Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
Jun 22, 2005
Kenya Airways took delivery of its third 777-200ER.
Jun 22, 2005
Iberia took delivery of its 13th A321. The new aircraft, which is configured to carry between 186 and 194 passengers, will be used on domestic and European routes. Iberia now operates 80 A320 family aircraft.
Jun 22, 2005
Sierracin/Sylmar Corp. was selected by Mid-Western Aircraft Systems as the primary source for flightdeck windows on the 787. Mid-Western, formerly the Wichita division of Boeing, is providing the nose section of the 787.
Jun 21, 2005
China Eastern Airlines placed an order with Aviation Partners Boeing for six 737-700 blended winglet shipsets that will be installed between February and August 2006. Currently, China Eastern subsidiary Wuhan Airlines and China Eastern's Shanxi brand operate five blended winglet-equipped 737-800s.
Jun 20, 2005
Germanwings placed an order for 18 156-seat A319s and took options for 12 more, the carrier announced Friday, adding that the new aircraft are scheduled to arrive between 2006 and 2008.
Mar 03, 2017
Clean Sky Tiltrotor will feature tilt wing to boost payload capability, eliminate complexity involved in tilting engines.
Mar 02, 2017
Boeing chairman, president and CEO Dennis Muilenburg praised US President Donald Trump at the US Chamber of Commerce Aviation Summit in Washington DC March 2, describing him as “very much engaged with industry … [with] a great curiosity and a great affinity for airplanes and aerospace.”
Mar 02, 2017
Oman Air has taken delivery of its first Boeing 787-9.
Mar 02, 2017
Delta Air Lines said it will stop flying MD-88 aircraft on a scheduled basis at New York’s LaGuardia Airport, effective March 2.
Mar 02, 2017
Bombardier has years to go on its turnaround plan, but the Canadian manufacturer is far enough along to begin thinking of its next new aircraft, president and CEO Alain Bellemare said at the US Chamber of Commerce’s 2017 Aviation Summit March 2.
Mar 02, 2017
The Airbus A350-1000, the larger variant of the A350 slated to seat 366 passengers in a typical three-class configuration, has undergone rigorous ground and flight tests in the extreme operating conditions of Iqaluit, Canada.
Mar 01, 2017
SriLankan Airlines has taken delivery of the first of six Airbus A320/321neo family aircraft, which will be used to expand services to Asia and the Middle East.
Mar 01, 2017
Airbus is to seek shareholder approval for a formal name change during an annual general meeting (AGM) on April 12.