Lufthansa orders 40 787s and A350s but cuts A380 fleet
Lufthansa Group is ordering 20 Boeing 787-9s and is also taking another 20 Airbus A350-900s to replace four-engined jets in its fleet. The carrier has also disclosed that it is to sell six of its Airbus A380s within the next four years. Lufthansa Group’s supervisory board has approved the acquisition of the 40 twin-engined long-haul […]
Boeing Signs Deal for Up to 42 777X Airplanes with IAG
Boeing [NYSE: BA] and International Airlines Group, the parent company of British Airways, announced the airline has committed to purchasing up to 42 777X airplanes, including 18 orders and 24 options. The airline joins a group of leading carriers that have selected the new 777-9, which will debut next month as the largest and most […]
BEA A319 to be next British Airways retrojet
The next British Airways aircraft to appear in a retro livery will be an Airbus A319 in the colours of British European Airways. Set to enter a paintshop in Shannon this weekend, the A319 retrojet will go into service from London Heathrow during March. This will follow the introduction earlier this week of the airline’s […]
Airbus to terminate A380 program in 2021
Airbus announced Feb. 14 that it is terminating the Airbus A380 program in 2021, after Emirates cut back the last major order to just 14 A380s, instead of the 53 that it had on firm order. The Emirates order now comprises 40 A330-900s and 30 A350-900s, according to a new heads of terms agreement. “As […]
Air Lease Places Four New Boeing 737 MAX 8s with Caribbean Airlines
Air Lease entered long-term lease agreements with Caribbean Airlines for four new Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft, scheduled to deliver to the airline starting in the fourth quarter of 2019 through 2020. These four new aircraft will join two Boeing 737-800s currently on lease to Caribbean Airlines from ALC. “ALC is extremely pleased to announce […]
Embraer delivered 90 commercial aircraft last year
Brazilian airframer Embraer delivered 90 commercial aircraft last year, in line with its expectation of 85-95. But a similar level of business aviation deliveries, 91 in total, fell below the manufacturer’s predictions of 105-125 for the year. Embraer says it delivered four of the re-engined E190-E2 model and 13 of the conventional E190. But deliveries […]
Aireon takes control of space-based ADS-B payloads
Satellite-based surveillance system developer Aireon announced Feb. 7 that it has formally received control from Iridium Communications of the final six receiver payloads it has placed on new Iridium Next satellites, completing its space-based aircraft surveillance network. The Harris-built automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) receivers, carried as “hosted payloads” on 66 active Iridium Next satellites, will […]
Airbus A220 makes North American debut with Delta Air Lines
Delta Air Lines on Feb. 7 became the first airline in the Americas to debut the Airbus A220, operating flights between New York LaGuardia (LGA) and both Boston Logan and Dallas-Fort Worth International (DFW). The A220’s debut—delayed a week when the partial government shutdown held up final FAA approvals—kicks off a major ramp-up in A220 […]
TrueNoord announced as winner of the Global Transport Finance Regional Aircraft Lessor of the Year 2018 Award
TrueNoord announced that it has received the Regional Aircraft Lessor of the Year Award 2018 for the second consecutive year. TrueNoord was presented with the award on the 31st of January 2019 at the Global Transport Finance Annual Awards and Gala Dinner in London in recognition of its recent growth, professionalism and dedication to the […]
Qatar Airways Qsuite Business Class On Boeing 777 Takes On A380 Offerings
It’s a long trip from Los Angeles to Doha, the capital of Qatar. Measured in distance, it is 8,285 miles, or 13333 kilometers. Measured in time, a non-stop flight from LAX-DOH takes about 15 hours, 50 minutes. Now Qatar Airways has stepped in to offer a more comfortable and potentially productive flight for business or […]
