Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
Oct 28, 2005
Jet Airways signed a $400 million order for GE90-115B engines to power its 10 777-300ERs.
Oct 28, 2005
Eurowings phased out its last turboprop, an ATR 72, on Sunday. The German carrier operated 44 ATR 42/72 aircraft at one time. It now is an all-jet operator with a fleet of CRJ100s/200s and BAe 146s. Some of the ATRs will be converted to freighters.
Oct 27, 2005
Air New Zealand ordered two additional 787-8s for delivery in 2010 and 2011, doubling its original order. The aircraft are part of a 777/787 order placed in July 2004 for 10 firm buys and 42 price rights. Analysts expect ANZ also will order more 777s beyond its commitment for eight 777-200ERs. It takes delivery of the first 777-200ER this week.
Oct 27, 2005
Adam SkyConnection Airlines, a two-year-old Indonesian LCC, has chosen Lufthansa Systems' flight management system navigation database services.
Oct 27, 2005
Bombardier Aerospace will spend $200 million to develop a manufacturing facility in Queretaro, Mexico, that eventually will be used to build major structural components. Initially, the plant will assemble wire harnesses for Bombardier aircraft. By the end of 2006, the company expects to have 300 employees at the facility and will double that number in 2007.
Sep 27, 2016
Bombardier Commercial Aircraft has delivered two Q400 turboprops to the Tanzanian Government Flight Agency.
Sep 27, 2016
Airbus has begun the final assembly of its first A330neo, an A330-900, at the final assembly line in Toulouse.
Sep 27, 2016
Mitsubishi Aircraft Corp.’s first MRJ90 test aircraft is expected to land in the US within a week, after an earlier attempt was aborted because of a technical fault.
Sep 27, 2016
Olivier Zarrouati spoke with Aviation Week about how the company plans to bounce back from delays and quality issues.
Sep 23, 2016
The second Airbus A350-1000 flight test aircraft—the first to be equipped with a full passenger cabin—was displayed Sept. 23 in a new carbon fiber-themed livery outside the manufacturer’s paint shop in Toulouse, France.
Sep 23, 2016
Spanish low-cost carrier Volotea plans to increase the pace of its re-fleeting plans, which include switching from Boeing 717s to Airbus A319s in 2017, as it moves toward an all-European fleet over the next few years.
Sep 23, 2016
Trends in the global MRO business point to a rapidly evolving industry