Aircraft & Propulsion

The Commercial Aircraft Corp. of China (COMAC) delivered China’s first domestic built 90-seat ARJ21 regional aircraft to launch customer Chengdu Airlines on Nov. 29.

Copa Airlines took delivery of the 100th airplane to join its fleet, a Boeing 737-800 decorated with a special decal celebrating the airline achieving this important milestone. The aircraft, leased from SMBC Aviation Capital, flew from Seattle to its Panama City home base.

Low-cost carrier (LCC) Wizz Air has begun Airbus A321ceo operations.

Austrian Airlines will sell its entire fleet of Fokker 70 and 100 short-haul airliners to Australian carrier Alliance Aviation Services Ltd (AAS).

Adria Airways is considering adding two more aircraft to its fleet, as the Slovenian government prepares to enter exclusive negotiations for its 91.58% stake in the carrier.

Bombardier has outlined its CSeries production ramp-up schedule, which foresees 250 of the airliners in service by 2020.

All Nippon Airways (ANA) posted a 50% year-on-year increase in net profit of ¥53.9 billion ($447.8 million) for the fiscal half year ending Sept. 30. International operations growth helped fuel the strong results despite continued pressure in the domestic and cargo markets.

Rolls-Royce faces short-term difficulties, but is essentially a profitable company, new CEO Warren East said.

Airbus has secured joint EASA and FAA type certification for its Pratt & Whitney-powered A320neo, marking a major milestone for the variant’s entry into service.

Singapore-based lessor BOC Aviation has placed an order for 11 CFM 56-powered Boeing 737-800s and 11 LEAP-1B-powered 737 MAX 8s, scheduled for delivery between 2018 and 2021.

Taiwanese carrier EVA Airways has finalized an order for up to 24 GEnx-1B-powered Boeing 787-10s and two GE90-115B-powered 777-300ERs, valued at more than $8 billion at current list prices.

Aeromexico has become the launch customer for a global airliner flight tracking tool produced by Rockwell Collins.

Small unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) owners should be required to register their name and physical address with FAA, a task force has recommended.

Etihad Airways has signed a research agreement with Abu Dhabi’s Masdar Institute of Science and Technology to develop a fog prediction and monitoring system at Abu Dhabi International Airport.

Turboprop manufacturer ATR has opened a representative office in Beijing, as it aims to tap into the potentially lucrative Chinese market.

Aircraft & Engine News-Nov. 20, 2015

The CFM International LEAP-1A engine, one of two engine choices on the Airbus A320neo, has been jointly certified by FAA and the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA).

Four years after its first flight to Hawaii, Allegiant Air will end its costly experiment, saying it will pull out of Honolulu in August 2016 and retire all of its Boeing 757s by 2017.

Southeast Asian regional carriers are increasingly choosing to implement inflight tracking systems following the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines MH370 in March 2014.

This table shows the current U.S. Gulf Coast Kerosene-Type Jet Fuel Spot Price, showing the latest figures for the current week, with comparisons to two weeks prior, one month prior, three months prior, six months prior and the current week during each year of the past decade. Figures are released every two weeks by the US Energy Information Administration.

Boeing delivered two 747-8Fs to AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC), part of Volga-Dnepr Group.

Addis Ababa-based Ethiopian Airlines CEO Tewolde Gebremariam told ATW the carrier plans to order additional Airbus A350 XWBs, taking its total of the type from 14 to 25.

Mexican low-cost carrier (LCC) Volaris has rolled out new tablet-based technology for pilots, and is studying how it could provide new entertainment options for passengers’ mobile devices, airline executives said at the ALTA Airline Leaders Forum.

EasyJet has secured purchase rights for a further 30 Airbus A320neos and is seriously evaluating A321s, which would mark its first order for the larger twinjet.