 test plan is on a firmer footing and staying on its revised certification schedule, says Mitsubishi.
May 22, 2018
Aviation Engine Corp. of China (AECC) has run its CJ-1000AX demonstrator turbofan, as part of a program intended to provide alternative, domestically-produced propulsion for the COMAC C919.
May 22, 2018
A little-known airline has been producing impressive results for nearly two years. But it has no network, its airplanes have no fancy livery and you can’t buy a ticket on it.
May 21, 2018
After a fractious beginning, the GDSs have become NDC partners.
May 21, 2018
U.S. scheduled charter operator JetSuite is the launch customer for Zunum Aero’s hybrid-electric regional aircraft, which is scheduled for delivery beginning in 2022.
May 18, 2018
Singapore-based lessor BOC Aviation has delivered its first Boeing 737 MAX aircraft, a MAX 8 to leisure carrier Corendon Airlines.