The European turboprop aircraft manufacturer ATR and Japan’s new regional carrier LINK announced the introduction of the very first ATRs that will fly in Japan, one of the last Asian countries where ATR aircraft had not entered yet. LINK will start operations in 2013 with the introduction into its fleet of three leased ATR 72-600s.
GE Aviation’s H80 turboprop engine has received type certification from the Interstate Aviation Committee Aviation Register (IAC AR). The Russian agency issued the type certificate on September 24, 2012. To date, the H80 engine has received type certifications from the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the Brazilian Civil Aviation
Qatar Airways is to join oneworld, adding one of the world’s fastest growing and most highly rated airlines to one of the world’s leading quality airline alliance. Its election as a oneworld member designate was announced at a press conference in New York on October 9th – home of oneworld’s central alliance management office –
Regional has signed a long-term agreement with AFI KLM E&M for the maintenance of the Auxiliary Power Units (APUs) equipping its fleet of Embraer E-170s and E-190s, for a total of 26 aircraft. The scope of the contract, carried out by EPCOR, the AFI KLM E&M group subsidiary specializing in the maintenance of APUs and
Bombardier Learjet released that following an official vote on Saturday, October 6, 2012, Wichita employees belonging to the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAMAW) union have rejected a proposed labour agreement and have voted in favour of a work disruption. While the company is disappointed that the offer was rejected with a vote
The first Sukhoi Superjet 100 aircraft for the first western customer, Interjet, landed in Venice (Italy) for the completion activities at the SuperJet International (SJI) facility. On October 5th the “green” aircraft (MSN 95023) took off from Sukhoi Civil Aircraft (SCAC) assembly plant in Komsomolsk on-Amur (Russia), it flew through the airports of Novosibirsk and
AFI KLM E&M is to carry out cabin modification work on three Corsairfly 747s. The contract includes engineering development, EASA major certification and kit procurement, prior to any actual modification work. These engineering studies began in September 2011 in Paris and were completed summer 2012. On September 23rd this year, the first aircraft was send
Boeing marked a historic milestone with delivery of the first 787 Dreamliner built at its North Charleston, S.C., facility to Air India. Work on the Boeing South Carolina Final Assembly and Delivery Center began in November 2009. Production of the first South Carolina-built 787 began in mid-2011 and the completed airplane rolled out of the
Finnair has selected Nordisk Aviation Products to provide its wide-body aircraft with lightweight unit load devices (ULDs), which will result in improved fuel economy and significant reductions in CO2 emissions. The move is part of Finnair’s “weight watchers” drive to improve fuel efficiency and help meet emissions reduction targets by minimising aircraft weight. The Nordisk
Boeing said that the global air cargo market will expand at a 5.2% annual rate over the next 20 years. According to the Boeing World Air Cargo Forecast 2012/2013, growth will be driven by world gross domestic product (GDP) that will nearly double over the forecast period. Trade is expected to increase through liberalization of
