Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
May 09, 2006
Sun Country Airlines plans to retrofit seven 737-800s with Aviation Partners Boeing blended winglets. Royal Jordanian took delivery of its fourth new V2500-powered A321 as part of an order for six A320s/A321s to replace aging A310s and A320s. First A380 destined to enter commercial service with Singapore Airlines took its maiden test flight Sunday in Toulouse. Flight was 2 hr. 15 min. The aircraft will be operated on the London-Singapore-Sydney route. SIA has 10 A380s on firm order with options for 15.
May 09, 2006
Stung by vocal criticism of its A350 offering from ILFC, Emirates and Singapore Airlines, Airbus is close to announcing a radical revamp of the aircraft, according to insiders in Toulouse. CEO Gustav Humbert told reporters two weeks ago that the airframer would make some sort of decision by summer (ATWOnline, April 26).
May 09, 2006
Qantas said it will open a QantasLink base in Canberra and increase capacity on flights to Sydney "by more than 12%" as it places its sixth 72-seat Q400 on the route in August. It will add another Q400 to the service in October. It currently operates a 50-seat Dash 8 on the route. The move will create at least 30 jobs in Canberra.
May 08, 2006
Boeing widened its lead over Airbus in terms of aircraft orders in April, while the Toulouse-based manufacturer held its edge in deliveries. Boeing received orders for 149 aircraft last month comprising 144 737s and five 787-9s. More than half of the orders came from Southwest Airlines (79 737-700s), while AirTran signed for 24 737-700s and an unidentified customer took 24 dash 800s. All five 787 orders came from Air Pacific. Boeing also booked orders for two BBJs in the month.
May 08, 2006
ExpressJet announced Friday that it will retain 69 regional jets removed from its capacity purchase agreement with Continental Airlines and use them to "pursue various strategic options outside the...agreement." Continental notified its largest Regional partner in January that the aircraft--25 ERJ-145LRs and 44 ERJ-145XRs--would be taken out of the Continental Express network after the two sides failed to reach a financial agreement on their continued deployment.
Dec 12, 2016
Aerojet Rocketdyne rotating detonation-engine study takes a big step toward boosting gas turbine efficiency through pressure-gain combustion.
Dec 12, 2016
IATA’s first look into 2017 is sobering, given that the airline industry has only recently been able to reach margins common in many other sectors.
Dec 11, 2016
Qantas announced it will launch Perth-London Heathrow nonstop service in March 2018 using the Boeing 787-9 for the 9,000 mile, 17-hour flight.
Dec 11, 2016
Boeing announced Sunday it had firmed a memorandum of agreement (MOA) signed with Iran Air earlier this year for 50 narrowbody and 30 widebody aircraft in a deal valued at $16.6 billion at list prices.
Dec 09, 2016
Boeing booked firm orders for 13 commercial aircraft from six customers in November, valued at approximately $1.7 billion at list prices.
Dec 08, 2016
Airbus and Boeing commercial aircraft deliveries for 2016 year-to-date, sorted by most-recent delivery date.
Dec 08, 2016
Aircraft & Engine Briefs-Dec. 8, 2016