International Airlines Group to buy Niki assets
International Airlines Group (IAG) is to buy assets of the Austrian airline NIKI, which was formerly part of the Air Berlin group, for €20 million and provide liquidity to NIKI of up to €16.5 million. The transaction is being made by a newly formed subsidiary of Vueling which will be incorporated as an Austrian company […]
Airbus, Indigo Partners finalize orders for 430 A320neo Family aircraft
"¢ Airbu"™ largest single order announcement becomes firm "¢ Deal valued at nearly $50 billion, at list prices Airbus announced today that it had finalized agreements with Indigo Partners and its four portfolio airlines for the purchase of 430 additional A320neo Family aircraft for ultra-low-cost airlines Frontier Airlines (United States), JetSMART (Chile), Volaris (Mexico) and […]
Aerolínea Viva Air adquirirá 50 aviones A320 para modernizar su flota
La aerolínea Viva Air "“propietaria de VivaColombia"“ anunció este jueves que, en un esfuerzo por modernizar su flota, adquirirá 50 aviones A320. A través de un comunicado, la compañía confirmó que ya está lista la orden de compra de las aeronaves, lo que implica que ya se dio por terminada la negociación para iniciar su […]
Suma Qatar Airways 50 A321neo a pedido con Airbus
La aerolínea Qatar Airways anunció la ampliación de su pedido con Airbus: a los 50 A320neo ya ordenados sumó 50 A321neo, mediante los cuales busca satisfacer sus requerimientos de eficiencia y capacidad. Los aviones con el nombre de la aerolínea catarà comenzarán a surcar los cielos del mundo en 2019. Asimismo, se estima que el […]
Airbus month in review: November 2017
During November, the order book for Airbu"™ best-selling A320 Family increased by 45 jetliners, while 74 aircraft were delivered to international customers from all of the company"™s current-production single-aisle and widebody product lines. The new business in November involved 30 single-aisle A320neo and 15 A321neo aircraft for CDB Aviation Lease Finance (CDB Aviation), adding to […]
Consideran al A320 de Airbus como un avión ideal para aerolíneas de bajo costo en Colombia
La posibilidad de volar, que hace más de una década estaba literalmente por las nubes, hoy es más asequible con las aerolíneas de bajo costo. Aunque su participación en el mercado colombiano es menor al 20 %, se han destacado por obtener el mayor crecimiento en los últimos años. Una de ellas es Viva Colombia, […]
Mexico will add 264 Airbus A320 aircrafts to the skies
The European aircraft manufacturer Airbus plans to deliver 264 A320 aircrafts in Mexico in the next few years, once the contract with Indigo Partners, one of the shareholders of the airline Volaris, is signed. The president for Latin America and the Caribbean of the company, Rafael Alonso, explained that this shows that the Mexican market […]
Avianca inicia sus dos frecuencias diarias de Rosario a Aeroparque
A partir de este martes 21 de noviembre, la empresa Avianca comenzará a operar sus vuelos regulares desde el aeropuerto de Rosario con dos frecuencias diarias a Aeroparque y la semana próxima sumará los viajes a Mar del Plata. De esta manera, la aerolínea colombiana se constituirá así en la segunda empresa aérea que inicia […]
David Neeleman, da Azul, adquire 32% da companhia aérea francesa Aigle Azur
O Weaving Group vendeu sua participação de 32% na Aigle Azur, segunda maior companhia aérea da França, ao empresário David Neeleman, fundador e acionista da Azul Linhas Aéreas Brasileiras e sócio da Air Portugal, por meio do consórcio Atlantic Gateway. Neeleman terá como sócio na companhia o grupo chinês HNA (48%), com o qual já […]
Turkish aerospace company signs new Airbus contract
Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) has signed a contract to design and manufacture fan cowls for the Airbus S. A. S., the company announced Monday. In a statement, the TAI said the deal covers the design, build and supply of "Pratt and Whitney (PW) Nacelle Fan Cowl" for the bestselling A320 Neo Aircraft. The company did […]
