All air transport news – Page 1060
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P&W outlines maintenance for GTF gear
Maintenance of the gearbox for the Pratt & Whitney PW1000G geared turbofan results in roughly a 2% rise in maintenance costs compared with current generation...
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Business: Good week - Bad week
Emirates is claiming a world-first in its $414 million deal to acquire three new Boeing 777s, which it claims is the first-ever public bond offering...
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Business briefs
French aviation industry body CORAC has proposed that France's government assign it €800 million...
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Udvar-Hazy warns of slowing 2010 production rates
International Lease Finance Corporation (ILFC) chairman Steven Udvar-Hazy warns Airbus and Boeing could be forced to cut production rates next year to adjust...
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Aerolineas seeks to lease six 737-800s
Aerolineas Argentinas is looking to lease several Boeing 737-800s to complement the 12 737-700s it has already acquired.
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Boeing reiterates 787 first flight target
Boeing says the side-of-body modification for the 787 is "progressing well" and first flight by the end of this year remains on track.
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Air France's Premium Voyageur may eventually find place on A380s
Air France on 25 October will debut its new premium economy product on a Boeing 777 serving the carrier's high-profile Paris-New York JFK route, and says...
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Austrian composites firm to have China factory
Austrian-based Fischer Advanced Composite Components (FACC) plans to establish a factory in China now that it appears set to come under Chinese ownership. The...
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JetBlue to refresh
JetBlue Airways has revealed a new livery design and plans to refresh all aspects of its "brand experience" four months ahead of celebrating its 10th anniversary...
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Kazakhstan's Air Astana adding E-190s from Jetscape
Kazakhstan's Air Astanna will be leasing its two Embraer 190LRs from Jetscape.
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Chile's Sky looks at leasing A319s or 737-700s
Chile's second largest carrier, Sky Airline, is evaluating the Airbus A319 and Boeing 737-700 to complement its fleet of 10 Boeing 737-200s.
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AeroGal to take 757-200 and 767-300ER from Avianca
Ecuador's AeroGal has confirmed it will launch services in December to New York Kennedy using a Boeing 767-300ER owned by new Colombian sister carrier Avianca.
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Mexicana’s Click accelerates Boeing 717 acquisition
Mexicana has accelerated its acquisition of Boeing 717s, which have begun replacing the fleet of Fokker 100s operated by low-cost unit Click.
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Mesa considers more CRJ200s in Hawaii
Mesa Air Group may place a sixth Bombardier CRJ200 in the Hawaiian inter-island market in 2010 now that it has taken over Mokulele Airlines' flights from...
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Ecuador's TAME to codeshare with Lan Ecuador
Lan Ecuador and Ecuadorean air force-owned carrier TAME are planning to begin codesharing on domestic services to the Galapagos Islands.
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Lufthansa Technik opens expanded Milan MRO centre
Maintenance firm Lufthansa Technik has formally opened a new Italian servicing base at Milan Malpensa Airport. The Lufthansa Technik Milan operation...
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Mexico joins Boeing and Honeywell in biofuel research
Mexican aviation fuel services provider the Airports and Auxiliary Services Agency (ASA) has signed a memorandum of understanding with Boeing and Honeywell...
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Garuda to launch Amsterdam service in June 2010
Garuda Indonesia plans to launch a service on the Jakarta-Dubai-Amsterdam Schiphol route on 1 June next year. The carrier will operate Airbus A330-200s...