Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
Jul 27, 2007
With Airbus struggling through the beginning stages of its Power8 restructuring program, parent EADS reported a 93% decline in first-half net income to €71 million ($97.8 million) from €1.06 billion in the year-ago period.
Jul 27, 2007
Goodrich Corp. signed a new long-term agreement with Boeing under which Goodrich will continue as the exclusive supplier of original equipment and aftermarket landing gear for the 737, 747, 767 and 777 programs through 2012.
Jul 27, 2007
Sterling Airlines announced the delivery of Aviation Partners Boeing blended winglet shipsets for seven 737-700s and one 737-800. It also has options on a further eight and already operates four winglet-equipped -800s.
Jul 26, 2007
Robust sales across its commercial airplane range helped Boeing post a $1.05 billion net profit in the second quarter, a reversal from the year-ago period's loss of $160 million that resulted from one-time charges. The company's backlog rose 27% year-over-year to a record $278.5 billion, with $207.7 billion (up 47% in the past year) coming from the Commercial Airplanes segment. Revenue climbed 14% to $17.03. Operating profit of $1.51 billion compared to a $48 million deficit in the second three months of 2006.
Jul 26, 2007
Bombardier sold four Q400s to Nigeria's Arik Air, which will configure them with 10 business class and 62 economy seats. The aircraft are worth approximately $104 million at list prices. Arik currently operates four CRJ900s and three CRJ200s on seven domestic routes. CEO Michael McTighe said certain routes, especially Lagos-Port Harcourt, cannot be served with jets because of landing strip restrictions.
May 03, 2018
South Korean carrier Asiana Airlines is deploying Airbus A350-900s on an increasing number of long-haul routes as more of the type are delivered.
May 03, 2018
News of a weak first-quarter performance by Bombardier’s Commercial Aircraft unit was offset somewhat by the cash-generating sale of its Downsview aircraft assembly operation, a new CRJ order, and optimism that the CSeries program tie-up with Airbus will close within weeks.
May 03, 2018
American Airlines has split an order for 30 76-seat regional jets between Bombardier and Embraer, signing deals to buy 15 CRJ900s and 15 E175s.
May 02, 2018
Bahrain national carrier Gulf Air has launched Boeing 787-9 services on the airline’s Manama-Jeddah route.
May 02, 2018
Air China has grounded some of its Boeing 787s powered by Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 engines, which had been found to have vulcanization and fatigue cracks in the blades of the engine’s intermediate pressure (IP) compressor.
May 02, 2018
Qantas Airways has converted six more options for Boeing 787-9s to firm orders, which will allow the Australian flag carrier to retire its remaining 747-400s a few years earlier than planned.
May 02, 2018
Further details are emerging of Rolls-Royce’s plan to flight test the company’s UltraFan future commercial engine technology demonstrator with Airbus as part of a wider strategy that targets entry-into-service from the mid-2020s.