Delta Air Lines confirmed three incidents aboard aircraft last weekend that resulted in emergency landings, all without injuries. Two incidents were engine related; the third was caused by a “bleed air” issue, Delta spokesman Anthony Black told ATW.
Qantas plans to initiate a cautious return to service of its Airbus A380 fleet starting Saturday using strict operational guidelines to limit high thrust takeoffs.
Qantas plans to initiate a cautious return to service of its Airbus A380 fleet starting Saturday using strict operational guidelines to limit high thrust takeoffs. The fleet has been grounded since an uncontained engine failure after take-off from Singapore Nov. 4.
Lufthansa took delivery of its fourth Airbus A380. The carrier now operates 30 departures per week with the A380 on a thrice-weekly Frankfurt-Beijing route, five-times per week FRA-Johannesburg service, and daily flights to FRA–Tokyo Narita.
Boeing said Monday it has agreed to acquire Summit Aeronautics Group, a supplier of titanium and hard metal structures for Boeing aircraft including the 787. Terms were not disclosed. Helena, Montana-based Summit, which employs 135, works on 747-8 fail-safe bars, 787 door edge frames and 767 main-landing-gear beams. "After the transaction, Summit will continue its work on these Boeing programs and manufacture other machined parts for the 787," Boeing said in a statement. "Summit also will continue to support existing military programs."
Air China confirmed it has ordered 10 Airbus A330s and 10 A350s and plans to use the aircraft to facilitate international expansion, according to a CA filing with the Shanghai Stock Exchange.
Air China confirmed it has ordered 10 Airbus A330s and 10 A350s and plans to use the aircraft to facilitate international expansion, according to a CA filing with the Shanghai Stock Exchange.
[UPDATED] Boeing is set to announce a seventh delay in its 787 program, possibly pushing delivery out by up to nine months to the fourth quarter of 2011, after the inflight electrical fire to its ZA002 on Nov. 9 (ATW Daily News, Nov. 17).
Boeing is set to announce a seventh delay in its 787 program, possibly pushing delivery out by another nine-months—at least—after the inflight electrical fire to its ZA002 on Nov. 9 (ATW Daily News, Nov. 17).
Goodrich Corp. was selected by Airbus to provide the main landing gear for the A350-1000. Goodrich said the contract is expected to generate more than $2 billion in original equipment and aftermarket revenue over the life of the program. This selection covers the design, test, manufacture and in-service support of the main landing gear.
AVIC International has signed an agreement with COMAC to purchase 100 ARJ21s at the Zhuhai Air Show. Both companies said they will work together to market to international customers.
Bernstein Research believes that Airbus may have cooled on the re-engine of its A320 aircraft, becoming “increasingly hesitant based on challenges associated with resource availability,” a situation flagged by the group in October (ATW Daily News, Oct. 6).
Amsterdam-based AerCap Holdings announced Thursday it signed a Letter of Intent with Boeing for the purchase of “up to 15 737-800 aircraft, consisting of 10 firm aircraft and five purchase rights.”
Aircelle and Xi'an Aircraft International Corp. formally signed a contract to produce and assemble nacelle components in Xi'an for the C919 and potentially other aircraft. XAIC is a subsidiary of AVIC. The nacelle for the C919 is being developed by Nexcelle, which is jointly owned by Aircelle, a Safran Company and GE Aviation's Middle River Aircraft Systems. Signing the contract at the Zhuhai were Aircelle Chairman and CEO Vincent Mascre, and XAIC Chairman of the Board Wang Xiangyang.
Boeing continues to evaluate the possible timeline for launching a successor to the 737, VP and GM-737 program Beverly Wyse told ATW at the Zhuhai Air Show Nov. 17. “We haven’t made a firm decision yet but we are considering it,” said Wyse. “Right now, we are in the phase of communicating with our customers and gathering information from them on this issue.” Boeing is seeking a 25% improvement in fuel efficiency over existing types a new aircraft would replace in the 100-200 seat size range.
Bombardier Aerospace delivered the 1,000th Dash 8/Q-Series aircraft, a Q400 NextGen, delivered to Pinnacle Airlines. The Dash 8-100 aircraft was launched in 1980 and entered revenue service in 1984. Skytech-AIC secured an agreement from TUI Aviation GmbH to market three 1993 Corsair-operated 747-400s for sale/leaseback.
Boeing said Monday that it has not made a decision on when 787 flight testing will resume as it continues to investigate the electrical malfunction that led to a fire onboard aircraft ZA002 last week (ATW Daily News, Dec. 15).
COMAC announced at the China International Aviation and Aerospace Exhibition in Zhuhai Tuesday that four Chinese airlines and two leasing companies have placed orders and commitments for up to 100 C919s.
COMAC announced Tuesday that four Chinese airlines—Air China, China Southern Airlines, China Eastern Airlines, Hainan Airlines—as well as GE Capital Aviation Services and China Development Bank Leasing Co. have placed commitments for up to 100 C919s with first deliveries of the 150- to 170-seat jet scheduled for 2016.
Rolls-Royce has advised airlines that up to 34 Trent 900 engines may have to be replaced, according to airline sources in Sydney, who noted that Singapore Airlines may have to replace up to 20 engines in its fleet of 11 Airbus A380s, and Qantas may have to replace 14 engines.
Rolls-Royce has advised airlines that up to 34 Trent 900 engines may have to be replaced, according to airline sources in Sydney, who noted that Singapore Airlines may have to replace up to 20 engines in its fleet of 11 Airbus A380s, and Qantas may have to replace 14 engines.
Rolls-Royce on Friday reiterated that the issue that caused the uncontained failure of a Trent 900 on a Qantas Airbus A380 on Nov. 4 "is specific to the Trent 900" and unrelated to the test-stand failure of a Trent 1000 for the 787 in August.
Boeing said a power panel in 787 flight test aircraft ZA002's aft electronics bay suffered a "failure" during a Nov. 9 flight, leading "to a fire involving an insulation blanket" that caused main cabin smoke necessitating an emergency landing that has brought the Dreamliner flight test program to an indefinite halt.
Airbus parent EADS posted third-quarter net income of €13 million ($17.9 million), reversed from an €87 million net deficit in the year-ago period, as revenue increased 18% to €11.27 billion on the back of rising commercial aircraft sales.
