Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
May 19, 2005
Boeing selected B/E Aerospace to provide its next-generation passenger oxygen system for the 787. According to B/E, the 787 will be the first aircraft equipped with a system using its advanced Pulse Oxygen technology, which delivers oxygen more efficiently than traditional passenger systems and reduces overall system weight and fuel burn. The first Pulse Oxygen system deliveries are scheduled for late 2007. Meanwhile, Boeing delivered the fourth electronic flight bag-equipped 777-300ER to Emirates yesterday.
May 19, 2005
Rockwell Collins said its Tailwind 550 satellite television system received an STC for installation on 767-200s/-300s/-400s. The installation, which was performed by Jet Airways, allows the aircraft to receive direct broadcast satellite TV channels in the US, Europe and the Middle East. Separately, Rockwell Collins announced that its Multi-mode Receiver with GPS landing system functionality was delivered last week on a 737-800.
May 19, 2005
Iberia took delivery of a new A321, bringing its fleet of the type to 12. The airline said the 194-seat aircraft will be used on routes within Spain and Europe.
May 19, 2005
Airbus Chief Commercial Officer John Leahy is confident he will be able to announce "triple digit" orders for the A350 at the Paris Air Show next month. "We are in final talks with several companies. We'll have more than 100 firm orders in the order book for the A350. I don't want to say 200, because I don't want to be like somebody else and not be able to commit to it," he said in a reference to claims made by Boeing ahead of the 2004 Farnborough Air Show that it would have 200 787 commitments by year end, a target it missed by a few months.
May 18, 2005
Sichuan Airlines ordered six A320s and two A319s for delivery from late 2005 to 2008. The Chengdu-based carrier first ordered A320s in 1995 and has a fleet of eight A320s, four A321s and two A319s.
Feb 14, 2017
Airbus is working on a redesign of its A320 Sharklet wingtips as a result of developing a new design manufacturing process for the foil of a high-speed yacht competing in this year’s America’s Cup race.
Feb 14, 2017
Rolls-Royce Holdings reported £915 million ($1.1 billion) in underlying profit before finance charges and tax for the full-year 2016, down 45% year-over-year, on underlying revenues of £13.8 billion, down 2%.
Feb 14, 2017
Boeing plans to roll out the first 787-10, the third and largest variant of the 787, Feb. 17 at its manufacturing facility in North Charleston, South Carolina.
Feb 14, 2017
Korean Air reported a consolidated net loss of KRW642 billion ($565 million) in the fourth quarter of 2016, reversed from a profit of KRW132 billion in the same period a year earlier.
Feb 14, 2017
Norwegian regional airline Widerøe will become the first airline to operate the Embraer E190-E2, when it receives its initial aircraft in the first half of 2018.
Feb 14, 2017
Beset by sagging profits brought about by intensifying competition, many of Europe’s airlines, old and new, are revising their tactics.
Feb 13, 2017
Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS) is the Official Airline of the FIS Alpine Ski World Championships 2017 in St. Moritz and normally operates its Bombardier CS100 aircraft on scheduled flights throughout Europe. The aircraft, which is not built to fly in airshows, delivered three stunning flight displays accompanied by the Patrouille Suisse, the Swiss Air Force’s air display team, above the ski mountain resort of St. Moritz. ATW Correspondent Kurt Hofmann was exclusively invited to join an unusual trip for an civil airliner aircraft and its pilots.
Feb 13, 2017
Air Astana is conducting a fleet study that may result in taking Embraer E2, Bombardier CSeries or Airbus A319neo aircraft, according to president Peter Foster.