Fleets – Page 268
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NewsEBACE: Qatar Executive increases Gulfstream order
Middle Eastern VIP operator Qatar Executive has firmed up its earlier memorandum of understanding for 20 Gulfstream business jets and added an extra 10 aircraft to the order.
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Austrian expands holiday offering
Austrian Airlines has rejigged some of its routes and frequencies, citing an intent to "offset the strongly seasonal business of the airline".
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NewsPICTURE: SIA's first A350-900 in final assembly
Airbus says it has begun the final assembly of Singapore Airline’s (SIA) first Airbus A350-900 at its Toulouse manufacturing facility.
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Ruili Airlines signs for 60 Boeing 737 Max
Ruili Airlines has signed an agreement with Minsheng Financial Leasing and AVIC Leasing for 60 Boeing 737 Max aircraft.
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La Compagnie picks Monarch for line support
All-premium transatlantic operator La Compagnie has selected Monarch Aircraft Engineering to provide line maintenance handling for its Boeing 757-200.
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NewsPICTURES: Vietnam Airlines first Boeing 787-9 completes exterior painting
Vietnam Airlines’ first Boeing 787-9 has rolled out of Boeing's paint shop at Paine Field, less than a month after it came off the final assembly line.
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NewsPICTURE: VivaAerobus receives first new A320
Mexican low-cost carrier VivaAerobus has taken delivery of its first new Airbus A320 from the airframer in Toulouse.
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Lion mulls taking on additional A330s
Indonesia’s Lion Air could add more Airbus A330-300s to its fleet above the three ordered in December last year, says the head of its aircraft leasing unit.
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NewsPICTURE: TAM A350 progresses in final assembly
Brazilian carrier TAM's first Airbus A350-900 is "progressing well" in the airframer's final assembly line in Toulouse, says Airbus.
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Southwest converts 737-700 orders to -800s
Southwest Airlines has converted orders for 31 Boeing 737-700s scheduled for delivery in 2016 to larger 737-800s, chief executive Gary Kelly announces on 13 May.
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TUI rejigs 787 order
TUI is switching two Boeing 787-8 orders to the larger -9 variant and will acquire up to two additional -9s to satisfy increased demand.
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NewsCrashed Asiana A320 drifted below glidepath in low visibility
Japanese investigators have indicated that an Asiana Airlines Airbus A320 began to deviate from its descent path shortly after its autopilot was disengaged, before it collided with the localiser antenna at Hiroshima.
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NewsQantas on track for cost-cutting programme
Qantas Airways says it is on track to reduce debt by A$1 billion in its 2015 financial year, as part of its transformation programme.
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NewsAustralian budget sets aside further MH370 search funds
Australia’s government has set aside A$50 million ($40 million) over 2015-16 to cover the costs of continuing the search for missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370.
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EasyJet commits to higher-density A320s
UK budget carrier EasyJet has become the latest airline to commit to a higher-density Airbus A320 layout with the decision to fit 186 seats in the type.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: United domestic 777s ‘right decision’ for network
United Airlines decision to shift 10 Boeing 777-200s to its domestic operations from international is the “right decision” for its network, says chief revenue officer Jim Compton.
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Joy Air MA60 veers off runway in Fuzhou
A Joy Air Xian Aircraft MA60 turboprop veered off the runway upon landing at Fuzhou Changle International airport on 10 May.
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OBITUARY: Maurice Flanagan, the expat who helped Emirates take over the world
Maurice Flanagan, who has died aged 86, caught the Dubai bug when he arrived on a two-year secondment to run the city’s airport and travel operator Dnata in the late-1970s. “Everything looked so promising that I decided to stay,” he recalled two decades later. By taking up the royal family’s ...
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NewsControllers unaware of erratic Germanwings altitude selections
French air traffic controllers were unaware of highly-unusual altitude selections being made on the ill-fated Germanwings Airbus A320 during its prior flight to Barcelona.
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NewsNew Russian-Chinese lessor aims for 100 Superjets
Russian and Chinese parties have tentatively agreed to establish a new leasing company for Sukhoi Superjet 100s which aims to build a fleet of 100 aircraft and focus on sales to Asia.