Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
Feb 28, 2006
South African Airways selected ARINC's OpCenter ACARS message-handling service to host and manage its air operations data link message traffic.
Feb 28, 2006
Boeing delivered the first 777-200LR to Pakistan International Airlines over the weekend. The aircraft, which flew from Everett to Karachi via Manchester, will begin operating nonstop Karachi-Toronto services March 3. PIA will take a second dash 200LR in late March.
Feb 27, 2006
Royal Air Maroc finalized a GEnx engine order for its five 787s. The deal is worth more than $100 million and deliveries are scheduled to begin in October 2008.
Feb 24, 2006
Frontier Airlines announced a firm order yesterday for six new A320s and the exchange of eight existing A319 orders for four A318s and four A320s. Delivery of the carrier's first A320 is scheduled for 2008, with deliveries continuing through 2011 by which time it will operate 11 A318s, 49 A319s and 10 A320s.
Feb 22, 2006
Austrian low-fare airline Niki is planning to add A319s to its fleet of four A320s and one A321 in order to access new markets. "Currently we take delivery of our new A320s to phase out leased aircraft. With the A319 from 2007, we can operate nonstop services from Vienna to Barcelona, increase frequencies to Palma and look for new markets in Italy like Milan and also to Amsterdam," founder and majority owner Niki Lauda told ATWOnline. The carrier has two A320-200s on order.
Jun 21, 2017
Xiamen Airlines on Wednesday joined a long and still-growing string of customers for the new 737 MAX 10 that Boeing launched at the Paris Air Show this week.
Jun 21, 2017
GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS) plans to convert a further 30 Boeing 737-800s into freighters.
Jun 21, 2017
Emirates Airline is interested in the package of proposed improvements unveiled at the Paris Air Show this week for the Airbus A380, but president Tim Clark is keen that Airbus should find more operators to ensure the program’s survival.
Jun 21, 2017
AerCap will lease two Boeing 737 MAX aircraft to Italian leisure carrier Neos, with delivery expected in 2019, the Dublin-based lessor said at the Paris Air Show June 21.
Jun 21, 2017
Chinese carrier Donghai Airlines will convert 10 Boeing 737 MAXs it now has on order to Boeing’s new 737 MAX 10 variant, the company announced June 21 at the Paris Air Show.
Jun 21, 2017
Mauritania Airlines today announced an order for one 737 MAX 8 at the 2017 Paris Air Show.
Jun 21, 2017
Central and Eastern European ultra-low-cost carrier (ULCC) Wizz Air has placed an order for 10 Airbus A321ceos, valued at $1.1 billion at list prices, for delivery in 2018-19.
Jun 21, 2017
CFM International’s LEAP-1A and LEAP-1B engines have gained 180-minute extended-range, twin-engine operations (ETOPS) approval from FAA and the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA).