Air Transport

News and issues relating to international air transport and cargo carriers, national airlines and regional airlines, including aircraft, engines, personnel, acquisitions, accidents, safety, security and training.

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Socata To Make A330-200F’s Nose Fairing

EADS Socata said Airbus has selected it to manufacture the nose fairing for the A330-200F freighter.

Aircraft

June 20, 2007

Avianca Places $500M CFM Engine Order

Adding to impressive sales tallies announced here this week, engine maker CFM said it landed South America’s Avianca as a customer for the CFM56B-5B engine

Aircraft

June 20, 2007

Airliner buying spree unabated

This week’s spate of large-airliner orders, many confirming previous announcements, continued on Wednesday as Airbus and Boeing unveiled further business.

Aircraft

June 20, 2007

Rolls-Royce working on new two-shaft engine

Rolls-Royce has revealed exclusively to Aviation International News details of an entirely new family of two-shaft engines under development to power busin

Engines

June 20, 2007

Videos

Park Air To Improve East Europe ATC

Northrop Grumman’s UK subsidiary, Park Air Systems, has been selected to supply air traffic control upgrades in Central and Eastern Europe worth approximat

ATC

June 19, 2007

Boeing sees need for 28,600 new jetliners over next 20 years

Record how long it takes to read this news item.

Aircraft

June 19, 2007

CFM rakes in $2 billion with another $200 million due today

CFM International is having a bumper airshow, announcing more than $2 billion of contracts by the end of Tuesday and with more deals worth potentially anot

Engines

June 19, 2007

G550 spy plane can be pilotless

Boeing has revealed a surprise and innovative entry for the U.S.

ATC

June 19, 2007

Gallois claims full recovery for Airbus

Airbus chief executive Louis Gallois declared yesterday that the European consortium “is back, fully back,” from an odyssey through one of the most trying

Aircraft

June 19, 2007

Boeing ready to negotiate any 787 roadblocks

Boeing has made plans to accommodate any delays in the first-flight schedule for its new Model 787 twin-aisle twinjet now in final assembly at Everett, Was

Aircraft

June 19, 2007

PW looking to reduce C02

U.S.

Engines

June 19, 2007

Alenia and Xian Ink Deal on ATR Production

Alenia Aeronautica and Xian Aircraft Company (XAC) of China yesterday announced an agreement for the production of a section of the ATR turboprop’s rear fu

June 19, 2007

Spirit Aerospace Supplies A320 Parts

Mettis Aerospace (Hall 2B Stand J14A) has signed a three-year, $47-million contract with Spirit Aerosystems to supply forged aluminum and titanium wing-str

June 19, 2007

Airbus continues to roll with firm orders for 35 A330s

Airbus followed Monday’s spectacular order flourish with a strategically important pair of contracts for members of its A330 family.

Aircraft

June 19, 2007

Alaska To Get Statewide ADS-B

There was good news for Alaskan pilots last week, when FAA Administrator Marion Blakey introduced the agency’s draft 2008-2012 Flight Plan, along with the

ATC

June 19, 2007

ILFC backs booming 787 sales and finds new lessees

An International Lease Finance Corporation (ILFC) order for 50 Boeing 787s, plus conversion of two previously unannounced options (booked earlier this year

Aircraft

June 19, 2007

Russia and Sweden agree on ground stations for ADS-B

After spending a decade studying automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) technologies, Russia and Sweden have signed an accord to bring to their

ATC

June 18, 2007

Tame Confirms Two Embraer 190 Options

Tame Línea Aérea del Ecuador has converted two options on Embraer 190 regional jets into firm orders, Embraer announced here at the Paris Air Show.

Aircraft

June 18, 2007

Boeing Half Way with 777F Design Definition

Boeing has released half of the defined design for the 777F cargo aircraft to its factories and suppliers to begin manufacture of tools, parts and assembli

Aircraft

June 18, 2007

Lufthansa To Upgrade A300-600 FMS

CMC Electronics has signed a contract with Lufthansa for cockpit upgrades to the CMA-9000 flight management system in the German air carrier’s fleet of 14

ATC

June 18, 2007

Air Transport

News and issues relating to international air transport and cargo carriers, national airlines and regional airlines, including aircraft, engines, personnel, acquisitions, accidents, safety, security and training.

Latest

Socata To Make A330-200F’s Nose Fairing

EADS Socata said Airbus has selected it to manufacture the nose fairing for the A330-200F freighter.

Avianca Places $500M CFM Engine Order

Adding to impressive sales tallies announced here this week, engine maker CFM said it landed South America’s Avianca as a customer for the CFM56B-5B engine

Airliner buying spree unabated

This week’s spate of large-airliner orders, many confirming previous announcements, continued on Wednesday as Airbus and Boeing unveiled further business.

Rolls-Royce working on new two-shaft engine

Rolls-Royce has revealed exclusively to Aviation International News details of an entirely new family of two-shaft engines under development to power busin

Videos

More Articles

Park Air To Improve East Europe ATC

Northrop Grumman’s UK subsidiary, Park Air Systems, has been selected to supply air traffic control upgrades in Central and Eastern Europe worth approximat

Boeing sees need for 28,600 new jetliners over next 20 years

Record how long it takes to read this news item.

CFM rakes in $2 billion with another $200 million due today

CFM International is having a bumper airshow, announcing more than $2 billion of contracts by the end of Tuesday and with more deals worth potentially anot

G550 spy plane can be pilotless

Boeing has revealed a surprise and innovative entry for the U.S.

Gallois claims full recovery for Airbus

Airbus chief executive Louis Gallois declared yesterday that the European consortium “is back, fully back,” from an odyssey through one of the most trying

Boeing ready to negotiate any 787 roadblocks

Boeing has made plans to accommodate any delays in the first-flight schedule for its new Model 787 twin-aisle twinjet now in final assembly at Everett, Was

PW looking to reduce C02

U.S.

Alenia and Xian Ink Deal on ATR Production

Alenia Aeronautica and Xian Aircraft Company (XAC) of China yesterday announced an agreement for the production of a section of the ATR turboprop’s rear fu

Spirit Aerospace Supplies A320 Parts

Mettis Aerospace (Hall 2B Stand J14A) has signed a three-year, $47-million contract with Spirit Aerosystems to supply forged aluminum and titanium wing-str

Airbus continues to roll with firm orders for 35 A330s

Airbus followed Monday’s spectacular order flourish with a strategically important pair of contracts for members of its A330 family.

Alaska To Get Statewide ADS-B

There was good news for Alaskan pilots last week, when FAA Administrator Marion Blakey introduced the agency’s draft 2008-2012 Flight Plan, along with the

ILFC backs booming 787 sales and finds new lessees

An International Lease Finance Corporation (ILFC) order for 50 Boeing 787s, plus conversion of two previously unannounced options (booked earlier this year

Russia and Sweden agree on ground stations for ADS-B

After spending a decade studying automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) technologies, Russia and Sweden have signed an accord to bring to their

Tame Confirms Two Embraer 190 Options

Tame Línea Aérea del Ecuador has converted two options on Embraer 190 regional jets into firm orders, Embraer announced here at the Paris Air Show.

Boeing Half Way with 777F Design Definition

Boeing has released half of the defined design for the 777F cargo aircraft to its factories and suppliers to begin manufacture of tools, parts and assembli

Lufthansa To Upgrade A300-600 FMS

CMC Electronics has signed a contract with Lufthansa for cockpit upgrades to the CMA-9000 flight management system in the German air carrier’s fleet of 14

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