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.
May 12, 2017
Last month, Aviation Week pilot Fred George strapped into the left seat of the updated version of the world’s best-selling jetliner. Listen in as he discusses the flight and technical upgrades. Also, our senior editor and resident Boeing expert Guy Norris breaks down the status of the flight test program and on-going inspections of the Leap-1B engines.
May 11, 2017
HNA Group subsidiary Hong Kong Express (HK Express) aims to upgauge its fleet through new deliveries of Airbus narrowbody aircraft, although its plans have been disrupted by production problems.
May 11, 2017
Boeing has broken ground on a 737 completion and delivery center in Zhoushan, China, which is in the Zhejiang Province, as the US manufacturer seeks to expand its global footprint and strategic partnership with China.
May 11, 2017
Delta Air Lines has reached an agreement with Airbus to push back deliveries of 10 of the 25 A350-900s the Atlanta-based carrier has on order.
May 11, 2017
ICAO aims to develop a common global framework for traffic systems for drones, or unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs).
May 11, 2017
Bombardier executive chairman Pierre Beaudoin said he intends to give up his executive role at the Canadian company June 30, but will stay on as non-executive chairman of Bombardier’s board of directors.
May 11, 2017
Delta Air Lines has placed an incremental order for 30 firm Airbus A321ceo aircraft. This order follows three previous Delta orders for the type.
May 11, 2017
Scandinavian leisure carrier Primera Air has placed an order for eight Boeing 737 MAX 9s, has taken purchase rights on four more, and will lease another eight from US lessor Air Lease Corp.