Embraer Delivers 28 Commercial and 20 Executive Jets in Q2/18
During Q2/18 Embraer delivered 28 jets to the commercial aviation market and 20 business jets, including 15 light jets and five large jets. On June 30, Embraer’s firm order backlog totaled $17.4 billion. Embraer signed a firm order with American Airlines for 15 E175 jets with a 76-seat configuration. The contract has a value of […]
Peruvian Airlines Turns to Russian Aircraft for Fleet Expansion
While H.E. Akbar Al Baker was joyfully being Farnborough’s center of attention with Qatar’s impressive aircraft showcase and JetBlue’s founder David Neeleman surprising spectators as his new startup announced an order for 60 A220’s, one airline was quietly making moves with Russian aircraft manufacturers. Peruvian Airlines met with Sukhoi Civil Aircraft representatives, putting their eyes […]
Peruvian airline signs LoI for 20 Russian SSJ100 and MC-21 aircraft
Peruvian Airlines has signed a letter of intent with Russian aircraft manufacturer Sukhoi Civil Aircraft (SCAC) for the acquisition of Sukhoi Superjet 100 (SSJ100) regional jets and MC-21 advanced narrow-bodies. The document covers a total of 20 aircraft, 10 of each type, SCAC says in a statement. The Peruvian carrier, which currently operates a fleet […]
United Airlines Announces Fleet Update
Company to purchase 25 new Embraer E-175 and 4 new Boeing 787-9 aircraft United Airlines (UAL) today announced orders to purchase 25 new Embraer E-175 and 4 new Boeing 787-9 aircraft. United expects to take delivery of the Embraer E-175 aircraft in 2019 and expects to take delivery of the Boeing 787-9 aircraft in 2020. […]
Boeing, DHL Express Announce Purchase of 14 Boeing 777 Freighters
Boeing [NYSE: BA] and DHL today announced that the leading international express carrier has placed an order and commitment for 14 Boeing 777 Freighters, and purchase rights for 7 additional freighters. The $4.7 billion order agreement, at current list prices, was unveiled at the opening of the 2018 Farnborough International Airshow. A portion of the […]
CAAS, EASA and Airbus collaborate to advance safety of unmanned aircraft systems in urban environment
The Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS), the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and Airbus have agreed to collaborate in the development of safety standards and regulatory requirements for unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) in urban environments. The tripartite Project Document, which lays out the areas of collaboration, was signed by representatives from CAAS, EASA and […]
Nearly 37,400 new aircraft valued at US$5.8 trillion required over 20 years
The world"™s passenger fleet will more than double to 48,000 aircraft in 20 years with traffic growing at a resilient 4.4% per year, driving a need for 37,390 new passenger and freighter aircraft according to Airbu"™ new Global Market Forecast 2018-2037. Â Growth drivers include private consumption increasing 2.4 times in emerging economies, higher disposable […]
Airbus announces orders and deliveries June 2018
A very busy month of June saw Airbus log orders for 100 jetliners "“ split almost equally between its A350 XWB/A330 widebody aircraft and the single-aisle A320 Family; while 80 deliveries were made from across the in-production A320, A330, A350 XWB and A380 product lines. Turkish Airlines booked 25 A350 XWBs in the A350-900 version, […]
Jet Airways agrees to take 75 more 737 Max aircraft
India’s Jet Airways has disclosed that it is purchasing 75 additional Boeing 737 Max jets. The carrier has informed the Mumbai stock exchange of the decision. It states that it has «entered into another agreement» with the US airframer for purchase of an «additional» 75 of the re-engined aircraft. Jet Airways has previously stated, in […]
Norway conducts first electric-aircraft flight
Norway has conducted its first electric-aircraft flight under an initiative to electrify domestic aviation by 2040. The project is supported by the government, led by state-owned airport operator Avinor, and partners are airlines Widerøe and SAS Scandinavian Airlines, the Norwegian Association of Air Sports and climate foundation ZERO…
