Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
Apr 26, 2006
Airbus CEO Gustav Humbert told reporters in Dresden that the airframer will decide whether to make changes to the A350 by mid-year. "We are talking intensively with our customers and looking very closely at the matter. We have an A350 that is good. If we can improve it, we will do that with profitability and the market in mind," Humbert said, according to Reuters. Several important customers, including Singapore Airlines and ILFC, have criticized the A350 as derivative in recent weeks (ATWOnline, April 11).
Apr 26, 2006
Singapore Aircraft Leasing Enterprise ordered 10 737NGs valued at $675 million plus 10 options and 10 purchase rights, with the firm aircraft scheduled for delivery between early 2009 and late 2010. The 737-800 is the baseline model SALE specified, although substitutions can be made. CFMI valued the firm engines at approximately $140 million at list price.
Apr 25, 2006
Kingfisher Airlines signed an order for five A340-500s with options for five more. The Rolls-Royce Trent 500-powered aircraft are scheduled for delivery in 2008. Kingfisher currently operates eight A320s and four A319s and has placed firm orders for five each of the A380, A330 and A350. Vijay Mallya, chairman of Kingfisher parent UB Group, said the new aircraft will allow the Indian airline to launch direct flights to the US for the first time.
Apr 24, 2006
MAT Macedonian Airlines took delivery of a CRJ900, Bombardier announced. The 86-seat aircraft will replace a 737 and an F100. MAT holds options for two additional CRJ900s.
Apr 21, 2006
Copa Airlines exercised options for one 737-800 and three Embraer 190s, a transaction worth $180 million at list prices. The dash 800 brings Copa's 737NG order to eight firm with purchase rights for an additional nine. It will take delivery of the 155-seat 737 in October 2009. The three 190s bring to 15 the number of Copa's firm orders and it holds 15 options. The three 94-seat, GE CF32-10E-powered aircraft are Advanced Range versions and are scheduled for delivery in 2007 and 2008.
Dec 06, 2016
Airbus reported firm orders* for 14 commercial aircraft in November, valued at $1.6 billion at list prices, from two airlines and one undisclosed customer.
Dec 06, 2016
Seoul-based Korean Air expects to take delivery of seven Bombardier CSeries 300s next year, becoming the first operator of the type in Asia, Bombardier VP-CSeries aircraft program Robert Dewar told ATW at last week’s airBaltic CS300 unveiling.
Dec 06, 2016
RwandAir continues to add aircraft and expand long-haul routes even though it faces challenges in Africa’s economic climate and in the aviation industry.
Dec 06, 2016
Bombardier said it will increase the formal specifications for the CSeries CS300, as the aircraft’s per seat and trip costs have already proven 2% better than its original brochure values.
Dec 06, 2016
Counter-rotating open-rotor interest falters as replacement aircraft for single-aisle aircraft has been postponed.
Dec 05, 2016
Russia’s United Engine Corp. (UEC) has started the second stage of PD-14 engine testing for the Irkut MC-21 aircraft.
Dec 05, 2016
Bombardier is now expecting to certify the CSeries 100 for London City Airport’s steep approach 60 days later than its most recently revised turn-of-the-year estimate.
Dec 05, 2016
Hawaiian Airlines has agreed to purchase an additional Airbus A330-200, bringing its A330 fleet to 24 by the end of the fourth quarter of 2017.