Newly delivered Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner converted to Mobil Jet Oil 387
ExxonMobil announced today the first Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner, the newest and largest addition to the 787 family, was converted to Mobil JetTM Oil 387, following its late March 2018 delivery to Singapore Airlines. The converted components include the aircraft"™s Rolls Royce Trent 1000 engines as well as its UTC Aerospace Systems (UTAS) variable frequency starter […]
Aeromexico Reports 1Q18 Results
Grupo Aeromexico S.A.B. de C.V. («Aeromexico») (BMV: AEROMEX), today reported its unaudited consolidated results for the first quarter 2018 (1Q18). KEY FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE FIRST QUARTER 2018 Grupo Aeromexico’s first quarter 2018 revenue reached $16.3 billion pesos, a 15.4% year-on-year increase. First quarter 2018 RASK increased by 0.2% year-on-year, despite a 7.8% appreciation in […]
Boeing, American Airlines Sign Major Order for 47 787 Dreamliners
Boeing [NYSE:BA] and American Airlines today announced the world’s largest airline will more than double its 787 Dreamliner fleet with a new order for 47 of the super-efficient airplane plus 28 options. The 47 787s are valued at more than $12 billion at list prices and makes American Airlines the largest 787 customer in the […]
JetSMART selects NAVBLUE"™s ROPS system for its fleet
Airbus subsidiary NAVBLUE will provide Chile"™s low-cost carrier JetSMART with the Airbus Runway Overrun Protection System (ROPS). Under the agreement, which was signed at the FIDAE Air Show in Santiago, Chile, NAVBLUE will equip 100 aircraft, including retrofit of three aircraft already in operation. As a result JetSMART"™sentire A320 Family fleet will be equipped with […]
Boeing, Jet Airways Announce New Order for 75 737 MAX Airplanes
Boeing (NYSE: BA) and Jet Airways today announced a new order for 75 737 MAX airplanes as India’s premier international airline looks to the new and improved 737 jet to power its future growth. «Our new order for the additional 75 Boeing 737 MAX aircraft will allow us to deliver a differentiated and world class […]
Hawaiian Airlines Confirms Its Boeing Dreamliner Plans
Late last month, news leaked that Hawaiian Holdings (NASDAQ:HA) planned to dump its order for the slow-selling Airbus (NASDAQOTH:EADSY) A330-800neo, in favor of Boeing’s (NYSE:BA) popular 787-9 Dreamliner. The airline initially denied that it had made any final decision on its fleet. However, it formally announced its plans to switch to the Dreamliner earlier this […]
Copa interested in Boeing’s proposed NMA: CEO
Copa Airlines is considering Boeing’s planned New Mid-market Airplane (NMA), which it says could potentially provide additional capacity on its longest routes, chief executive Pedro Heilbron tells FlightGlobal. The Panamanian carrier’s interest in the NMA is significant, given that it has steadfastly stuck to a narrowbody fleet all this while. However, Heilbron says a more […]
Air Canada Outlines Fleet Overhaul Amid New Aircraft Arrivals
With new aircraft arriving from Boeing and Bombardier, Air Canada and its low-cost subsidiary Air Canada Rouge have announced several changes to their fleets. The expected changes will see modern and more efficient planes replace the current aging aircraft types in their fleets. The aircraft replacement concerns Air Canada"™s Embraer 190s and Air Canada Rouge"™s […]
TAME Ecuador outlines leasing plans, to focus on local ops
TAME Ecuador (EQ, Quito Int’l) will seek to lease two ATR72-500s, three ATR42-500s, and six A320 Family aircraft by the end of 2018 in a bid to strengthen its domestic network in Ecuador and regain profitability, President Ignacio Vallejo has told Flightglobal. Some of the aircraft will replace TAME’s retired fleet, as it looks to […]
Avianca expands towards Asia and adds route from Lima to Mendoza
Colombia"™s flagship carrier Avianca has entered into two code-sharing agreements as part of an expansion towards Asia. Singapore Airlines (SIA), widely considered one of the world"™s best airlines and Star Alliance partner with Avianca (AV), agreed to add its official "SQ" code to Avianca-operated flights from two European hubs: Barcelona and London. In turn, Avianca […]
