Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
Nov 10, 2005
JetBlue began its Embraer 190 service Tuesday with a flight from Boston Logan to New York JFK. It will accept 26 190s through 2006 and has a total of 101 on firm order, with options for 100 more through 2016 (ATWOnline, Sept. 14-15).
Nov 10, 2005
Airbus and China Aviation Industry Corp. signed a protocol extending a $500 million contract to produce A320 family wing boxes in China. The agreement was signed in the presence of Chinese President Hu Jintao and British Prime Minister Tony Blair during the former's visit to London. The initial contract committed the parties to the third phase of the A320 Family Wing Cooperation Program, including wing box production and now the management of a second-tier supply chain.
Nov 10, 2005
Swiss withdrew the last Saab 2000 from its fleet on Oct 29 after a flight from Palma to Basel.
Nov 10, 2005
ACE Aviation Holdings, parent of Air Canada, concluded its previously announced order with Boeing covering 18 777s, plus purchase rights for 18 more, in a yet-to-be-determined mix of 777-300ERs, 777-200LRs and 777Fs with deliveries beginning next March. The deal also includes firm orders for 14 787 Dreamliners plus options and purchase rights for an additional 46 with deliveries starting in 2010. The order originally was placed in April but was suspended after Air Canada was unable to reach a satisfactory agreement with its pilots union on pay rates and work rules for the new fleet.
Nov 09, 2005
Boeing plans to set a new world distance record over the next 24 hr. when its 777-200LR Worldliner takes off from Hong Kong flying eastbound to London. The aircraft will take off with a full load of fuel--350,000 lb.--and 35 passengers and crew, flying nonstop on a route it hopes will exceed a distance greater than halfway around the world.
Oct 04, 2016
Chinese airport officials expect relatively new intercontinental services to survive even after local government subsidies expire.
Oct 04, 2016
Mitsubishi Aircraft is notably failing to restate the target for first delivery of the MRJ, instead saying it is committed to achieving certification in 2018.
Oct 03, 2016
Major components for Europe’s laminar-flow flight demonstrator have been shipped to Airbus for installation on a modified A340-300, which is scheduled to begin flight tests in 2017.
Oct 03, 2016
Japanese manufacturer Mitsubishi Aircraft Corp. has rejected reports that the Mitsubishi Regional Jet (MRJ) program has been delayed again.
Oct 03, 2016
Spike supersonic bizjet; Perlan stratospheric glider; Solar Ship hybrid; Lufthansa drones for blade inspection; UPS drone deliveries.
Sep 30, 2016
Taipei, Taiwan-based China Airlines (CAL) has taken delivery of its first Airbus A350XWB of 14 in ordered in 2008 on Sept. 28 from the Airbus factory in Toulouse.
Sep 30, 2016
Airbus Group, formerly known as EADS, and Airbus Commercial Aircraft are to merge into a single entity, with Tom Enders maintaining his role as CEO and Fabrice Brégier taking up a new position as group COO and Airbus Commercial Aircraft president.
Sep 30, 2016
The design space remains wide open for a potential second stretch of the 737 MAX family to counter the Airbus A321neo, Boeing says, but as assembly of the first 737-9 nears, the manufacturer appears to be leaning toward a simpler, lower-risk derivative.