Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
Dec 20, 2005
Allied Air of Nigeria will add a second 727-200F to its fleet this month.
Dec 20, 2005
CR Airways, a Hong Kong charter airline, said it agreed to buy 10 787s and 30 737-800s in a deal worth approximately $3 billion, according to media reports.
Dec 20, 2005
Air New Zealand said it will proceed with plans to outsource heavy maintenance of widebody engines but has deferred until February a decision on the future of its widebody airframe MRO activity amid signs it may be able to reach accommodation with its engineering union to keep the work in-house. Sending the engine work offshore next year will result in elimination of around 110 jobs. Outsiders already perform engine MRO on ANZ's narrowbody jets and turboprops.
Dec 20, 2005
Air China Cargo took delivery of the first of two new 747-400Fs on Friday. It is powered by Pratt & Whitney 4056s.
Dec 20, 2005
Turkish Airlines took delivery of the first of five A330-200s on order and the first of 19 A320s last week. It also will add 12 A321s to its fleet.
Oct 19, 2016
IATA and global IT provider SITA said the tracking rates of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology could reduce the number of mishandled bags by up to 25% and save the air transport industry over $3 billion by 2022, according to a paper released Oct. 19 at the IATA World Passenger Symposium in Dubai, UAE.
Oct 19, 2016
GE Aviation has completed the initial ground testing of the first full GE9X development engine, which will power Boeing’s 777X aircraft that is scheduled to begin production in 2017, with first delivery in 2020.
Oct 19, 2016
Denver, Colorado-based low-cost carrier (LCC) Frontier Airlines has taken delivery of its first Airbus A320neo, becoming the first US carrier to receive an A320neo with CFM engines.
Oct 19, 2016
The MA700 is progressing too slowly to make its scheduled first flight in June 2017.
Oct 18, 2016
Mitsubishi Aircraft Corp. has started MRJ90 flight testing in the US. The Japanese manufacturer, which plans to bring four of five MRJ flight test aircraft to the US, said its first flight test aircraft (FTA-1) took off at 1:20 p.m. local time Oct.
Oct 18, 2016
Mitsubishi Aircraft Corp. has started MRJ90 flight testing in the US.
Oct 18, 2016
Aircraft & Leasing Market-Oct. 18, 2016
Oct 18, 2016
Singapore Airlines (SIA) will upgrade the cabin products on its five new Airbus A380s, which are on firm order with Airbus for delivery from the 2017 second half.