Rolls-Royce has won an order to power seven more AE3007-engined Embraer ERJ145 jets from US regional carrier Trans States Airlines, taking the airline's fleet to 47 aircraft. Deliveries are expected by December 2004. St Louis-based TSA flies more than 2 million passengers a year to 62 cities in the USA on behalf of American Airlines, United Airlines and US Airways.
Source: Flight Daily News
Airbus has shown off a mock-up of its A350 freighter, and is highlighting its large main-deck cargo door as a key feature. The aircraft will have a maximum payload of 111t. Airbus has yet to detail a formal payload-range chart, but has previously indicated ranges of 4,550nm at 111t and ...
Turkish Airlines has struck a compensation agreement covering engine availability issues impacting the Pratt & Whitney PW1100G geared turbofans powering its Airbus A320neo-family aircraft.
French investigators have disclosed that a De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter crew resorted to aerodynamic manoeuvring and ground effect to land the aircraft after its engines failed to respond to power commands during approach. The aircraft – operated by New Caledonian carrier Aircalin – had been carrying out a visual ...
