Why do Ryanair seats have NO back pockets? Airline launches "˜game changing"™ design

RYANAIR is launching new seats with more legroom but they still won"™t have back pockets, and there"™s one specific reason. Ryanair has unveiled the design of its "˜game changing"™ new seats which will benefit passengers. But the budget Irish airline still won"™t use back pockets. The new seats will give customers 31 inches of legroom, […]

Boeing Delivers First 737 MAX 8 to flydubai

Boeing [NYSE:BA] and flydubai today celebrated the delivery of the airline’s first 737 MAX 8, making the Middle East carrier the first in the region to operate Boeing’s newest single-aisle airplane. Today’s delivery is the first of 75 737 MAX airplanes the airline will be adding to their all-Boeing fleet of Next-Generation 737s. «We are […]

Airbus delivers its 100th A350 XWB

Airbus has delivered its 100th A350 XWB, just some 30 months after the first delivery of the world"™s most modern widebody aircraft in December 2014. The 100th aircraft delivered is an A350-900 for China Airlines. "The 100th A350 XWB milestone comes as we reach our fastest widebody production ramp-up, on track to meet the target […]

S7 Airlines takes delivery of its first A320neo

S7 Airlines, one of Russia"™s leading carriers, member of Oneworld global airline alliance, has taken delivery of it"™ first A320neo which is on lease from BOC Aviation. The aircraft is the first Airbus to feature the airline"™s new livery and is also the first NEO to be operated in Russia. Powered by Pratt & Whitney […]

Top 25 cargo airlines: FedEx maintains top spot but ABC and Qatar on the up

FedEx was once again the busiest freight airline in the world, while Qatar Airways, AirBridgeCargo (ABC) and All Nippon Airways were among the fastest growers in 2016. (FedEx es la principal línea de carga aérea en 2014) The annual World Air Transport Statistics report from Iata showed that in freight tonne km (FTK) terms, FedEx […]

The Airbus month in review: June 2017

Airbus marked a busy June with 138 aircraft ordered from its A320 and A330 families by airlines and leasing companies "“ including high-profile announcements made at the Paris Air Show "“ while delivering 64 jetliners during the month in the A320, A330 and A350 XWB product range. Leading the new business in June was the […]

Novair receives its first A321neo

Swedish charter airline Novair, has taken delivery of its first A321neo on lease from Air Lease Corporation (ALC). The A321neo will join Novair"™s existing Airbus fleet of two A320 Family aircraft. The aircraft is equipped with comfortable 18 inch wide seats in a single class 221 passenger layout. Powered by CFM LEAP-1A engines, the A321neo […]

Global services market set to double over the next 20 years

The world"™s passenger aircraft fleet above 100 seats is set to more than double in the next 20 years to over 40,000 aircraft as traffic is set to grow at 4.4 percent per year, according to Airbu"™ latest Global Market Forecast 2017-2036. This forecast predicts that over the next 20 years the total industry aftermarket […]

Viva Air commits to 50 A320 Family aircraft

Viva Air, the Latin America low cost carrier group owned by Irelandia Aviation, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Airbus for 50 A320 Family aircraft, comprising 35 A320neo and 15 A320ceo. The agreement paves the way for the group"™s airlines VivaColombia and Viva Air Peru to base its fleet renewal and network growth on […]