Egyptair has become the 37th customer for the Airbus Industrie A330/A340 with an order for three A340s, and options on two more. The airline plans to use the aircraft to open up new routes, including from Cairo to Japan, the US West Coast, and Australia. Delivery of the first aircraft is set for the end of 1996. The airline now operates seven A320s.
Source: Flight International
Canadian seaplane operator Harbour Air has signalled its intention to purchase 50 electric propulsion systems from US developer Magnix, a move supporting the airline’s goal of creating a fleet of all-electric De Havilland Canada aircraft.
Former JetBlue Airways chief executive Robin Hayes will succeed Jeffrey Knittel as chairman and chief executive of Airbus Americas, effective 3 June.
Fraport, the operator of Frankfurt airport, one of continental Europe’s busiest, says that air traffic had to be completely halted on two days in 2023 due to drone incursions around the airfield.
