Airframers – Page 1386
-
News
Marketplace
Gandalf Airlines, based in Bergamo, Italy, has taken an ATR 42 on wet lease from Gill Airways for operation on services from Bergamo to Munich and Zurich. The deal was arranged by Cabot Aviation. China Airlines has signed a wet lease with Atlas Air for two 747-400 freighters. Singapore Airlines ...
-
News
Manufacturers wait
Airbus Industrie and Boeing cannot ignore the implications of doing business in euros, but both manufacturers are holding back on offering airlines wholesale opportunities to sign euro sales contracts. Sale executives at the companies confirm that airlines have approached them with requests to buy aircraft with Europe's single currency, ...
-
News
CFMI scoops second slot on A318
Paul Lewis/WASHINGTON DC CFM International has secured a position as the second powerplant supplier on the new Airbus A318 after Air France selected the CFM56-5A/B over the Pratt & Whitney PW6000 launch engine. The French Government is believed to have stepped in with financial assistance to ensure a ...
-
News
A340 beats 777 at China Airlines
China Airlines (CAL) has selected the Airbus Industrie A340-300 over the Boeing 777-200 for its long haul requirement as part of a larger refleeting plan totalling 24 aircraft. It includes orders for additional Boeing 747-400 freighters and 737-800s. The Taiwanese flag carrier, after a prolonged evaluation, is planning to ...
-
News
Airbus keeps up pressure on Boeing by taking bulk of orders
Max Kingsley-Jones/LONDON Airbus Industrie took two thirds of the 350 orders placed during the first half of 1999, providing further agony for Boeing as it works to improve its financial situation. Official figures from Airbus show that 234 firm orders were taken between January and June, against 120 ...
-
News
LanPeru hovers as AeroPeru searches for cash
LanPeru seeks to expand rapidly its new domestic operation, with international services to Miami and the surrounding region on its agenda. The airline could face delay, however, as AeroPeru, the bankrupt national carrier that is LanPeru's direct competitor, is given another 60-day extension by creditors to find financial backers. ...
-
News
Boeing and Condor claim 757-300 record
Boeing hopes that the successful introduction into service of the 757-300 by launch customer Condor Flugdienst will help the US manufacturer boost the slow sales pace for world's longest narrowbody twinjet. Condor is one of only three customers that have so far placed a total of 17 firm orders ...
-
News
TAM takes first A319s
TAM has taken delivery of its first two Airbus A319s, which have been sold to Boullioun Aviation Services and leased back for five years. The Brazilian carrier has ordered 25 122-seat A319s and 13 150-seat A320s, powered by International Aero Engines V2500s, and holds options on another 32 aircraft. The ...
-
News
Boeing is considering 'shrunk' 767-400ER for long range role
Guy Norris/SEATTLE Boeing is considering a possible shrink of the 767-400ER as an alternative to meeting the long range requirement of the proposed 767-300ERX with discrete upgrades from the stretched twin-aisle development. The move would be a subtle but distinct change in direction for the 767 programme and ...
-
News
Airbus denies new A340 is suffering weight problem
Julian Moxon/TOULOUSE Airbus Industrie has confirmed it has asked its partner companies to study a 7t increase on the maximum take-off weight (MTOW) of the new A340-500/600. The company says the move has been undertaken to allow it to consider future upgrades, rather than because the baseline aircraft is overweight. ...
-
News
New York start-up strikes blue note
JetBlue Airways is the name selected by New York-based US start-up New Air, formed by Morris Air founder David Neeleman. Backing worth $125 million in capital is coming from US-based entrepreneur George Soros, through his company Private Equity Partners Fund, and Weston Presidio Capital and Chase Capital Partners. The ...
-
News
China Eastern nears decision on MD-11 fleet replacement
Chris Jasper/SHANGHAIChina Eastern Airlines is finalising plans to order new long-haul aircraft to replace its Boeing MD-11s, as it agrees a new delivery schedule for 10 A320s with Airbus Industrie. China Eastern operates five Boeing MD-11 passenger aircraft and a single cargo version, but will remove the type from its ...
-
News
Gemini set to double cargo capacity
Gemini Air Cargo plans to double the number of freighters it operates by the end of 2000 from nine aircraft. The increase is the result of major US investor The Caryle Group acquiring a majority stake in the carrier. "Caryle will be an excellent financial partner in the next ...
-
News
IAI snaps up Airborne 767 freighter contract
The Bedek division of Israel Aircraft Industries (IAI) has won a contract from Airborne Express for cargo conversions on at least 11 Boeing 767-200s. Airborne is acquiring 22 passenger General Electric CF6-powered 767-200s from All Nippon Airways for its cargo fleet, with the initial conversions being carried out by ...
-
News
Marketplace
Cathay Pacific has signed a short-term, wet-lease agreement with Atlas Air for a single Boeing 747 freighter. The deal is the airline's first with the US freight leasing specialist. Denver-based Frontier Airlines has leased two ex-Winnair 737-200 Adv for 51 months and an ex-TACA Boeing 737-300, all from Swedish lessor ...
-
News
Sweden offers loan of Gripen squadron to Polish air force
Andrew Doyle/LONDON Sweden has offered to loan Poland 18 Saab/British Aerospace Gripens for five years from 2001 if the country selects the type for its fighter requirement. The proposals, approved by the Swedish air force, were included in the Saab/BAe response to Poland's request for information (RFI)issued earlier ...
-
News
Dornier vetoes Astrium alliance
Julian Moxon/PARIS Dornier Electronic & Software owner Claudio Dornier has vetoed the inclusion of Dornier's space activities in the new Astrium space alliance. Astrium, due to be formed by the end of this year, will bring together the space divisions of Aerospatiale Matra, DaimlerChrysler Aerospace (Dasa) and Marconi Electronic ...
-
News
Boeing tackles winglet erosion in MD-11 modification package
Guy Norris/LOS ANGELES Boeing plans to complete work by the end of the year on improvements to tackle long-standing operational problems on the MD-11. They include new coatings to prevent excessive erosion to the winglets, modifications to stop skin cracks and changes to system fittings and valves to prevent ...
-
News
Mesa's preference for 35-seat regional jet favours Embraer
Paul Lewis/WASHINGTONMesa Air Group wants early delivery of a new 50-seat regional jet. It has an additional requirement for a smaller complementary aircraft, giving the Embraer RJ-145 the edge over the competing Bombardier Canadair Regional Jet CRJ-200. Phoenix, Arizona-based Mesa plans soon to announce the acquisition of up 40 new ...
-
News
BM widens the field for Fokker replacement
British Midland (BM) is widening its evaluation of 100-seat aircraft to replace its Fokker 70/100 and warns that, with the increasing number of new types becoming available, Boeing will have to make a "very attractive offer" to win the UK carrier's order for its 717 twinjet. The airline has ...