Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
Aug 03, 2005
LAN Airlines is the customer for six 767-300s, Boeing confirmed yesterday. The aircraft, a mix of 767-300Fs and 767-300ERs, previously were listed on the Boeing website as having been sold to an unidentified customer. The orders are in addition to six 767s ordered by LAN in 2004.
Aug 03, 2005
Styrian Spirit is evaluating ordering a CRJ900.
Aug 02, 2005
Embraer delivered the third of 15 Embraer 175s to Air Canada, launch customer for the model. The first two were received earlier this month and the remainder are slated for delivery by year end.
Aug 02, 2005
First of two newly acquired Evergreen International Airlines 747-200Fs made its inaugural flight last week. The carrier plans to place the other aircraft into service soon, bringing its total 747 fleet to 12.
Aug 02, 2005
Rockwell Collins said it received the first US FAA TSO-C166 approval for ADS-B functionality on Mode-S transponders. The approval enables enhanced traffic situational awareness on the airport surface and during flight; visual acquisition for see and avoid, sequencing and merging, crossing and passing operations, and oceanic in-trail procedures.
Aug 29, 2016
FAA approved 76 waivers to the new regulations for small unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) operating commercially on just the first morning the agency’s small UAV rule, or Part 107, was in effect.
Aug 29, 2016
China’s state-owned aero-engine group has started formal operations in an effort to develop domestic, high-tech businesses to compete in international markets. The new entity—China Aviation Engine Group—has a registered capital of CNY50 billion ($7.62 billion).
Aug 28, 2016
Mitsubishi’s first MRJ90, which was positioning to the US for flight testing, has been forced to return to Tokyo because of an air management system fault.
Aug 27, 2016
A Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-700 diverted Saturday morning after a major engine malfunction, but landed safely without any injuries caused.
Aug 27, 2016
Turbine blade erosion is causing engine failures on some of its Boeing 787s and Rolls-Royce is developing a new blade, Japanese carrier All Nippon Airways (ANA) has told ATW.
Aug 25, 2016
The satellites will be the vanguard of the Iridium NEXT constellation of 66 low-earth orbiting satellites that will provide space-based coverage of the world’s airspace for the first time.
Aug 25, 2016
Rockwell Collins is planning to deliver the final software load to Boeing for 737 MAX cockpit displays in mid-September, followed by initial deliveries of the final hardware components by year-end.
Aug 25, 2016
Intelsat has launched Intelsat 33e, the second of seven EpicNG satellites, which will provide some broadband capacity for aeronautical use.