Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
Dec 08, 2006
Boeing confirmed this week that UK tour operator First Choice Airways ordered an additional two 787-8s for delivery in 2011. First Choice, the European launch customer for the 787, placed its first order for six in July 2004. It now has eight on firm order, with the first set to enter service in 2009. "This follow-on order from our European launch customer...speaks volumes about their belief in the exceptional benefits the 787 will bring to their passengers," Commercial Airplanes VP-Sales-Europe, Russia and Central Asia Marlin Dailey said.
Dec 08, 2006
Embraer delivered the first E-170 to Colombia's state-owned Satena, which currently operates five E-145s. A second E-170 will be delivered early next year.
Dec 07, 2006
Bankrupt Northwest Airlines said in a court filing yesterday that it has agreed to sell seven DC-10-30s to ATA Airlines, a transaction NWA said would bring "relief" that will help it to reorganize and eventually emerge from Chapter 11 protection. The carrier plans to retire all its DC-10s by the end of next month and said it marketed the seven planes to "70 potential purchasers." ATA's offer, which was not revealed, "represents the best available transaction for the sale of the aircraft," it said in the filing.
Dec 07, 2006
Swiss International Air Lines yesterday added its 11th A330, a dash 200, to its fleet.
Dec 07, 2006
Boeing's 787 is still overweight, although not the 5,000 lb. disclosed a month ago (ATWOnline, Nov. 7), but the company is confident it will "meet all commitments on weight," 787 VP and GM Mike Bair said yesterday during a call with reporters. An example of significant savings is a redesigned seat track that will remove several hundred pounds, he said. Bair also said the 787 will have 2%-3% lower cash operating costs than originally promised, largely owing to better-than-expected maintenance costs.
Nov 30, 2017
Airbus expects strong traffic growth in the South Pacific market will continue over the next 20 years, increasing the number of Australasian hubs ranked in the largest global categories.
Nov 30, 2017
American Airlines indicated it is well on its way to resolving the pilot-staffing situation related to holiday season flights, saying it is down to just “a few hundred” unassigned flights.
Nov 30, 2017
The regulatory clearance gives ATR access to the Canadian market in the 68-78-seat turboprop sector, which is currently dominated by Montreal-based Bombardier’s Q400.
Nov 29, 2017
Memphis-based FedEx Corp. has signed on to be the launch customer for a brand new cargo aircraft, the Cessna SkyCourier 408 turboprop produced by Wichita, Kansas-based Textron Aviation.
Nov 29, 2017
Airbus has begun final assembly of the first A330-800, the second member of the A330neo family.
Nov 29, 2017
Austrian Airlines will phase out its final Fokker aircraft—an F100—in December, marking the end of the Lufthansa subsidiary’s Fokker operations.
Nov 29, 2017
South Africa’s CemAir has finalized an order for two new Bombardier Q400 turboprops, which was announced at the 2017 Paris Air Show.
Nov 29, 2017
Drone collisions with aircraft will cause more impact damage than a bird strike of equivalent size and speed, concludes a study conducted for the FAA.