Air Hong Kong has selected the General Electric CF6-80C2 engine to power its future fleet of Airbus A300-600 freighters over the rival Pratt & Whitney offering. The Cathay Pacific Airways subsidiary firmed up a deal with Airbus in March for six A300-600Fs, with options on four more. Deliveries will begin in the second half of 2004.
Source: Flight International
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 ...
Panama City-based Copa Airlines has taken delivery of its first Boeing 737 Max 8.
