Virgin Atlantic sees impressive gains in fuel efficiency and an 8% fall in emissions as a result of fleet changes
Following a slowdown in the overall fuel efficiency of its fleet in 2015, Virgin Atlantic Airways has rebounded with an impressive 8% annual improvement last year, according to the airline"™s latest Sustainability Report 2017. This is largely down to the positive impact of Boeing 787 aircraft entering the fleet in 2016, improved passenger load factors […]
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 […]
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," […]
