Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
Nov 24, 2005
ANA took delivery of the first of 45 737-700s yesterday in Seattle.
Nov 24, 2005
Gol announced yesterday that it signed a contract with Boeing to exercise options for five additional 737-800s, increasing the number of firm orders to 65. Aircraft are scheduled for delivery between 2006 and 2012. Gol reached a deal in July to extend its May 2004 737-800 order to 60 firm and 41 options (ATWOnline, July 26).
Nov 23, 2005
International Lease Finance Corp. signed a deal with Airbus for 12 A350s one day after confirming an order for 20 787s. ILFC is the airframer's largest customer worldwide, having ordered more than 600 new Airbus aircraft since 1989, and was a launch customer for several models including the A380. The order will include dash 800s and dash 900s and took the combined Airbus and Boeing haul in Dubai to more than $20 billion. "The A350's innovative features combined with operational commonality with existing Airbus fleets. . .[make] it an attractive asset to invest in for the future.
Nov 23, 2005
Royal Jordanian Airlines will take delivery of its second Q400 for operation by its new Regional carrier Royal Jordanian xpress. The first Q400 entered revenue service in early November. Air Madagascar took delivery of its second new ATR 72-500 in Dubai.
Nov 23, 2005
Plans for Dubai's new Jebel Ali Airport were unveiled at the Dubai Air Show, and if the world's carriers are shaken by the current infrastructure, the new airport will be major earthquake in airline boardrooms.
May 24, 2017
In December 2015, FAA introduced a hurriedly conceived, small-unmanned aircraft vehicle (UAV) Registration Rule ahead of an expected Christmas surge in drone sales.
May 24, 2017
Russia’s Red Wings Airlines took delivery of its first Airbus A321 with 220 economy seats May 19.
May 24, 2017
Kazakhstan-based regional carrier Qazaq Air is aiming to grow its fleet to five aircraft within two years.
May 24, 2017
New York Newark Airport has reopened after a United Airlines Boeing 757 had a suspected engine fire while taxiing, leading to minor injuries during the evacuation.
May 24, 2017
Delays in development are likely to put the Russian aircraft as the last of the new-generation aircraft in its segment, which will likely limit its market.
May 23, 2017
South African low-cost carrier (LCC) Mango Airlines is starting to consider the future shape of its fleet, as aircraft leases approach an end.
May 23, 2017
Russia’s United Aircraft Corp. (UAC) and China’s COMAC have launched full-scale development for a commercial widebody aircraft, setting up a joint company in Shanghai with an aim of delivering the first aircraft no later than 2027.
May 22, 2017
Malaysia’s Malindo Air has operated the first revenue flights with a re-engined Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft.