Delta Orders 10 more A321s

After announcing orders for 30 incremental Airbus A321ceo aircraft just last month, Atlanta, Georgia (U.S.)-based Delta Air Lines has placed an order for 10 more of the aircraft. The agreement was announced today at the Paris Air Show. Like previous Delta orders for the A321, the 10 aircraft announced today are for the Current Engine […]

EasyJet receives first of 130 A320neo aircraft

Airbus has delivered easyJet"™s first A320neo, which is also the airline"™s 300th A320 Family aircraft, at a ceremony in Toulouse involving Carolyn McCall, easyJet CEO, Gaël Méheust, CFM international CEO, Tom Enders, Airbus CEO, and other senior executives. The aircraft, powered by CFM LEAP-1A engines, is configured in a comfortable 186 seat layout. To mark […]

E190 jet receives South African CAA type certification

The E190 has this week received type certification from South Africa"™s Civil Aviation Authority. Airlink, southern Africa"™s largest privately owned regional airline, recently took delivery of their first E190 which will soon go into service. Airlink"™s E190 will make its public debut in South Africa at the Adrenaline Air Show, Wonderboom National Airport in Pretoria […]

Nearly 35,000 aircraft valued at US$5.3 trillion required in 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 planes as traffic is set to grow at 4.4 percent per year, according to Airbu"™ latest Global Market Forecast 2017-2036. Over this period, increasing numbers of first time flyers, rising disposable income spent […]

Spirit Airlines Inc. (SAVE) Moves Higher on Volume Spike for June 08

Spirit Airlines Inc. (SAVE) traded on unusually high volume on Jun. 08, as the stock gained 0.79% to close at $55.85. On the day, Spirit Airlines Inc. saw 2.07 million shares trade hands on 16,575 trades. Considering that the stock averages only a daily volume of 1.16 million shares a day over the last month, […]

Lufthansa"™s flight training school in Phoenix to update its fleet

Lufthansa Aviation Training (LAT) is scheduled to buy 25 new Cirrus SR 20 aircraft for its flight training school in Phoenix, Arizona. The total investment volume will amount to approximately EUR 11.5 million. Since the year 1972, trainee pilots at Lufthansa Aviation Training’s U.S. base have been acquiring their skills in single motor F33A Bonanza […]

Boeing, Malindo Air Celebrate First 737 MAX Delivery

Boeing (NYSE: BA) today marked the first delivery of the new 737 MAX. The airplane, a 737 MAX 8, was handed over to Malindo Air at the Seattle Delivery Center. The Malaysia-based airline will be the first to put the 737 MAX into commercial service. "This airplane will change the face of the single-aisle market," […]

Growing Fleet Lifts Copa Holdings’ Revenue Early in 2017

Copa Holdings (NYSE: CPA) is expanding its fleet, taking delivery of two 737s in the first quarter, upping the total fleet to 101 aircraft. And that’s helping growth along with rising demand for each seat the company has. The increased demand environment has been a boon for airlines recently, and as a low-cost operator, Copa […]

Delta orders 30 additional A321s

Atlanta, Georgia (U.S.)-based Delta Air Lines has placed an incremental order for 30 firm A321ceo aircraft. This order follows three previous Delta orders for the Current Engine Option version of the largest Airbus A320 Family member. The airline took delivery of its first A321 in March of last year. Delta now has ordered a total […]