Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
Feb 10, 2006
Air Canada will install the Boeing Class 3 Electronic Flight Bag on the 777s and 787s it ordered last year (ATWOnline, Nov. 10, 2005), becoming the first North American carrier to operate a Class 3 EFB. AC will take delivery of the first of 18 777s in 2007 and the first of 14 Dreamliners the following year. Boeing is making the EFB standard on the 787.
Feb 10, 2006
Aer Lingus signed a letter of intent to purchase two A330s for delivery in mid-2007. They will be powered by GE CF6-80E1s. Aer Lingus already operates seven A330s, four of which are leased. It continues to evaluate "new-generation long-haul fleet opportunities," according to CEO Dermot Mannion.
Feb 09, 2006
Icelandair selected the Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 to power its 787s. It placed an order for two firm aircraft and five options in February 2005 for delivery in 2010. The engine order is worth up to $650 million at list prices and includes a lifetime maintenance agreement. The Trent 1000 will run for the first time this month and is scheduled for its first flight on the Rolls-Royce flying testbed in the first quarter of next year.
Feb 09, 2006
Airbus received orders for 19 aircraft in January comprising one A319, nine A320s, five A321s, two A350-800s and two A350-900s. The orders for the A320s and A321s were placed by the same unidentified customer. ILFC ordered the A350s and the A319 order came from a private customer. Figures were down 50% on the year-ago month, when it booked orders for 38 jets--18 A320 family aircraft, four A330-200s, six A330-300s and 10 A340-600s.
Feb 08, 2006
Bombardier said Ryukyu Air converted an option held on a Q100 into a firm order for a 50-seat Q300.
Nov 07, 2016
The Commercial Aircraft Corp. of China (COMAC) received an order from China Aerospace Leasing for 20 firm and 20 options of ARJ21-700 aircraft at the Zhuhai Air Show Nov. 1.
Nov 07, 2016
Uzbekistan Airways will order three additional Boeing 787s, the carrier said Nov. 5 while taking delivery of a second 787-8 from a previous contract.
Nov 04, 2016
Boeing tallied a gross firm order total of 85 commercial aircraft in October, valued at approximately $22.9 billion at list prices.
Nov 04, 2016
Evidence of fatigue cracking has been discovered in the fractured high-pressure turbine disk from the GE Aviation CF6 engine that suffered an uncontained failure on an American Airlines Boeing 767-300 a week ago.
Nov 04, 2016
From design tools to flexible electronics, advances that proliferate sensing and communications throughout aircraft, engines and the factories where they are made will result in profound design and engineering changes.
Nov 03, 2016
UK engine manufacturer Rolls-Royce is to increase its presence in California with a $30 million investment in a new 62,000 sq. ft. facility for research and development of ceramic matrix composite (CMC) materials and processes for future engine components.
Nov 03, 2016
International Airlines Group (IAG) is to introduce high-speed Wi-Fi across its constituent carriers’ short-haul fleets, as it becomes the launch customer for Inmarsat’s next-generation connectivity system.
Nov 03, 2016
Commercial Aircraft Corp. of China (COMAC) is expected to launch a joint venture with Russia to design and develop widebody aircraft at the end of this year.