Aer Lingus to boost fleet for North American expansion
International Airlines Group’s (IAG) Irish airline Aer Lingus plans to nearly double its long-haul fleet from 17 to 30 aircraft by summer 2023, using the extra capacity to grow its North American presence. Addressing delegates at IAG’s capital markets day on Nov. 2, outgoing Aer Lingus CEO Stephen Kavanagh outlined plans for 11% compound annual […]
Mexico’s Interjet to restructure fleet, phase out some SSJ100s
Mexican LCC Interjet Airlines, the only operator of Sukhoi Superjets in the Americas, is planning to phase out some of its 22 Superjet 100s as part of a fleet restructuring and overall strategic growth plan through 2021 announced Sept. 14. The airline did not elaborate on how many of its 22 SSJ100s will go, but […]
American Airlines glitch halts flights 40 minutes Sunday
American Airlines suffered another technical glitch Sunday that halted flights for about 40 minutes, but the airline said no flights were canceled as a result. The airline’s main operating system and dispatch went down about 2:05 p.m. and the carrier temporarily suspended flights, the Federal Aviation Administration said. Flights resumed about 2:45 p.m., according to […]
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 […]
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, FedEx Express Announce Order for 24 Medium and Large Freighters
Boeing (NYSE: BA) and FedEx Express today announced a new order for 12 767 Freighters and 12 777 Freighters as the world’s largest air cargo carrier continues to invest in the industry’s most capable freighters to better serve its customers. «We are taking another positive step in our fleet modernization program as we add more […]
Boeing y Turkish Technic anuncian acuerdo para el mantenimiento técnico
Boeing y Turkish Technic, la rama de mantenimiento, reparación y revisión (MRO) de Turkish Airlines, anunciaron la firma de un acuerdo global para proveer el mantenimiento de la flota. Turkish Technic es ahora un proveedor estratégico de Boeing para el mantenimiento de aviones y para servicios de reparación de componentes. Además, Boeing y Turkish Technic […]
Copa Holdings’ Growth Soars as Fleet Expansion Continues
Copa Holdings, S.A. (NYSE:CPA) continues to be a star in the airline industry, riding a wave of growth in Latin America. The company is growing revenue and earnings at double-digit rates and has even more aircraft entering the fleet later this year. Here’s a look at the key highlights from the first-quarter 2018 earnings report. […]
Lufthansa Group continues to invest in fleet modernization
The Supervisory Board of Deutsche Lufthansa AG has approved an order for up to 16 additional aircraft in today"™s meeting. The list price of the aircraft is approxi-mately 2.1 billion euros. Delivery is scheduled to take place in stages until 2022. The investment plan for the 2018 fiscal year remains unchanged at 3.4 billion euros. […]
Aerolineas Argentinas to eliminate business class on domestic services
Aerolineas Argentinas announced (24-Apr-2018) plans to commence a fleet reconfiguration exercise, seeking to increase capacity on 31 Boeing 737-800 aircraft, 50% of the carrier’s short and medium haul fleet. The aircraft currently features two class configuration with 170 seats, with plans to add between 16 and 19 additional seats. The project will cost around USD15 […]
