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 […]
Airbus reinforces its market lead in Asia-Pacific region
Airbus further consolidated its market lead in Asia-Pacific in 2017, delivering 367 new aircraft to 50 operators across the region, either directly to airlines or via lessors. This accounted for over half of Airbu"™ total deliveries worldwide (718 aircraft) during the year, reflecting the importance of the region for the manufacturer. Deliveries to the region […]
New A330-800 rolls-out of paintshop
The newest member of the A330neo Family, the A330-800, has rolled out of the paintshop, on track for its first flight mid-2018. The A330-800 is the new generation 250 seater from Airbu"™ leading twin aisle family. With its 242-tonne Maximum Take-Off Weight (MTOW) as base variant, the A330-800 can operate routes of up to 7,500nm […]
LATAM Decides Future of Its Boeing 777-300ER Fleet
Brazilian-Chilean carrier LATAM"™s Boeing 777-300ER fleet will be gradually retrofitted, beginning from the second half of 2018. According to LATAM Brazil"™s CEO, Jerome Cardier, the decision marks the confidence the subsidiary has on the model and, above all, the aircraft efficiency despite its fuel consumption. As long as oil prices remain at the current prices, […]
Hawaiian Airlines CEO reveals where he sees the next big opportunity
Over past decade and a half, Hawaiian Airlines CEO Mark Dunkerley has seen it all. From the dark days of bankruptcy during the early 2000s to the record high stock prices of 2017. Last November, Dunkerley announced that he will retire this March with chief commercial officer Peter Ingram taking over the top job. Shortly […]
Emirates signs agreement for up to 36 additional A380s
Dubai-based Emirates Airline has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to acquire up to 36 additional A380 aircraft. The agreement was signed this morning at the airline"™s headquarters in Dubai by HH Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, Chairman and Chief Executive, Emirates Airline and Group, and John Leahy, Chief Operating Officer Customers, Airbus Commercial […]
