Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
Oct 20, 2006
Morten Beyer & Agnew and Thomas Aviation Services remarketed seven former Independence Air BAE Jetstream 41s to Britannia Aviation Services International of Florida.
Oct 19, 2006
China Southern Airlines signed a purchase agreement for six 777Fs, Boeing said yesterday, in a deal Chinese media said was worth $1.84 billion. Deliveries will begin in the fourth quarter of 2008. China Southern subsidiary Xiamen Airlines signed for six 737-800s to be delivered in 2010, according to press reports. The latter deal reportedly includes the cancellation of an order for three 787s.
Oct 18, 2006
The Korean Air/Sinotrans joint venture cargo airline will launch between June and September 2007 with one 747F and two A300Fs based in Tianjin.
Oct 18, 2006
Tiger Airways ordered eight more A320s, which will build its fleet to 20 by 2010. The $500 million deal was signed yesterday and the first four aircraft will be delivered in 2008 with the balance in the following two years. Tiger has seven A320s in service with two more arriving this year and three in 2007. CEO Tony Davis told reporters that passenger numbers increased by more than 70% in the first six months of the current fiscal year. The LCC serves 15 cities in seven countries.
Oct 18, 2006
British Airways yesterday took the first step in its long-awaited long-haul fleet renewal, issuing an RFP to Airbus and Boeing as well as Engine Alliance, General Electric, Rolls-Royce and other key component suppliers. The aircraft under consideration are the A330, A350 XWB and A380 and the 787, 777 and 747-8.
Oct 31, 2017
American Airlines has placed a firm order for 10 additional Embraer E175s valued at $457 million at list prices.
Oct 30, 2017
American Airlines plans to close its St. Louis pilot base in 2018, as it retires its remaining MD-80 fleet.
Oct 27, 2017
Embraer is viewing 2018 as a “transition year” in which commercial aircraft deliveries and production will dip as the E190-E2 achieves entry-into-service (EIS) and the Brazilian manufacturer contends with the “learning curve” of a new aircraft rolling off the assembly line.
Oct 27, 2017
Luxembourg’s national carrier Luxair will launch a fleet development study in 2018 as it considers its future shape.
Oct 27, 2017
Bombardier's “nice little airplane” is now the catalyst transforming the market for commercial aircraft, both mainline and regional.
Oct 26, 2017
Thai Airways is in the final stages of assessing its options for major new aircraft orders, even while it is still receiving more widebodies from existing orders.
Oct 26, 2017
Garuda Indonesia is in negotiations with manufacturers to defer almost all its aircraft deliveries in order to improve its financial position.