Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
May 24, 2007
Embraer yesterday announced the launch of the Advanced Range versions of the E-170 and E-175 and Northwest Airlines as the launch customer. The first 10 of the 36 175s NWA ordered last fall (ATWOnline, Oct. 6, 2006) will be the Long Range version and the remainder will incorporate AR structural provisions off the assembly line. The LRs later will be retrofitted to the AR version.
May 23, 2007
GE Aviation expects to have the first CF34-10A with 18,000 lb. of thrust to power the ARJ21 ready for testing in the fourth quarter. First flight of the aircraft, produced by China's AVIC I Commercial Aircraft Co., is expected next year. To date there are 71 orders for the jet (ATWOnline, April 19). GE expects to deliver about 500 CF34s this year, according to program GM Chuck Nugent.
May 22, 2007
Royal Jordanian officially is the 787's first Middle East customer, Boeing revealed this weekend, announcing that the carrier is the source of an order for two previously unidentified aircraft. RJ also took two options and said it intends to lease a further eight 787s. It announced its commitment to the Dreamliner in December when it selected it to replace its A340s (ATWOnline, Dec. 21, 2006). At the time, it said it intended to start with 4-5 787s.
May 22, 2007
Final assembly of the first 787 began yesterday in Everett, Boeing announced, with rollout scheduled for July 8. Eventually, the company intends to assemble one aircraft every three days. "The 787 production system is the culmination of the lessons we've learned building previous airplanes," 787 VP-Manufacturing and Quality Steve Westby said. "Using composites on the 787 airframe has a number of manufacturing advantages.
May 18, 2007
Boeing took delivery of the final section of the first 787 Wednesday in Everett, Wash. The piece, the center fuselage including the center wing box, was assembled and delivered by Global Aeronautica in South Carolina via the Dreamlifter freighter. The forward and rear fuselage sections were delivered earlier in the week (ATWOnline, May 14), along with the aircraft's wings, which were manufactured by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries in Nagoya.
Mar 19, 2018
Lufthansa Group subsidiary Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS) is working with Pratt & Whitney through a modification program for the geared turbofans that power its fleet of Bombardier CSeries.
Mar 19, 2018
Pratt & Whitney aims to complete re-delivery to Airbus of the last of 55 rectified PW1100G engines affected by the recent knife edge seal issue by the end of April, but acknowledges the problem has cost the engine maker $50 million.
Mar 19, 2018
Pratt & Whitney aims to complete re-delivery to Airbus of the last of 55 rectified PW1100G geared turbofans affected by the recent knife edge seal issue by the end of April, but acknowledges the problem has cost the engine maker $50 million.
Mar 17, 2018
Boeing test pilots completed a 3 hr., 10 min. first flight of the 737-7, the third and smallest member of the 737 MAX family, when the aircraft landed at Boeing Field in Seattle March 16.
Mar 16, 2018
Boeing test pilots completed a 3-hour, 10 min. first flight of the 737-7, the third and smallest member of the 737 MAX family, when the aircraft landed at Boeing Field, Seattle, on March 16.
Mar 16, 2018
United Technologies (UTC), which is in the process of buying Rockwell Collins, has signed an agreement with ultra-important customer Boeing, representing a green light for UTC’s acquisition and consolidation of major aerospace and defense suppliers.
Mar 16, 2018
United Airlines is “actively pursuing” more used aircraft and sees its recently activated strategy of adding second-hand lift to be a long-term play that provides more fleet flexibility, a top executive said.
Mar 16, 2018
Boeing's plant in Everett, built in 1968, is one of the largest building in the world. As aircraft types have changed, so have assembly lines to produce the new aircraft. Boeing is now transitioning from producing the 777s to the 777X in a three-year timeframe. ATW correspondent Kurt Hofmann was on site to give you exclusive photos of Boeing's production plant.