The sale of older aircraft helped Garuda Indonesia show a five-fold growth in profits for 1994, according to Indonesian transport minister Haryanto Danutirto. The state-owned carrier's profits rose to nearly Rps351 billion ($160 million) over the year, up from Rps64 billion in 1993. Garuda recently disposed of its fleet of 17 McDonnell Douglas DC-9-30s and is negotiating to sell nine grounded Airbus A300B4s to an unidentified US buyer for a reported $99 million.
Source: Flight International
Advanced propulsion developer ZeroAvia has revised the flight-test plan for its ZA600 powertrain, transferring a second Dornier Do 228 twin-turboprop to the UK in support of its certification push.
Germany’s Deutsche Aircraft has selected UK-based engineering specialist Senior to provide key systems for its D328eco turboprop.
Airbus chief executive Guillaume Faury says the airframer has been “blindsided” by a sharp drop-off in CFM International Leap engine deliveries, and is waiting to see how soon the powerplant manufacturer can recover. Speaking at a half-year briefing on 30 July, Faury said the Leap delays were “not factored” into ...
