All Fleets articles – Page 32
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NewsEmirates and Lufthansa chiefs reiterate concerns over 777X delivery dates
Early airline customers continue to voice concerns as to whether they will recieve Boeing’s already delayed new 777X widebody next year as planned.
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NewsANA assessing future aircraft needs to meet international expansion
All Nippon Airways (ANA) is in the process of assessing its future widebody and narrowbody needs, as it looks to focus on international expansion in the long term.
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NewsWestJet to add three leased 737 Max 8s to fleet
Canadian carrier WestJet Airlines on 3 June disclosed plans to add a trio of Boeing 737 Max 8s that will integrate into its fleet this year.
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NewsMexicana orders 20 Embraer E2 aircraft
Mexicana de Aviacion, Mexico’s new government-run carrier, has placed an order for 20 Embraer E2 narrowbody aircraft, making it the first customer of the type in that country.
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NewsElbers not ruling out IndiGo using A350s on existing network
Indian low-cost carrier IndiGo expects to deploy its Airbus A350-900s primarily on long-range flights, though it is not ruling out using the aircraft to upgauge existing routes with high demand.
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NewsOman Air set to simplify fleet
Oman Air is set to simplify its fleet over the coming months and is likely to base its widebody operations around one type.
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NewsCathay to announce mid-sized widebody replacement ‘within the year’
Cathay Pacific intends to make a decision on its future mid-sized widebody fleet by the end of the year, as it maintains its full recovery projection for the first quarter of 2025.
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NewsMalaysia Airlines reveals first A330neo undergoing final assembly
Malaysia Airlines has shown off its first Airbus A330neo, undergoing final assembly at the airframer’s Toulouse manufacturing line. The carrier’s initial A330-900 is due to be delivered in the third quarter of this year. Malaysia Airlines disclosed in 2022 that it would modernise its fleet with the twinjets, which are ...
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NewsC919 to make first commercial flight out of Mainland China
Comac’s C919 will make its first commercial flight outside of Mainland China, a year after it entered service with launch customer China Eastern Airlines.
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NewsEgyptAir sold A220 fleet after engine issues led to prolonged inactivity
EgyptAir’s decision to sell its fleet of Airbus A220-300s was the result of losses as the fleet became inactive owning to engine problems, the carrier confirms in a financial statement. The airline had 12 of the twinjets in its fleet, the first of which it received in September 2019. But ...
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NewsTurkish Airlines expects to ground 40-45 Airbus jets this year due to GTF engine issue
Turkish Airlines expects 40 to 45 of its Airbus narrowbodies will be grounded this year and into 2025 due to new required inspections of the jets’ Pratt & Whitney PW1100G geared turbofans (GTF).
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NewsWizz Air expects up to 35 Airbus deliveries delayed in fiscal 2025-26
Central European budget carrier Wizz Air is expecting deliveries of up to 35 Airbus aircraft to be delayed over the course of fiscal 2025-26.
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NewsWizz Air forecasts full-year profit as A320neo engine checks keep capacity flat
Central European budget carrier Wizz Air is forecasting a net profit of €500-600 million ($540-650 million) for the current full year, despite the problems of groundings forced by Pratt & Whitney engine inspections. The airline has confirmed a net profit of €366 million for the year ended 31 March, turning ...
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NewsBrazil’s Levu to introduce A321 converted freighter through SmartLynx
Wet-lease specialist SmartLynx Airlines is to provide one of its Airbus A321 freighters to Brazilian firm Levu Air Cargo, which will be the first Latin American company to operate the type.
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NewsWestJet’s integration of Sunwing delayed at least six months
Canadian airline company WestJet Group faces a delay of at least six months in completing its integration of Sunwing Airlines’ small fleet of Boeing 737s.
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NewsSaudia and Flyadeal unveil order for over 100 A320neo-family jets
Saudi Arabian flag-carrier Saudia and its budget spin-off Flyadeal are ordering another 105 Airbus A320neo-family jets.
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NewsIberia to launch A321XLR with Boston and Washington DC routes
Iberia has named Boston and Washington DC as the likely inaugural destinations for the Airbus A321XLR when it becomes the first carrier in the world to launch flights with the long-range narrowbody later this year.
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NewsS7 Airlines to take batch of A321s from Russian state lessor
Russian carrier S7 Airlines is to increase its capacity through the lease of Airbus A321s from state lessor GTLK.
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NewsRyanair confident its Max 10 deliveries will begin on schedule
Ryanair is hopeful that delivery of its initial Boeing 737 Max 10s will take place on schedule in spring 2027, despite the intensified regulatory scrutiny which has pushed back certification.
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NewsRyanair expects to be 23 737 Max jets short of planned summer capacity
Ryanair hopes to increase its fleet of Boeing 737 Max jets to 158 by the end of July this year, although this will be 23 aircraft short of the initial delivery schedule. The airline gave the figure as it turned in a full-year net profit of €1.92 billion ($2.09 billion), ...