Bombardier Commercial Aircraft announced today (22.01) that Seattle-based Horizon Air Industries, Inc. (“Horizon Air”) has converted two of seven previously acquired Q400 NextGen aircraft options to firm orders. The airline retains its options on another five Q400 NextGen aircraft. Horizon Air and its sister carrier, Alaska Airlines are subsidiaries of Alaska Air Group. Based on … Dowiedz się więcej
Pratt & Whitney celebrates 90 years: This year we celebrate the 90th anniversary of Pratt & Whitney. A lot of aviation history has occurred over those 90 years. In fact, Bloomberg BusinessWeek recently cited that no invention has made a greater impact on the world over the past 85 years than the jet engine. A … Dowiedz się więcej
While the use of carbon-fibre reinforced plastic (CFRP) has become a mainstay in aircraft production, many are unaware that there is more than one type that can be leveraged. In its continuing role as an innovation and environmental leader, Airbus is working to take maximum benefit of “thermoplastic” CFRP material – which holds several key … Dowiedz się więcej
Maldivian, the national airline of Maldives welcomes Airbus A321-200 . The aircraft is scheduled to arrive Tuesday at Ibrahim Nasir International Airport, flying from Madrid, Sapin and joins Maldivian’s fleet of 12 consisting of 1 Airbus A320 (14 business class, 138 economy class seats), 2 Dash8-200 series (37 seats), 5 Dash8-300 series (50 seats) and … Dowiedz się więcej
Aeroflot will buy 20 additional Sukhoi Superjet 100 aircraft. The new aircraft will fly on short-haul domestic route: JSC Aeroflot («the Company», Moscow Exchange ticker: AFLT) and JSC Sukhoi Civil Aircraft (SCA) have signed an agreement for an additional 20 of the latest Sukhoi Superjet 100 aircraft. Aeroflot will receive the additional SSJ-100s in full … Dowiedz się więcej
Air Europa will use engines provided by Rolls-Royce. Trent 1000 will power Air Europas 787-9 aircraft: Spanish carrier Air Europa has selected Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 engines and TotalCare® long term service support, worth $1.1bn, for 14 new Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft. Air Europa already has eight Trent 1000-powered 787-8s on order that will enter service … Dowiedz się więcej