Michelin Group was selected by COMAC to develop and supply tires for the C919. The tire manufacturer said the contract will require it to increase production capacity in Asia. Michelin said the C919 will use its Air X radial tire. KfW IPEX-Bank said it will provide loans to Hawaiian Airlines to finance two new Airbus A330-200s to be delivered this month and in March 2012.
Bombardier said it has started work at its aircraft production facility in Mirabel to accommodate final assembly of the first flight test CSeries. “This is another step in the five-phased development of the Mirabel plant, which will ultimately double in size to some 860,000 sq. ft.,” Bombardier stated.
Boeing said Thursday it delivered 104 commercial aircraft in the first quarter, slightly behind the 108 delivered in the 2010 March quarter. Leading the way were 87 737NG deliveries, one more than was delivered in the year-ago quarter.
Boeing this week delivered one 737-800 to Air Algerie, the North African carrier’s 50th Boeing aircraft and the fourth of seven 737NGs it ordered in 2009 ( ATW Daily News, Nov. 18, 2009). Separately, the manufacturer delivered a 737-800 to Algeria-based Tassili Airlines, the carrier's first Boeing aircraft and the first of an order placed in 2009 for four -800s.
Airbus said it is bringing forward the A320neo's entry into service from 2016 to October 2015, and will begin the program's industrial development phase "in earnest" with Pratt & Whitney's PW1100G serving as the "lead development engine."
Qatar Airways and Boeing said Wednesday that the airline has placed firm orders for three 777 freighters and two 777-300ERs valued at $1.4 billion at list prices.
AeroSvit Ukrainian Airlines received two additional Boeing 767-300ERs on operating leases. It plans to launch nonstop services from Kiev Borispol to Colombo, Hong Kong and Ho Chi Minh City later this year. This summer, VV will operate about 80 international routes in 33 countries, including transcontinental services to New York JFK, Toronto, Beijing, Delhi and Bangkok. Two 737-800s will be delivered in March and April 2012. In 2013-2014, VV will also receive four 737-900ERs, becoming the first East European operator of this type.
Southwest Airlines found small, subsurface cracks on two more Boeing 737-300s on Tuesday, bringing the total to five that have been grounded in the aftermath of Friday's midair fuselage skin rupture on Flight 812 ( ATW Daily News, April 5).
AVIC's Commercial Aircraft Engine Co. is accelerating the research and development of a domestically produced, second engine option for the 150-seat COMAC C919, according to GM Wang Zhilin.
GECAS delivered two new Boeing 737-800 (-86N) aircraft to Xiamen Airlines, part of an existing order book with Boeing. Zim Flugsitz announced it was selected by Air Berlin to equip its Airbus A330-200 fleet with new ECO-01 economy seats. It will deliver the first shipset in mid-October and then on a schedule of every two weeks. The seats will be equipped with IMS' Rave IFE seatback systems.
Chromalloy, a unit of Sequa Corp., said it is developing a new Technology Center of Excellence in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., "dedicated to the research and development of services for gas turbine engine including repairs, parts and coatings." The company also intends to relocate its corporate headquarters from Orangeburg, N.Y. to the Florida location.
Air Lease Corp. on Monday launched an initial public offering of 25 million shares priced at between $25 and $28 each. It said in a filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission that it expects the IPO to raise net proceeds of approximately $622.1 million.
Lufthansa selected Pratt & Whitney PW1100G engines to power the 30 A320neo family aircraft it has announced it will order pending contract finalization with Airbus, the third consecutive win for Pratt on the re-engined narrowbody program.
French Air Accident Investigation Bureau (BEA) on Sunday confirmed that the search team on board the vessel Alucia located major assemblies of the Air France Airbus A330 that crashed into the Atlantic while en route between Rio de Janeiro and Paris-Charles de Gaulle on June 1, 2009, killing all 228 passengers and crew on board.
French Air Accident Investigation Bureau on Sunday confirmed that the search team on board the vessel Alucia located major assemblies of the Air France Airbus A330 that crashed into the Atlantic while en route between Rio de Janeiro and Paris-Charles de Gaulle on June 1, 2009, killing all 228 passengers and crew on board.
Goodrich said it signed an agreement with SSCP Aero Holdings to acquire Microtecnica, "a leading provider of flight control actuation systems for helicopter, regional and business aircraft, missile actuation, and aircraft thermal and environmental control systems."
Turkish Airlines confirmed that it has exercised options for 10 Boeing 737-800s and five 737-900ERs, valued at more than $1.2 billion based on list prices.
Pratt & Whitney President David Hess said he expects to begin seeing a sharp uptake in engine deliveries, possibly reaching levels last seen in 1983 when the company delivered 1,000 engines. Speaking to journalists at the Pratt test facilities in West Palm Beach, Fla., Hess said he believes the company could be back up to those levels "as early as 2016."
Bombardier reported net income of $769 million for its fiscal year ended Jan. 31, up 8.8% over a $707 million net profit in its prior fiscal year. Revenue for the year dropped 8.6% to $17.71 billion.
Turkish Airlines confirmed that it has exercised options for 10 Boeing 737-800s and five 737-900ERs, valued at more than $1.2 billion based on list prices.
Elbe Flugzeuge Werke in Dresden said it will start converting one Airbus A320 passenger aircraft into a freighter this fall. The company expects to convert approximately 50 A320/321s into freighters by 2016. Air Works India Engineering was appointed by Rockwell Collins as an authorized dealer for its products and services.
