All Aircraft programmes articles – Page 299
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ROUTES: Single-aisle demand drives Airbus forecast growth
The 7% rise in Airbus's forecast for 20-year airliner demand in its latest Global Market Forecast (GMF) is driven largely by a jump in the size of the single-aisle market.
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ROUTES: Industry meets with caution in the air
The return of economic fragility means stuttering airline growth, but the 787 introduction provides welcome tonic for route managers
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NewsVIDEO: ANA 737 rolled near-inverted after rudder trim blunder
Japanese investigators have detailed the extraordinary in-flight upset involving an All Nippon Airways Boeing 737-700 which resulted in the aircraft banking to a near-inverted attitude.
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ATR scores raft of new turboprop deals
Calling 2011 its "best-selling year ever", ATR has revealed a raft of fresh turboprop orders - including six undisclosed deals covering 51 aircraft - that bring its year-to-date tally to a record 145 firm orders.
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NewsEnders: A350 delay better than A380 bottleneck
Airbus chief executive Tom Enders, has said a short delay to starting A350 final assembly would be preferable to a repeat of the A380 production logjam, and stressed that the airframer wants to prevent non-mature sections being transferred and reworked on the Toulouse line
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India's Kingfisher to exit low-cost market
India's Kingfisher Airlines plans to exit the country's low-cost market within the next four months and focus more on the premium market.
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Avianca places firm order for four A330Fs
Colombian carrier Avianca has signed a firm order for four Airbus A330-200 freighters, becoming the first Latin American carrier to operate the type. The...
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NewsANA's first 787 heads for Japan
Departing just after dawn, Boeing's first 787 Dreamliner, newly delivered to All Nippon Airways, departed Paine Field at 07:17 local time enroute to Tokyo's...
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Routes: Air France begins regional defence
Air France's launch of its provincial flights from Marseille shows its determination to regain a grip in the regions as low-cost rivals start to get a footing in the tough French market
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STAA expands training facilities, wins Hainan contract
ST Aerospace Academy (STAA) has invested S$15 million ($11.7 million) in expanded infrastructure, including a pilot training facility at Ballarat airport,...
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NewsPackage B Trent 1000s still in testing: R-R and Boeing
Boeing and Rolls-Royce have corrected previous statements that inaccurately confirmed that an upgraded version of the Trent 1000 turbofan has already flown...
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NewsBoeing plans rate 2.5 for 787 in November
Boeing plans to accelerate 787 production starting in November, advancing to 2.5 aircraft per month across its final assembly facilities and supply chain, maintaining its goal of reaching 10 aircraft per month by the end of 2013.
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NewsBoeing starts new chapter with 787 handover to ANA
Under a wet Pacific Northwestern sky, Boeing and All Nippon Airways celebrated the delivery of the first 787 Dreamliner, marking a ceremonial end to more...
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Udvar-Hazy outlines Air Lease concerns over A350-1000 revamp
Air Lease Corporation chief executive Steven Udvar-Hazy has echoed concerns expressed by Gulf carriers Emirates and Qatar Airways over the performance of...
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‘Intoxicated’ navigator cited in RusAir Tu-134 crash
Descent below the glide path in poor weather and a failure to execute a timely go-around led to the fatal RusAir Tupolev Tu-134A crash on approach to Petrozavodsk,...
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P&W completes first PW1524G flight test programme
The Pratt & Whitney (P&W) PurePower PW1524G engine, which will power the Bombardier CSeries, has completed its first flight test programme, logging 25 flights...
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ROUTES: Australian carriers look to Asia
Moves from Qantas and Virgin Australia show the nation's carriers continuing to take a foothold in the Asian markeT
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Routes: 787 promises to create new network opportunities
Like other Boeing 787 customers, British Airways expects the arrival of the Dreamliner in its fleet - albeit much later than scheduled - will transform the way it thinks about network development.
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Routes: BA plays with capacity levers in 2012 network shake-up
British Airways (BA) plans to undertake significant network adjustments next year in the Caribbean market and on the "kangaroo" route in response, respectively, to increasing passenger taxation and a strategic venture with Australian partner Qantas.
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Boeing elevates 787 chief pilot to new product development post
Boeing has created a new office to integrate pilot inputs into its product development division for new commercial aircraft.