Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
May 05, 2005
Embraer on Tuesday announced it will enter the market for small business jets with two new programs. The aircraft, currently designated the Very Light Jet and the Light Jet, are twin-engine jets targeted for entry into service in mid-2008 for the VLJ and a year later for the LJ. The VLJ will seat between six and eight including pilot and copilot and will sell for $2.75 million. The LJ will seat up to nine and list for $6.65 million. Embraer put its investment to develop both at $235 million. They will be powered by Pratt & Whitney engines.
May 05, 2005
Singapore Airlines confirmed reports that delivery of its first A380 will be delayed from the original target of May 2006 (ATWOnline, May 3). A spokesperson told this website yesterday, "We have been notified by Airbus of a delay and are working with them to minimize it. We are still working toward an entry into commercial service in the second half of 2006." Insiders at the airline said that contrary to reports from German media, the delay is not by mutual agreement.
May 05, 2005
Abu Dhabi-based Etihad Airways is expected to announce a fresh order--possibly at the Paris Air Show--for more widebody aircraft for delivery over the next five years. Speaking at the opening of the Arab Travel Market, Etihad Chairman Shaikh Ahmed bin Saif Al Nahyan said in a prepared statement that the airline will be operating to more than 30 destinations within a year. He added, "The role of Etihad Airways in promoting the destination regionally and internationally cannot be ignored. Since it started operations, the number of tourists dramatically increased.
May 04, 2005
Boeing chose Donaldson to provide the air purification system for the 787.
May 04, 2005
Czech Airlines took delivery of two new 46-seat ATR 42-500s yesterday, part of an order for seven ATR 42-500s placed in December 2003.
Jul 13, 2016
The third and fourth Mitsubishi Regional Jet test aircraft are undergoing ground testing in Japan prior to their first flights, the company said at the Farnborough Airshow.
Jul 13, 2016
This year’s Farnborough Airshow has turned into something of a fishing exercise by the airliner manufacturers as they dangle various “stretches” of new aircraft types in front of customers to see which bait is most popular.
Jul 13, 2016
Bombardier is hoping to secure EASA type validation for the CS300 within the next 30-40 days, following on from Transport Canada’s type certification, which was granted July 11.
Jul 13, 2016
Chinese airlines introduced 171 new aircraft in the first six months of 2016, including the first Boeing 787 deliveries to Air China and Hainan Airlines.
Jul 13, 2016
Airbus’s orderbook for the A320neo received a boost July 13 when Colombia-based Avianca Holding’s owner and largest shareholder Synergy Aerospace finalized a purchase agreement for 62 A320neo family aircraft at the Farnborough Airshow.
Jul 13, 2016
A further stretch of the Boeing 737 MAX would be ‘manageable,’ according to the manufacturer’s VP & GM, airplane development, Mike Delaney.
Jul 13, 2016
Singapore-based lessor BOC Aviation has announced firm orders for 18 shipsets of International Aero Engines V2500 powerplants for new Airbus A320ceo family aircraft previously ordered by the company.
Jul 13, 2016
Budapest-based Wizz Air low-cost carrier (LCC) has selected Pratt &Whitney engines to power the 110 Airbus A321neos committed to at the Paris Airshow last year and finalized in September.