All Fleets articles – Page 11
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NewsSouth Korea’s T’way details new aircraft deliveries
South Korean low-cost operator T’way Air expects deliveries of its Boeing 737 Max 8s to complete by 2027, as its fleet renewal plans get underway.
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NewsChina Airlines to introduce batch of A350s and A321neos
Taiwanese carrier China Airlines has detailed plans to introduce 13 Airbus aircraft, including five A350-900s, to its fleet. The airline states that it will also bring in eight A321neos. Five of these A321neos are being sourced from US lessor Air Lease through a transaction valued at $240 million. These will ...
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NewsFirst Swiss A350 breaks cover
Lufthansa Group carrier Swiss has given a glimpse at its first Airbus A350-900 ahead of its delivery in late summer this year.
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NewsQantas picks E190s to replace Fokker F100s in Western Australia
QantasLink has selected the Embraer E190 to replace its aging Fokker F100 fleet operating in Western Australia.
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NewsHainan Airlines receives first A321neo
Hainan Airlines has taken delivery of its first Airbus A321neo, becoming the type’s newest operator in China.
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NewsLessors prevail over insurers in Russian seizure case after judge rules aircraft ‘lost’
Claims brought by lessors over the loss of aircraft leased to Russian airlines have been backed in a judgement on the complex case, which largely rejected the defences of insurance firms. Irish lessor AerCap and several other leasing companies sought to recover losses under ‘all risk’ and ‘war risk’ insurance ...
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NewsStarlux orders 10 more A350-1000s
Taiwan’s Starlux Airlines has placed fresh orders for 10 Airbus A350-1000s – topping up existing commitments for eight jets – as it looks to boost its long-haul network.
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NewsEgyptAir signs for six more Airbus A350s
EgyptAir has ordered a further six Airbus A350-900s, taking the Star Alliance carrier’s firm commitments for the type to 16.
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NewsTurkish unit AJet to lease 10 A321neos from Avolon
Turkish Airlines’ low-cost unit AJet will lease 10 Airbus A321neos as part of fleet renewal and network expansion efforts.
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News‘Definitely need more planes’: AirAsia confirms talks for new jets but Paris order unlikely
AirAsia is “still in discussions” about a potential order for smaller aircraft, amid reports that the airline group would be announcing orders – its first since the pandemic – at the Paris air show.
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News‘A bit like a marriage’: Varadi on why Wizz is taking more P&W engines
Wizz Air has stuck with the Pratt & Whitney PW1100G GTF to power the remaining 177 Airbus A321neo aircraft for which it had not made an engine choice, despite issues with the powerplant becoming a years-long challenge for the European low-cost carrier.
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NewsNorwegian to buy 11 spare Leap-1B engines
Norwegian is to purchase 11 spare CFM International Leap-1B engines to support its Boeing 737 Max 8 fleet.
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NewsEmbraer sceptical that LOT A220 decision unswayed by political considerations
Embraer has signalled that it believes the LOT selection of the Airbus A220 over its E2 regional jets was influenced by political considerations. LOT has chosen to take 40 A220s – a mix of -100s and -300s – to replace its Embraer fleet, with the jets arriving from 2027. They ...
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NewsPoland’s LOT to take A220s to replace Embraer E-Jet regional fleet
Polish flag-carrier LOT has selected the Airbus A220 for its short-haul fleet-renewal programme, after a strong competition against Embraer.
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NewsANA firms orders for Airbus, Boeing and Embraer jets
ANA Holdings has firmed an order for 27 Airbus narrowbodies, including Japan’s first A321XLRs.
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NewsRiyadh Air orders 25 A350-1000s in deal for up to 50 of the type
Saudi Arabian start-up carrier Riyadh Air has disclosed an order for up to 50 Airbus A350-1000s, bringing the total number of aircraft in the carrier’s backlog to 182.
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NewsAviLease signs for 22 A350Fs as part of agreement for 77 Airbus jets
Saudi Arabian leasing firm AviLease is taking 22 Airbus A350F cargo jets as part of an order for up to 77 aircraft. The deal also covers 55 A320neo-family models, a mix of A320neos and A321neos, but not the long-range XLR. Deliveries of the aircraft begin in 2030 and run to ...
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NewsJapan orders checks on 787s, as US says grounding ‘premature’
Japanese officials have ordered the country’s carriers to inspect their Boeing 787s following the deadly crash involving a 787-8 operated by Air India, while their US counterparts stopped short of grounding the type.
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NewsBacklogs already hold 40% of forecast 20-year single-aisle demand: Airbus
Airbus has hiked its outlook for new aircraft deliveries over the next 20 years to 43,420, up by about 1,000 from last year’s prediction. Of this total, covering both passenger and freighter model, around 34,250 will be typically single-aisle aircraft. Another 9,170 will typically be widebodies – among them 970 ...
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NewsBelarusian carrier Belavia confirms introduction of A330s for long-haul operations
Belarusian carrier Belavia is stepping up to regular widebody operations with the introduction of three Airbus A330s, obtained despite international sanctions on the airline. Belavia states that it has entered a “new era” with a “completely new type of aircraft” with the A330-200s. It states that this will give it ...