All Fleets articles – Page 28
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NewsIsrael’s El Al expands 787 fleet with lease of another pair
Israeli flag-carrier El Al has reached a lease agreement with Irish-based AerCap covering a pair of Boeing 787-9s. The aircraft will be delivered to the airline in the second quarter of 2025 and the first quarter of 2026. The carrier says the lease period is 15 years. El Al’s lease ...
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NewsAmerican Airlines orders seven Embraer E175s for Envoy Air
American Airlines signed a firm order for seven Embraer E175s at the Paris air show on 20 June.
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NewsLessor Azorra named as customer for 15 Embraer E195-E2s
Lessor Azorra has been named as the previously undisclosed customer for 15 Embraer E195-E2s.
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NewsBinter orders six more Embraer E195-E2s
Binter Canarias placed a firm order for six more Embraer E195-E2 aircraft at the Paris air show on 20 June.
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NewsPhilippine Airlines to fit 10-abreast seating on A350-1000s
Philippine Airlines is to fit 10-abreast seating to the economy cabin of its Airbus A350-1000s, taking advantage of recent interior upgrades to the variant. The carrier is configuring the twinjets with 380 seats in three classes, including 24 in the premium-economy cabin and 42 in business. Airbus has introduced a ...
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NewsInvestors line up for United Airlines-run SAF fund
United Airlines Ventures (UAV) is in “active discussions” with airlines, lessors and major oil companies to join the Sustainable Flight Fund, a venture capital fund launched and managed by United in February aimed at supporting start-up firms with technology to increase the production of sustainable aviation fuels (SAF).
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NewsPhilippine Airlines firms order for nine A350-1000s
Philippine Airlines firmed an order for nine Airbus A350-1000s at the Paris air show on 20 June.
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NewsVolaris sticks with P&W GTF engines for incoming A321neos
Volaris has selected Pratt & Whitney PW1100G geared turbofan (GTF) engines to power more of its Airbus A321neo twinjets.
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NewsQantas firms additional batch of A220s
Australian operator Qantas Group has firmed orders for an additional nine Airbus A220-300s, taking its overall commitment to 29 of the twinjets. The carrier had unveiled orders for A220s a year ago and, earlier this year, had signalled that it would take another batch. Qantas will receive its first A220 ...
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NewsOman’s SalamAir steps up to long-haul with A330neo fleet
Omani carrier SalamAir is to lease three long-haul aircraft from Irish-based lessor Avolon later this year. SalamAir is introducing three Airbus A330neo twinjets with the first scheduled to arrive in October. The lease is the subject of a letter of intent signed at the Paris air show. ...
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NewsSaudi low-cost operator Flynas firms up orders for 30 A320neos
Saudi low-cost operator Flynas has firmed up order for 30 Airbus A320neos, which will allow it to grow its international network.
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NewsAir Mauritius expanding long-haul fleet with A350 agreement
Indian Ocean carrier Air Mauritius has confirmed an order for three more Airbus A350s, all of which are the -900 variant. Air Mauritius already operates four A350s. The airline has received two of four A350-900s on direct order with the airframer. All A350s are powered by Rolls-Royce Trent XWB engines. ...
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NewsQatar Executive touts new G700
Qatar Airways chief executive Akbar Al Baker says the Gulfstream G700 on display at the Paris air show will be a “gamechanger” for his group’s corporate jet arm Qatar Executive.
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NewsJet2 sticks with Leap engines for A320neo follow-on order
UK leisure carrier Jet2 has chosen CFM International Leap-1A engines to power more of its incoming Airbus A320neo-family jets. The latest commitment – unveiled at Paris air show on 19 June – covers the 35 firm orders and 36 options that Jet2 announced in October last year. Source: ...
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NewsRiyadh Air 787-9 among commercial static highlights at Paris air show
Paris air show began on 19 June with a wealth of commercial aircraft on the static display – and a glimpse of a highlight from previous gatherings at Le Bourget
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NewsRiyadh Air chief teases over network plans
Riyadh Air chief executive Tony Douglas expects the ambitious start-up to be connecting the Saudi Arabian city to every major capital city in Europe as part of its aim to serve over 100 destinations by 2030.
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NewsBulgaria Air becomes latest Airbus A220 operator
Bulgaria Air has become the latest operator of the Airbus A220, after taking delivery of an aircraft through a lease arrangement. The Balkan carrier received the twinjet from Air Lease, one of seven to be acquired through the US lessor. Bulgaria Air’s first A220 is a -300 variant (LZ-ROM) and ...
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NewsAirbus reveals large orders from undisclosed customers to highlight business revival
Airbus has revealed orders for 60 single-aisle jets for an international lessor as well as an agreement for A350s with an airline, ahead of the Paris air show. Chief commercial officer Christian Scherer mentioned the orders during a 16 June briefing in the French capital. He says the single-aisle leasing ...
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InterviewKLM chief on Schiphol, sustainability, group dynamics, pilots and Airbus switch
Marjan Rintel says the Dutch flag carrier is back on its feet after the Covid-19 crisis – but that ‘normality’ has also delivered fresh challenges
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NewsJetBlue rolls out livery with ‘energised and extended’ tail pattern
US carrier JetBlue Airways will soon start flying the first aircraft painted with its new standard livery – a blue, white and “mint” design that will eventually colour all of its jets.