Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
Aug 15, 2006
Centralwings added a sixth 737-400 and will lease a third 737-300.
Aug 15, 2006
Embraer reported net income of $139.1 million for the second quarter, a 67.7% increase over the $82.9 million earned during the same period a year ago. Net sales for the three months to June 30 were $1.02 billion compared to $812.4 million in the year-ago quarter. The company reported a firm order backlog valued at $10.2 billion, a little more than 12% of which represented executive aviation business. The Brazilian manufacturer delivered 36 jets during the quarter comprising 30 commercial aircraft, five Legacy 600s and one 190 for government use.
Aug 11, 2006
Boeing has identified more of the 737 customers listed on its website. The orders are part of the 150-aircraft commitment from China (ATWOnline, April 12). China Eastern Airlines took 16 aircraft, China Southern Airlines 10, Shanghai Airlines eight and Shenzhen Airlines five.
Aug 08, 2006
Skyways Aviation arranged the sale of a Saab 340B, originally operated by Crossair, to REX Regional Express of Australia. REX currently operates a fleet of 27 340s.
Aug 08, 2006
ATR signed a $97 million contract with Tanzanian carrier Precision Air for three ATR 42-500s and three 72-500s. Deliveries will begin in 2008. Precision Air currently operates a fleet of six ATRs. ATR said it has sold more than 50 turboprops this year, including some yet-to-be-announced transactions.
Sep 22, 2017
European aircraft manufacturer Airbus opened an A330 Completion and Delivery Center in Tianjin, China, to strengthen its expansion and strategic partnership with China. The first aircraft, an Airbus A330-200, was delivered to Tianjin Airlines, the carrier’s fourth of the type.
Sep 22, 2017
Boeing forecasts the Southeast Asia region will require 4,210 new aircraft through 2036, worth a market value of approximately $645 billion, according to the US manufacturer’s Southeast Asia Current Market Outlook released Sept 21.
Sep 22, 2017
Turkish Airlines said it intends to order 40 Boeing 787-9 aircraft. When finalized, the order would be worth nearly $11 billion at list prices.
Sep 21, 2017
Supersonic business jet developer Spike Aerospace is poised to begin flight tests of a scaled, proof-of-concept demonstrator.
Sep 21, 2017
Comac is moving ahead with plans for volume production of the ARJ21, while working to overcome what officials acknowledge as shortcomings in the regional jet’s reliability.
Sep 21, 2017
The notion that there is an inexorable march toward e-commerce dominating retail is not borne out by analysis, Smith says.
Sep 21, 2017
French all-business class carrier La Compagnie has ordered two Airbus A321neos, scheduled for delivery in 2019.
Sep 21, 2017
Japan Airlines (JAL) has ordered four Boeing 787-8s, in an order valued at more than $900 million at list prices.