Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
Mar 19, 2014
US lessor CIT Group is pushing Airbus to make a decision “in the next six months” on whether to re-engine the A330 for a potential 2017 entry-into-service. During a briefing at the ISTAT 2014 Americas conference in San Diego, CIT Transportation and International Finance president Jeff Knittel said the A330 has “historically been the star of our fleet” but is now “at a crossroads … Airbus will need to make some decisions on where they take that aircraft.”
Mar 19, 2014
South African carrier Comair has placed a firm order for eight Boeing 737 MAX 8s, valued at $830 million at list prices. The order, which was placed in December 2013 and logged to an unidentified customer, marks the first MAXs to be ordered by an African airline.
Mar 18, 2014
Manufacturers of two new entrants in the regional jet market – the Mitsubishi Regional Jet and Sukhoi SuperJet – brought their case for success this week to the ISTAT 2014 Americas conference in San Diego.
Mar 18, 2014
Even with 200 firm orders already in place for the E-Jet E2, Embraer expects a number of additional orders for the next-generation aircraft program to roll in this year, particularly from emerging markets.
Jul 27, 2022
Nathalie Tarnaud Laude will succeed Stefano Bortoli as the CEO of ATR effective Sept. 17.
Jul 26, 2022
Electric Power Systems plans to ship its first EPiC modular propulsion batteries to electric-aircraft developers this summer for testing in their system-integration laboratories.
Jul 26, 2022
Tufan Erginbilgic will replace outgoing CEO Warren East, who announced his departure in February.
Jul 26, 2022
Boeing brought its ninth Ecodemonstrator aircraft, a 777-200ER, to AirVenture in 2022 as a way to show its commitment to sustainability.
Jul 25, 2022
Turboprop manufacturer ATR has sold a single ATR 72-600 to Gabonese carrier Afrijet and a single ATR 42-600 to Japanese regional airline Oriental Air Bridge (ORC), completing its Farnborough Airshow order tally.
Jul 25, 2022
The new aircraft will successively replace Airbus A320ceos and Boeing 757-300s.
Jul 25, 2022
It is not clear where and how China completed the icing tests, which were planned to be conducted in Canada in early 2021.
Jul 22, 2022
AAR Corp. is confident that its growing partnership with drag reduction kit developer Aero Design Labs (ADL) will prove lucrative as Boeing 737 operators sign up for the new kits and similar fuel-saving products are rolled out.