Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
Mar 31, 2006
US Airways has gone retro with the dedication of an A319 painted in the white, orange and red livery of Pacific Southwest Airlines, one of the three original carriers that merged to create US Airways. It plans to dedicate other aircraft this year with the liveries of Allegheny, Piedmont and America West. The tail numbers of these so-called "throwback" aircraft will change to reflect the original two-letter designators.
Mar 31, 2006
Air Deccan signed a V2500Select services agreement with International Aero Engines to support its existing fleet and an order for 30 V2500-powered A320s. The latest engine order is valued at more than $500 million. The program includes engine upgrades planned for release and retrofit in 2008.
Mar 30, 2006
As Boeing trumpets the early success of its Dreamliner program, the pressure on Airbus to counter its rival's offering continues to grow. ILFC Chairman and CEO Steven Udvar-Hazy, whose company ordered 12 A350s in November, surprised an audience at the International Society of Transport Aircraft Trading conference in Orlando yesterday by calling on Airbus to abandon its current A350 design plans, which are based partially on the A330, and build an all-new aircraft with a new fuselage and new wing that can compete with the technologically advanced 787.
Mar 30, 2006
Bombardier Aerospace reported earnings before interest and taxes of $107 million for the fourth fiscal quarter ended Jan. 31, up 25.9% from $85 million in the year-ago quarter.
Mar 30, 2006
US FAA and the European Aviation Safety Agency certified Sunday's A380 evacuation trial in Hamburg during which 853 passengers and 20 crew exited the aircraft in 78 sec. with one serious injury, a broken leg (ATWOnline, March 27). "We have passed a major milestone on the road to certification," Airbus COO and A380 program head Charles Champion said.
Nov 28, 2016
The World Trade Organization (WTO) has weighed in on a long-running subsidy dispute relating to Boeing aircraft, saying that a Washington state tax incentive on the 777X program contravenes WTO subsidy rules, but dismissing six other complaints made by the European Union (EU).
Nov 28, 2016
Bombardier delivered the first CS300 aircraft to launch operator airBaltic Nov. 28. The CS300 is the larger variant of Bombardier’s CSeries aircraft, which is designed to carry between 130 and 150 passengers in a two-class layout.
Nov 28, 2016
China’s Juneyao Airlines has ordered 10 Boeing 787-9s, a company source confirmed to ATW exclusively on Monday.
Nov 28, 2016
Engine OEM improves delivery schedule and improves blade quality.
Nov 27, 2016
Canadian manufacturer Bombardier plans to deliver the first CS300 to launch operator airBaltic Monday, Nov. 28.
Nov 24, 2016
The larger variant of the A350 XWB, the -1000, completed its first flight today, marking the beginning of the aircraft’s flight-test program and an exciting era for Airbus.
Nov 24, 2016
The first Airbus A350-1000 test aircraft made its first flight at Toulouse-Blagnac Airport France Nov. 24. The first flight lasted four hours and 18 minutes.
Nov 24, 2016
The first Airbus A350-1000, MSN59, took off for its maiden flight from Blagnac in Toulouse at 10:42 a.m. local time Thursday, Nov. 24. The aircraft landed after flying for 4 hours and 18 minutes and completing a low fly pass.