Airbus and Routehappy team up to enrich flight booking for passengers
Would you book a hotel room without seeing pictures of one? It"™s unlikely. In an age where consumers have more information than ever before to make the smartest purchasing decisions, airline passengers still have little visibility into their inflight experience before booking a flight. Leading aircraft manufacturer Airbus has teamed up with Routehappy, the merchandising […]
Airbus and THAI to evaluate new MRO business
Airbus has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Thai Airways International (THAI) to evaluate the development of a major new maintenance and overhaul (MRO) facility at U-Tapao International Airport near Bangkok. The MoU was signed in Bangkok today by Usanee Sangsingkeo, Acting President, Thai Airways International and Fabrice Brégier, President, Airbus Commercial Aircraft. The […]
Boeing to open first European factory, to invest 20 million pounds
Boeing Co (BA.N) said it would invest 20 million pounds ($24.98 million) to open its first production facility in Europe to make components for certain aircraft. The 25,000 square feet facility in Sheffield, UK will make actuators for Boeing’s next-generation 737, 737 MAX and 777 aircraft, the company said. Actuation systems extend and retract wing […]
Emirates SkyCargo painted a rosy picture for Valentine"™s Day
Emirates SkyCargo, the freight division of Emirates airline, unveiled a unique decal featuring a rose on one of its Boeing 777-F freighter aircraft for Valentine"™s day. The decal, installed at the Emirates Aircraft Appearance Centre in Dubai, is the first of its kind for Emirates SkyCargo and highlights the strong contribution made by the air […]
The A380 double-decker helps relieve congestion at London Heathrow airport
At one of the world"™s key hub airports, the A380 is enabling airlines to effectively attract passengers while managing their precious takeoff/landing slots in an increasingly congested operational environment. According to 2016 figures released by London"™s Heathrow Airport, 10 per cent of all passengers who travelled through the facility last year arrived or departed on […]
American Airlines is 2017 ATW Airline of the Year
American Airlines has been named the recipient of the 2017 ATW Airline of the Year, taking the top honor of the 43nd annual ATW Airline Industry Achievement Awards. American Airlines was selected by ATW"™s editorial board in recognition of the phenomenal achievements by American"™s leadership and employees this past year. The integration of American and […]
TrueNoord commits to purchase six Embraer E190 aircraft with leases attached
The portfolio is made up of globally operated aircraft with leases attached and this significant investment marks the start of a highly targeted on-going development and growth strategy for the TrueNoord fleet under lease, following investment from private equity firm Bregal Freshstream. Commenting on the substance and scale of the purchase TrueNoord CEO, Anne-Bart Tieleman, […]
Airbus achieves targets proving ramp-up readiness in 2016
Airbu"™ commercial aircraft deliveries in 2016 were up for the 14th year in a row, reaching a new company record of 688 aircraft delivered to 82 customers. Deliveries were more than eight percent higher than the previous record of 635 set in 2015. These included 545 single aisle A320 Family of which 68 were A320neo, […]
Check out Delta’s new Canadian airliner that’s trying to challenge Boeing and Airbus
In April, Bombardier Aerospace announced a mega order with Delta Air Lines for 75 of the company’s C Series airliners in a deal worth up to $5.6 billion. Shortly after the deal’s announcement, Bombardier flew one of its C Series demonstrators down to Delta’s Atlanta headquarters for journalists and the airline’s staff to get a […]
Lufthansa and Brussels Airlines: Shaping the future together
After Lufthansa and the shareholders of SN Airholding agreed on the terms of the complete takeover, Deutsche Lufthansa AG"™s Executive Board decided yesterday to exercise the call option for the outstanding 55 percent of the shares. The call option comes into effect by December 31, 2016. The transaction will close by the beginning of January […]
