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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Airbus Delivers First A320 Assembled in China

Airbus today delivered the first A320 aircraft assembled at its Final Assembly Line China (FALC) in Tianjin.

June 23, 2009

More Delays for Boeing 787

Boeing announced today that it has postponed first flight of the 787 Dreamliner once again, this time due to a need to reinforce areas within the side-of-b

June 23, 2009

New York Airspace Redesign Moving Forward

The New York/New Jersey/Philadelphia Metropolitan Area Airspace Redesign, which is intended to reduce delays in this heavy air traffic area, cleared a “key

ATC

June 23, 2009

Virgin Atlantic Airways Commits to 10 New Airbus A330s

Virgin Atlantic Airways announced today that it signed a $2.1 billion firm contract to buy six Airbus A330-300s and lease another four from Netherlands-bas

June 22, 2009

Videos

C Series supply chain locked; focus turns to production prep

Bombardier has moved into the next stage in the development of its new C Series aircraft, having secured the supply chain and completed the selection of al

Aircraft

June 17, 2009

Premium Aerotec To Build Part of A350 Fuselage

German aerostructures specialist Premium Aerotec (Hall 1 Stand E197) has signed a contract with Airbus to provide the fuselage structure for the European m

Aircraft

June 17, 2009

Airbus orders still flow, but now just a trickle

Cooling down somewhat from a red-hot commercial start at this year’s Paris Air Show, Airbus yesterday won a pair of modest but significant firm orders–one

Aircraft

June 17, 2009

Boeing joins sales parade

Boeing joined in the sales action yesterday at the Paris Air Show when MC Aviation Partners (MCAP), a wholly owned subsidiary of Mitsubishi Corp., finalize

Aircraft

June 17, 2009

Mitsubishi keeps MRJ on course; critical design review under way

Development of Mitsubishi Aircraft Corporation’s MRJ regional jet continues on schedule, as some 800 engineers, designers and subcontractors in Nagoya, Jap

Engines

June 17, 2009

Flying the Airbus A380

Airbus engineers are never satisfied, and customers of the European airframe builder should have only one response: thank goodness.

Aircraft

June 17, 2009

Paris'09 News Clips

GPS Location Downlink Completes TestingAeroMechanical Services has completed testing of an upgrade to its automated flight information reporti

Engines

June 17, 2009

Ilyushin Finance inks $1.2B lease deal for An-148s, Tu-204s

Leasing company Ilyushin Finance yesterday did a deal to supply up to 45 airliners to Russian airline Atlant-Soyuz.

Aircraft

June 17, 2009

MIG Aviation Opts for Eight Q400 T-Props

Bombardier Aerospace announced that MIG Aviation 3 Limited, subsidiary of Greece’s Marfin Investment Group Holdings., has signed a firm order for eight Q40

Aircraft

June 17, 2009

GP7200 to power Air Austral’s Airbus A380s

Air Austral selected the Engine Alliance GP7200 to power the pair of Airbus A380s it has ordered.

Aircraft

June 17, 2009

Air Maroc, Air France in MRO deal

Royal Air Maroc (RAM) and Air France Industries yesterday signed a shareholder agreement to create a joint-venture MRO facility at Casablanca Mohammed V In

Aircraft

June 17, 2009

More A330/340 upgrades coming

Orders for more than 1,400 A330s and A340s has been the Airbus reward for 15 years of continuous innovation, including the introduction of A340-600-technol

Aircraft

June 16, 2009

Alenia Aeronautica awaits imminent B787 first flight

Alenia Aeronautica is one of three companies within the Italian Finmeccanica group that deal with fixed-wing aircraft production.

Aircraft

June 16, 2009

Ruag’s new-generation Do 228 on track for 2010 deliveries

Ruag Aerospace, the Swiss company that now holds the type and production certificates for the Dornier 228 NG, recently held its third operators’ conference

Aircraft

June 16, 2009

‘Chip-on-flex’ simplifies a/c lightning protection

ITT Interconnect Solutions has enhanced its chip-on-flex (CoF) filter connectors with TVS surge suppression capabilities using chip capacitors surface-moun

June 16, 2009

Parker Hannifin Scores A350XWB Work

Parker Hannifin has signed two agreements with major aerospace companies, which could net the company some $7.5 billion over the life of the programs.

Aircraft

June 16, 2009

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

Airbus Delivers First A320 Assembled in China

Airbus today delivered the first A320 aircraft assembled at its Final Assembly Line China (FALC) in Tianjin.

More Delays for Boeing 787

Boeing announced today that it has postponed first flight of the 787 Dreamliner once again, this time due to a need to reinforce areas within the side-of-b

New York Airspace Redesign Moving Forward

The New York/New Jersey/Philadelphia Metropolitan Area Airspace Redesign, which is intended to reduce delays in this heavy air traffic area, cleared a “key

Virgin Atlantic Airways Commits to 10 New Airbus A330s

Virgin Atlantic Airways announced today that it signed a $2.1 billion firm contract to buy six Airbus A330-300s and lease another four from Netherlands-bas

Videos

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C Series supply chain locked; focus turns to production prep

Bombardier has moved into the next stage in the development of its new C Series aircraft, having secured the supply chain and completed the selection of al

Premium Aerotec To Build Part of A350 Fuselage

German aerostructures specialist Premium Aerotec (Hall 1 Stand E197) has signed a contract with Airbus to provide the fuselage structure for the European m

Airbus orders still flow, but now just a trickle

Cooling down somewhat from a red-hot commercial start at this year’s Paris Air Show, Airbus yesterday won a pair of modest but significant firm orders–one

Boeing joins sales parade

Boeing joined in the sales action yesterday at the Paris Air Show when MC Aviation Partners (MCAP), a wholly owned subsidiary of Mitsubishi Corp., finalize

Mitsubishi keeps MRJ on course; critical design review under way

Development of Mitsubishi Aircraft Corporation’s MRJ regional jet continues on schedule, as some 800 engineers, designers and subcontractors in Nagoya, Jap

Flying the Airbus A380

Airbus engineers are never satisfied, and customers of the European airframe builder should have only one response: thank goodness.

Paris'09 News Clips

GPS Location Downlink Completes TestingAeroMechanical Services has completed testing of an upgrade to its automated flight information reporti

Ilyushin Finance inks $1.2B lease deal for An-148s, Tu-204s

Leasing company Ilyushin Finance yesterday did a deal to supply up to 45 airliners to Russian airline Atlant-Soyuz.

MIG Aviation Opts for Eight Q400 T-Props

Bombardier Aerospace announced that MIG Aviation 3 Limited, subsidiary of Greece’s Marfin Investment Group Holdings., has signed a firm order for eight Q40

GP7200 to power Air Austral’s Airbus A380s

Air Austral selected the Engine Alliance GP7200 to power the pair of Airbus A380s it has ordered.

Air Maroc, Air France in MRO deal

Royal Air Maroc (RAM) and Air France Industries yesterday signed a shareholder agreement to create a joint-venture MRO facility at Casablanca Mohammed V In

More A330/340 upgrades coming

Orders for more than 1,400 A330s and A340s has been the Airbus reward for 15 years of continuous innovation, including the introduction of A340-600-technol

Alenia Aeronautica awaits imminent B787 first flight

Alenia Aeronautica is one of three companies within the Italian Finmeccanica group that deal with fixed-wing aircraft production.

Ruag’s new-generation Do 228 on track for 2010 deliveries

Ruag Aerospace, the Swiss company that now holds the type and production certificates for the Dornier 228 NG, recently held its third operators’ conference

‘Chip-on-flex’ simplifies a/c lightning protection

ITT Interconnect Solutions has enhanced its chip-on-flex (CoF) filter connectors with TVS surge suppression capabilities using chip capacitors surface-moun

Parker Hannifin Scores A350XWB Work

Parker Hannifin has signed two agreements with major aerospace companies, which could net the company some $7.5 billion over the life of the programs.

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