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Wednesday, November 25, 2009 Biofuel makes headway in green aviation with passenger flight By FlyingNews @ 10:32 AM :: 81 Views :: 0 Comments :: Commercial Aircraft Manufacturers Biofuel made a significant headway in aviation as a KLM Royal Dutch Airlines Boeing aircraft using the renewable energy source flew over the Netherlands with about 40 people on board. KLM said it was the first time a passenger aircraft using sustainable biofuel took flight anywhere in the world. Read the entire article here. Read More..

Wednesday, November 25, 2009 Price rise may be only option to save Airbus A400M By FlyingNews @ 10:24 AM :: 75 Views :: 0 Comments :: Military Aviation, Commercial Aircraft Manufacturers A higher sticker price and fewer guaranteed deliveries may be the only way to rescue Europe's new military transport plane after years of costly delays. The Airbus A400M is being prepared for a December maiden flight in southern Spain even as its fate depends on the outcome of talks to save the 20-billion-euro project from collapse. Read the article here. Read More..

Thursday, September 11, 2008 EMBRAER DELIVERS FIRST EMBRAER 170 JET TO RÉGIONAL By FlyingNews @ 9:52 AM :: 477 Views :: 0 Comments :: Commercial Airlines, Commercial Aircraft Manufacturers Embraer delivered the first EMBRAER 170 jet to Régional – Compagnie Aérienne Européenne, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Air France Group. This is the first of a total of nine firm orders it has for the EMBRAER 170 from the French airline. “The delivery of the first EMBRAER 170 to our largest customer in Europe, just two years after the airline received its first EMBRAER 190, is an especially proud moment for us,” said Mauro Kern, Embraer Executive Vice President, Airline Market. “It is gratifying to see that the operational flexibility and the commonality gains of the two E-Jets models in the same fleet will maximize the benefits to Régional and its discerning customers.” Read More..

Thursday, September 11, 2008 Afriqiyah Airways receives first Airbus A319 By FlyingNews @ 9:30 AM :: 462 Views :: 0 Comments :: Commercial Airlines, Commercial Aircraft Manufacturers Afriqiyah Airways from Libya took delivery of its first medium range Airbus A319. This A319 is the first of three aircraft of this type to be delivered to the young and dynamic airline, and is part of an order signed in 2006, which also includes 11 A320s and three long range A330-200s. To date two A320s have also been delivered to the airline. In 2007, Afriqiyah signed another firm contract for six A350XWB aircraft to further expand their growing international long haul network. The A319 will be integrated into Afriqiyah's all Airbus fleet, and be deployed from their hub in Tripoli, from where Afriqiyah operates non-stop key routes in Europe such as Paris, Brussels, Geneva, London, Rome and Amsterdam, as well as to 17 destinations in North-, West- and Central Africa and the Middle East. The aircraft is configured to seat 124 passengers in a very comfortable two-class configuration and is powered by CFM56-5B engines. Read More..

Thursday, September 11, 2008 Vought to Provide Wings for U.S. Navy Maritime Surveillance Aircraft By FlyingNews @ 9:27 AM :: 384 Views :: 1 Comments :: Military Aviation, Commercial Aircraft Manufacturers Vought Aircraft Industries, Inc. said today that it will supply the wings for Northrop Grumman Corporation’s (NYSE: NOC) platform aircraft for the U.S. Navy’s new Broad Area Maritime Surveillance Unmanned Aircraft System (BAMS UAS) program. “We are honored to be a part of a vital aircraft program that supports and protects our nation,” said Dennis Orzel, vice president, Vought Integrated Aerosystems Division. There are about 70 people in Dallas and 20 in Milledgeville, Ga., who work on Vought’s Global Hawk program. Read More..

Tuesday, August 05, 2008 Boeing Next-Generation 737 Carbon Brakes Earn FAA Certification By FlyingNews @ 10:32 AM :: 207 Views :: 0 Comments :: Commercial Aircraft Manufacturers Boeing [NYSE: BA] announced that it earned certification last week from the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration for its new carbon brakes designed for the Next-Generation 737. The brakes, supplied by Messier-Bugatti, also entered service last week when Boeing delivered a Next-Generation 737-700 to Delta Air Lines -- the first of 10 737-700s the airline will receive over the next several years. Read More..

Thursday, July 31, 2008 Emirates Airline buys 60 Airbus wide-body aircraft By FlyingNews @ 6:24 PM :: 222 Views :: 0 Comments :: Commercial Airlines, Commercial Aircraft Manufacturers Dubai based Emirates Airline has signed a Letter of Intent (LoI) for 30 Airbus A350XWB plus 30 A330-300s. The agreement was signed between Sheikh Ahmed Bin Saeed Al Maktoum, Chairman and Chief Executive Emirates Airline and Group and Tom Enders, Airbus President and CEO on the occasion of their first A380 delivery in Hamburg, Germany. At the 10th Dubai Airshow in 2007, Emirates signed a firm order for 70 A350 XWBs with an option for 50 more. Today’s agreement includes the firming up of 30 of these A350 XWB options and will eventually increase Emirates’ total order for the A350 XWB to 100. Read More..

Friday, July 25, 2008 Delta TechOps Signs Engine Maintenance Agreement with Alaska Airlines By FlyingNews @ 12:50 PM :: 222 Views :: 0 Comments :: Commercial Aircraft Manufacturers, Aircraft Engines Delta Air Lines’ (NYSE: DAL) maintenance division – Delta TechOps – has inked a seven-year contract with Alaska Airlines to provide exclusive engine overhaul and repair services for the CFM56-7 engines that power Alaska’s fleet of Boeing 737-700 and 737-900 aircraft. The deal, worth more than $200 million, leverages Delta’s unique partnership with Chromalloy Gas Turbine Corporation to provide Alaska with a comprehensive engine maintenance solution with industry leading quality and economics. Read More..

Friday, July 25, 2008 MD-11 Boeing Converted Freighters to Support Aeroflot Cargo Growth Plan By FlyingNews @ 12:47 PM :: 250 Views :: 0 Comments :: Commercial Aircraft Manufacturers, Air Cargo The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] is helping Aeroflot Cargo improve its operational efficiency and adapt to growing market demands by providing three leased MD-11 Boeing Converted Freighters (BCFs). The companies joined in celebrating the freighters' recent entry into service at a ceremony marking Aeroflot Cargo's new fleet and the resulting operational improvements at the carrier's facility at Frankfurt-Hahn airport. Read More..

Wednesday, July 16, 2008 Porter Airlines Orders Two More Bombardier Q400 Airliners By FlyingNews @ 4:04 PM :: 224 Views :: 0 Comments :: Commercial Airlines, Commercial Aircraft Manufacturers Bombardier Aerospace announced today that Porter Airlines of Toronto has placed a firm order for two Q400 airliners. The transaction involves the conversion of two of ten options which were taken by Porter when the airline placed a firm order for ten Q400 airliners in 2006. Based on the list price for the Q400 aircraft, the value of the contract is approximately $52 million US. Porter has now placed firm orders for a total of 14 Q400 airliners, which includes its original order announced in February 2006, a subsequent transaction in March this year, and the order announced today. Read More..

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