Airbus inaugurates Hamburg"™s fourth A320 Family production line
Airbus has inaugurated the fourth Hamburg A320 Family production line. Making use of digital technologies and a more flexible industrial set-up, the innovative state-of-the-art line is a key enabler for ramping up the single aisle programme to 60 aircraft per month by mid-2019. Frank Horch, Hamburg"™s Senator of Economy, Transport and Innovation and Thomas Jarzombek, […]
Airport Security Market worth over $16bn by 2024
High penetration of these solutions is due to the demand for advanced security systems such as biometrics in identity and access monitoring, contactless entryway checkpoints, x-ray scanners, and thermal cameras. Conventional security measures employ invasive procedures and protocols such as physical checks and body pat-downs which are highly uncomfortable. To boost passenger convenience, airport security […]
Demise of Iran nuclear deal kills hopes for Boeing order
The US government"™s withdrawal from a deal to limit Iran"™s ability to obtain nuclear weapons puts an end to a nearly two-year old plan by Iran to acquire or lease 117 Boeing aircraft. President Donald Trump announced on 8 May plans to withdraw the USA from a "disastrous deal" called the Joint Comprehensive Plan of […]
CEO: Wizz Air to triple in size within 10 years
Central and Eastern European carrier Wizz Air expects to grow its fleet to 300 aircraft within the next 10 years, tripling its current size. Wizz operates 96 Airbus A320 and A321s, with the 100th slated to arrive in June. "We think we will be at 300 aircraft [in] less than a decade from now," Wizz […]
A350-1000 begins Demonstration Tour in the Middle-East and Asia-Pacific
The A350-1000, the newest member of Airbu"™ leading Widebody family, has embarked on a three-week Demonstration Tour to the Middle-East and Asia-Pacific region. The Demonstration Tour follows the completion of a successful flight test campaign, which lasted less than one year and culminated in joint EASA and FAA type certification, demonstrating the aircraft"™s excellent design, […]
Embraer almost doubles net firm orders in 2017
Embraer received 86 net firm orders for commercial aircraft in 2017, almost doubling the 45 net orders it logged in 2016. The airframer delivered 101 commercial aircraft in 2017, out of a total of 210 jet deliveries. Embraer had previously forecasted commercial deliveries of between 97 and 102 aircraft for the year. In the fourth […]
Air Transport MRO Market to Witness Exponential Growth by 2020
Maintenance, repair and operation (MRO) plays a significant role in the enlargement of the air transport fleet. The Air Transport MRO evolved out of drift by airline companies to outsource the task of maintenance, repair and overhaul of engines, line, airframes and components to independent/third-party or airline operated/owned MRO set ups. A decade earlier, most […]
Copa Airlines Begins Nonstop Service Between Panama City and Denver
Copa Airlines began nonstop flights Dec. 12, between Panama City and Denver, marking its 13th destination in the United States. The new nonstop flight connects Coloradoans to more than 55 destinations in Latin America through Copa"™s Hub of the Americas in Tocumen International Airport in Panama City, Panama, and creates great opportunities for tourism and […]
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 […]
The best travel hacks, according to a top airline CEO
We spoke to KLM Royal Dutch Airlines CEO Pieter Elbers to find out his best travel hacks and tips. Following is a transcript of the video. Pieter Elbers: Well, beating jet-lag for me is an early morning run. So, wherever I go, I wake up early, I do my run, and that’s, for me, the […]
