Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
Aug 22, 2005
Dublin-based RBS Aviation Capital, a unit of Royal Bank of Scotland, has ordered 20 737NGs, according to Boeing's orders website. RBS was established in 2001. Boeing also lists one new 737NG sold to an unidentified customer.
Aug 19, 2005
Boeing listed orders for three 747-400s on its website but did not identify the customer. The order comes on the heels of a UPS order for eight 747-400Fs and takes the year's total net of cancellations to 18. The 747 backlog now stands at 38, which will bridge production to delivery of the proposed 747 Advanced if it is launched. Cargolux has placed a provisional order for 10 747ADVs and Boeing is expected to confirm the go-ahead of the program in September.
Aug 19, 2005
CIT Group, the New York-based finance and leasing company, ordered five A350s and 24 A320s from Airbus valued at $2.2 billion at list prices, the companies announced yesterday. CIT said it also took options on an undisclosed number of additional aircraft.
Aug 18, 2005
Airbus and Russia's Irkut Corp. signed "a preliminary agreement" on Russian participation in the design and manufacture of the proposed A350 "on a risk-sharing basis," the companies announced yesterday. The letter of intent was signed at MAKS 2006 in Moscow by Airbus and Irkut on behalf of Unified Aviation Consortium, "a new umbrella organization that is being formed as a result of the restructuring of the Russian aviation industry," Airbus said.
Aug 18, 2005
UPS ordered eight 747-400Fs, Boeing said yesterday. The order is the first by UPS placed directly with Boeing for any 747 variant. First delivery is scheduled for June 2007 with two additional deliveries that year followed by the remaining five in 2008. UPS chose GE CF6-80C2-B1F engines to power the aircraft. Value of the order was not disclosed. Earlier this year, UPS signed up for 10 A380Fs plus 10 options
Mar 31, 2017
The first Boeing 787-10, BOE1, completed its first flight from the Boeing facility in North Charleston, South Carolina, on March 31.
Mar 31, 2017
The promise of China’s expanding market has international carriers, including American, Delta and Lufthansa, forging codeshares with key Chinese airlines.
Mar 31, 2017
Elon Musk achieved a major step toward his goal of lowering the cost of space launch March 30 with the successful relaunch and recovery of a “used” Falcon 9 first stage on a commercial orbital mission.
Mar 30, 2017
The Embraer E195-E2, the largest next-generation E-Jet variant, has completed its first flight from São José dos Campos, Brazil. All photos courtesy of Embraer.
Mar 30, 2017
Latin American airlines will take delivery of 2,570 new passenger and freighter aircraft worth $350 billion over the 2016-2035 period, according to Airbus, which has slightly increased its forecast for 20-year demand in the region from 2,540 aircraft a year ago.
Mar 30, 2017
Luxembourg flag carrier Luxair will delay making a decision on new regional aircraft until 2018, a senior official said March 30.
Mar 30, 2017
A Chinese airport construction plan is weighted to the south and west of the country. Three airport clusters are planned.
Mar 29, 2017
Aircraft/Manufacturer Briefs-March 29, 2017