United places firm order for 20 more E175s
US major United Airlines has placed a firm order for 20 more Embraer 175s and taken options on a further 19, continuing its regional fleet replacement. The deal has a list-price value of $1.9 billion. Deliveries are scheduled for the second half of 2020. The E175s will be configured with 70 seats and replace older […]
Southwest extends Max cancellations through September
Southwest Airlines has extended the removal of the Boeing 737 Max from its flight schedules through 2 September, reflecting ongoing uncertainty on when the aircraft will be cleared to return to service. The Dallas-based carrier will cancel about 2.5% of its daily flights as a result of the latest extension. It had previously removed the […]
LOT CEO: Boeing MAX, 787 groundings challenge high-season operations
LOT Polish Airlines is being challenged by the grounding of its five Boeing 737 MAX 8s and some of its Rolls-Royce powered Boeing 787 fleet during the European high season. The MAXs have been grounded since March after an October 2018 crash of a Lion Air 737 MAX and the March 2019 Ethiopian Airlines MAX […]
La Compagnie to show off A321neo at Paris air show
All-premium transatlantic carrier La Compagnie is to display its Airbus A321neo during the upcoming Paris air show. La Compagnie is formally putting its initial aircraft (F-HBUZ) into service on the route between Paris Orly and Newark on 6 June. The CFM International Leap-1A-powered aircraft, leased from GECAS, has been configured with 76 lie-flat seats. Airbus […]
Aireon gets EASA approval for space-based aircraft tracking
US company Aireon has had its space-based aircraft tracking system endorsed by the European Union Aviation Safety Agency. Aireon says its certification as an air navigation service provider follows a three-year collaboration to prove the performance of its data for use in aircraft surveillance. The EASA approval means Aireon will not need additional certification to […]
Airbus celebrates delivery of its 12,000th aircraft – an A220-100 to Delta Air Lines
Airbus celebrated the delivery of its 12,000th aircraft ever in its 50-year history. The aircraft was an A220-100, assembled in Mirabel, Canada and handed over to U.S.-based Delta Air Lines. The aircraft is the 12th A220 delivered to date to Delta Air Lines since the carrier received its first A220 in October 2018. The A220 […]
Iberia Express to take A320neos in fleet renewal plan
Spanish LCC Iberia Express will take delivery of four Airbus A320neos in 2020, with the first scheduled for delivery in April. Iberia Express, which launched in 2012, currently operates a fleet of 22 A320 and A321ceos to 40 short- and medium-haul destinations, acting as a feeder for parent carrier Iberia’s long-haul network. In a statement […]
GE Aviation Completes GE9X Flight Test Campaign For Boeing 777X
Final flight tests of GE Aviation’s GE9X turbofan have been completed on the company’s 747-400 flying testbed ahead of the engine’s first flight this summer on the Boeing 777-9, the initial version of the aircraft manufacturer’s new 777X twinjet series. The flight test campaign, which began in December 2018, stretched over more than 50 flights […]
Azul receives the first Airbus A330neo in the Americas
The first A330neo of the Americas has been delivered to Azul Linhas Aéreas on lease from Avolon, becoming the first airline from the Americas to fly the A330-900. The aircraft is the first of 15 A330neo ordered by Avolon. The A330neo, Airbus’ new generation A330 aircraft, will be used by the airline to expand its […]
Azul to receive first E195-E2 around September
Azul expects to receive its first Embraer 195-E2 around September, says the airline’s founder and chairman David Neeleman. The Brazilian carrier, which is the launch operator of the aircraft, expects to end 2019 with six E195-E2s. Embraer secured type certification for the E195-E2 in April. Azul holds orders for 51 E195-E2s with the Brazilian manufacturer, […]
