Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
Apr 04, 2007
ATR delivered six new aircraft in the first quarter comprising two 72-500s to Finncomm Airlines, two 72-500s to CCM, one 72-500 to Kingfisher Airlines and one 42-500 to Pakistan International Airlines. It expects to deliver 44 aircraft in 2007.
Apr 03, 2007
Virgin Blue converted options for three E-170s to firm orders and took purchase rights on three additional E-190s, Embraer announced yesterday. The transaction adds to last fall's order for 14 aircraft (ATWOnline, Nov. 3, 2006). "This added flexibility initially provides a range of new operating opportunities in Australia and, potentially, for short-haul routes to New Zealand and the South Pacific islands," Virgin Blue CEO Brett Godfrey said.
Apr 03, 2007
British Airways selected Trent 800s to power the four 777-200ERs ordered last week (ATWOnline, March 28) for delivery in 2009. It also signed a long-term maintenance agreement. Of BA's 43 777s, 15 are Trent-powered -200ERs with the remainder outfitted with the GE90.
Apr 03, 2007
Precision Conversions said Spain's Cygnus Air exercised one option for an additional 757-200 freighter conversion. Work will begin in August. Cygnus, which provides scheduled cargo service to Iberia, already operates one Precision Conversions 757-200PCF.
Apr 03, 2007
Aviation Partners Boeing announced the sale of 12 Blended Winglet shipsets to Shandong Airlines for its 737-800s.
Feb 09, 2018
Airbus has confirmed that the first A350-1000 for launch customer Qatar Airways will be delivered Feb. 20.
Feb 09, 2018
Asiana Airlines plans to continue upgrading its fleet with new Airbus A350 deliveries in 2018, following the carrier’s dramatic financial improvement for 2017.
Feb 09, 2018
Sichuan Airlines has ordered 10 Airbus A350-900s, the Chengdu-based airline said Feb. 9; the aircraft will help facilitate a rapid international expansion plan.
Feb 09, 2018
Boeing unveils details of novel new landing gear design as 737-10 reaches firm configuration point.
Feb 08, 2018
Lufthansa Group unveiled a new branding Feb. 7 on a Boeing 747-8. The new, modernized brand image drops the gray from the underside and engines as well as the yellow circle behind the company’s 100-year-old crane logo on the tail for a purely blue-and-white exterior.
Feb 08, 2018
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Feb 08, 2018
Aeroflot LCC Pobeda Airlines plans to increase the number of destinations from its Moscow Vnukovo International base to 44, up 41.9%, for the IATA 2018 summer season.
Feb 08, 2018
Singapore Airlines (SIA) plans to deploy its first Boeing 787-10 on the Singapore-Osaka, Japan, route in May, with subsequent deliveries to be used elsewhere in the Asia-Pacific region.