Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
Dec 19, 2013
Finnair has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with global aircraft leasing and financing company Novus Aviation Capital for the sale and leaseback of two Airbus 330 aircraft.
Dec 19, 2013
US commercial aircraft sales in 2013 are expected to reach $67 billion, an almost $5 billion improvement over 2012, and are forecast to hit $72 billion in 2014.
Dec 18, 2013
AirAsia X has placed a firm order for 25 more A330-300s. According to Airbus, the contract is the largest A330 order in a single purchase agreement and increases the carrier’s total firm orders for the type to 51.
Dec 18, 2013
Air Cote d’Ivoire, the West African state’s national carrier, has firmed a conditional purchase agreement with Bombardier for two Q400 NextGen aircraft.
Dec 18, 2013
Low-cost carrier (LCC) Norwegian Air Shuttle will acquire two Boeing 787-9s—its first of the type—and is seeking to further expand its fleet with the -9 version to bolster new long-haul operations.
May 14, 2018
Air Italy, which is the relaunched Italian leisure carrier Meridiana, received its inaugural aircraft—the Boeing 737 MAX in new livery—May 14 at Milan-Malpensa Airport. The new MAX aircraft features modern and spacious cabins, superior operating economics and a greater fuel efficiency. The aircraft type will feature business-class seating and will replace Air Italy’s existing Boeing 737NGs.
May 14, 2018
Airbus CFO Harald Wilhelm announced he will leave the company in early 2019 with CEO Tom Enders.
May 10, 2018
The Russian government will inject RUB6 billion ($95 million) into the Sukhoi Superjet 100 (SSJ100) program to increase sales of the regional aircraft.
May 10, 2018
WestJet’s first business-class cabins, the signature feature of its new Boeing 787-9s, will help the carrier revamp its onboard experience throughout its network—part of its strategy to move further away from its low-cost regional carrier roots and become “a global network airline,” WestJet president and CEO Ed Sims said.
May 09, 2018
Airbus and Boeing commercial aircraft deliveries for 2018 year-to-date, sorted by most-recent delivery date.
May 09, 2018
Boeing’s April orderbook was dominated by American Airlines’ April 6 order for 47 787s, which helped to lift the US manufacturer’s gross commercial aircraft order total for the year to 321, nearly double the total for Airbus.
May 09, 2018
Boeing chief executive Dennis Muilenburg has said making sure Airbus and Boeing are held to the same requirements or given the same opportunities in any Iranian aircraft sales will be the top priority now that President Donald Trump is withdrawing from the Iranian nuclear deal.
May 09, 2018
Airbus and Boeing commercial aircraft gross orders for 2018 year-to-date, sorted by most-recent date of order placement with manufacturer.