Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
May 16, 2006
Air New Zealand confirmed it will be the launch customer for the 787-9 following an agreement signed with Boeing last week to substitute its order for four dash 8s, as had been anticipated (ATWOnline, Feb. 3). ANZ was the second customer for the 787 after ANA. The new aircraft were purchased for $183 million each and will begin entering service in December 2010. They will be powered by Trent 1000s.
May 15, 2006
Boeing boosted the range of the 747-8 from 8,000 nm. to 8,300 nm. after the latest round of wind-tunnel testing, which included high- and low-speed lines development and fine-tuning of the noise characteristics on the fully integrated airframe. More than 3,000 hr. of wind-tunnel time have been logged to date. The recent series of four major tests ran simultaneously at three wind tunnels in Seattle--the Boeing Transonic Wind Tunnel, the Low Speed Acoustic Facility and the Nozzle Test Facility--and at the QinetiQ tunnel in Farnborough.
May 15, 2006
Bombardier announced Friday that Japan Air Commuter, part of Japan Airlines Group, ordered an 11th Q400. JAC carried 1.4 million passengers in its fiscal year ended March 31.
May 12, 2006
Frontier Airlines selected the CFM56-5B to power six new A320s scheduled for delivery between 2008 and 2010, it announced yesterday. List price for the order is $75 million. The carrier placed an order for six A320s in February and converted orders for four A319s into an additional four A320s (ATWOnline, Feb. 24). It already operates 52 CFM56-5B-powered A318s and A319s.
May 11, 2006
Turboprops are generating renewed interest from airlines just a few years after many industry players predicted their demise in the face of the invasion of regional jets, experts said yesterday during an ATWOnline webcast. Turboprops "have made a comeback," Meridian Aerospace Group President Bill Gardner said. "They've become pervasive again...I don't think operators are turning away from regional jets. I think they're revisiting whether it was a good idea to get rid of turboprops." Carriers are interested in 50/70-seaters such as the Q300 and Q400 for 60-90-min.
Aug 01, 2017
Fort-Lauderdale, Florida-based Silver Airways took significant steps toward a long-term goal to become a major US airline by announcing its intention to purchase up to 50 ATR-600 series turboprops, valued at a potential $1.1 billion if all options are taken.
Aug 01, 2017
Boeing is creating a new avionics organization as part of the company’s drive to increase internal capability and reduce cost.
Aug 01, 2017
Chinese carriers have introduced 160 new aircraft in the 2017 first half, expanding their total domestic airline fleet to 3,047 airliners as of June 30, according to China’s Civil Aviation Data Analysis.
Aug 01, 2017
AirAsia X is looking to lease more Airbus A330s to support growth before its A330neos begin arriving.
Aug 01, 2017
Boeing forecasts a demand for 2,100 new aircraft in India, valued at $290 billion, through 2036, according to the US manufacturer’s annual Current Market Outlook.
Aug 01, 2017
Dubai-based low-cost carrier (LCC) flydubai has taken delivery of its first Boeing 737 MAX 8, becoming the first Middle East carrier to operate the type.
Jul 31, 2017
Russia’s VIM Airlines is considering ordering the Airbus A320neo, the carrier said in a statement.
Jul 28, 2017
Embraer earned a net profit of $69.5 million in the 2017 second quarter, reversed from a net loss of $101.5 million the 2016 June quarter, as revenue increased 28.6% year-over-year (YOY) to $1.8 billion.