Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
Oct 28, 2011
Russian carrier OrenAir (R2) recently took delivery of its first Boeing 777-200ER. The aircraft, VQ-BNU, was leased from International Lease Finance Corp. (ILFC) and made its first flight in 1999.
Oct 28, 2011
Transaero Airlines (UN), Russia’s second-largest carrier, is expected to sign a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Airbus Friday for A380s, ATW learned from a well-placed source.
Oct 26, 2011
All Nippon Airways (ANA) flight 7871, the first Boeing 787 commercial passenger service, landed at Hong Kong Oct. 26 after a 4 hr. and 10 min. flight from Tokyo Narita.
Oct 26, 2011
Azul Linhas Aéreas Brasileiras has ordered 11 Embraer 195 jets, in an order valued at $497.2 million at list prices, Embraer said. Deliveries are scheduled to begin in 2013.
Oct 26, 2011
All Nippon Airways (ANA) fully expects to take delivery of 20 Boeing 787s by the end of March 2013, the airline’s president and CEO said during inaugural 787 passenger service ceremonies Oct. 26.
Nov 18, 2020
The FAA on Nov. 18 rescinded its ban on Boeing 737 MAX operations, releasing text of an airworthiness directive that codifies the steps airlines must follow before their MAXs can fly again.
Nov 18, 2020
Airlines continue to see their freight revenue grow and are moving to seize on opportunities they have identified in the cargo business.
Nov 18, 2020
With air traffic flights and passengers drastically down in 2020, the 2019 top issues of aircraft emissions and “flight shame” have all but disappeared. But they will reappear just as soon as traffic recovers.
Nov 18, 2020
Commercial engine makers respond to pandemic-related airline cutbacks by accelerating new engine concepts and focusing on sustainability.
Nov 18, 2020
Aircraft cabin manufacturers continue to innovate to develop new cabin designs, and many have responded to what aircraft interiors could look like in the post-COVID-19 environment.
Nov 17, 2020
Boosted in the short term by the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, Boeing forecasts the air cargo market is set for solid growth over the next 20 years—driven by a surge in e-commerce traffic, a steady increase in air freight demand and an underlying drive towards lower cost, more sustainable aircraft.
Nov 17, 2020
Ask the Editors: “Embraer does not need to be saved,” says CEO Francisco Gomes Neto, but the company is looking for new partners.
Nov 17, 2020
Airlines that have taken delivery of COMAC ARJ21s have grown to seven from two in only 16 months, with China Express Airlines the latest to receive the type.