Fleets – Page 37
-
News
Lithuania’s KlasJet expands wet-lease fleet with all-economy 737-800s
Baltic corporate charter specialist KlasJet is expanding its fleet of Boeing 737s to underpin passenger wet-lease operations ahead of the summer season. It is introducing eight 737-800s which will be configured with 186 to 189 seats, in an all-economy layout. Vilnius-based KlasJet is aiming to reach a fleet of 15 ...
-
News
Everts seeks MD-88 converted freighter from Aeronautical Engineers
While US modification specialist Aeronautical Engineers’ recent activity has been primarily focused on Boeing 737-800 work, the company has received a request for an MD-88 cargo conversion. Everts Air Cargo, based in Alaska, is seeking the MD-88SF freighter for fleet expansion. Aeronautical Engineers says it will begin modifying the twinjet ...
-
News
FAA plans to fine Unted $1.15m for missed safety checks between 2018 and 2021
The Federal Aviation Administration plans to fine United Airlines $1.15 million after the carrier missed certain pre-flight checks pertaining to a fire warning system on its Boeing 777s during an almost three-year period –flying those aircraft in an ”unairworthy condition”.
-
News
Inquiry opens into firefighting 737 accident in southwest Australia
Australian investigators have opened an inquiry into an accident involving a Boeing 737 firefighting aircraft near Ravensthorpe in the southwest of the country.
-
News
Norwegian leases 737 Max jets to mitigate Boeing delivery delay
Scandinavian operator Norwegian has provisionally agreed to lease another six Boeing 737 Max 8 twinjets, sourcing them from US firm Air Lease. These will be additional to the three 737 Max aircraft – one of which has been delivered – that the carrier has already agreed to take from the ...
-
News
Icelandair closes-in on fleet-renewal decision after airframer talks
Icelandair Group is intending to indicate the results of fleet-renewal discussions over the first half of this year. The operator has been looking to secure deliveries of aircraft over the course of the current decade, as it phases out Boeing 757. Icelandair Group owns 17 passenger 757s, including a pair ...
-
News
Turkish Airlines to take ultra-high-density 777-300ERs for IndiGo wet-lease
Turkish Airlines has signalled its intent to operate two ultra-high-density Boeing 777-300ERs as part of a wet-lease deal with codeshare partner IndiGo
-
News
Second Chinese carrier resumes 737 Max commercial flights
Hainan Airlines has returned its Boeing 737 Max aircraft to commercial service, becoming the second Chinese carrier to do so within a month.
-
News
Boeing 747 Freighters will maintain value: Atlas Air CEO
Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, the buyer of Boeing’s final four 747s, expects the jumbo jets will maintain their value over time – and plans to operate them for up to half a century.
-
News
Qatar A350 and A321neo orders to be reinstated as part of legal settlement
Qatar Airways is to reinstate in full its remaining orders for 23 Airbus A350s as well as 50 A321neos which had been cancelled during its legal dispute with the airframer. But while A350 deliveries are likely to resume this year, FlightGlobal understands, the A321neos will be pushed back to 2026. ...
-
News
Final Boeing 747 departs Everett for its new home
The final Boeing 747 to be built left the airframer’s Everett, Washington plant on 1 February, closing a five-decade-long era for the US airframer.
-
News
Airbus and Qatar avert court trial after settling high-profile A350 dispute
Airbus and Qatar Airways have averted a high-profile court trial after reaching a settlement to resolve their legal clash over the airline’s A350 fleet. The two sides state that they have reached an “amicable and mutually-agreeable settlement”, the details of which are confidential. Their dispute centred on the deterioration of ...
-
News
Airbus prepares to deliver converted A330-200 after EFW modification
Airbus has taken delivery of an A330-200 converted from a passenger to freighter configuration, ahead of its being handed over to an Asian operator. The aircraft underwent modification at the EFW facility in which Airbus is a partner. EFW identifies the airframe as MSN810, a Rolls-Royce Trent-powered example which was ...
-
In depth
‘Magic here’: Boeing delivers final iconic Queen of the Skies
Current and former employees bid the iconic Boeing 747 a fond and tearful farewell, as the US airframer delivers its final “Queen of the Skies” to Atlas Air.
-
News
New Hong Kong firm Fly Meta to take converted 777-300ER freighters
Four converted Boeing 777-300ER freighters are to be delivered to a Hong Kong-based cargo charter carrier through a lease agreement with AerCap. The aircraft are being converted into 777-300ERSFs under the Israel Aerospace Industries modification programme for the twinjet type. IAI had embarked on the programme with US lessor GECAS ...
-
News
Lufthansa’s first reactivated A380 lands in Philippines for C-check
The first Airbus A380 reactivated by Lufthansa has arrived in the Philippines for maintenance work ahead of its return to service later this year.
-
News
Finnair hikes A350 maximum weights to cope with longer Asian sectors
Finnair has tweaked the maximum take-off weight of 10 Airbus A350-900s in order to overcome payload limitations on certain Asia-Pacific services.
-
News
Cape Air Cessna suffers nose-gear collapse in Chicago
A Cape Air Cessna 402C was involved in a runway mishap on 27 January at Chicago O’Hare International airport after the aircraft’s nose landing gear failed.
-
News
Azerbaijan Airlines signals plans to expand 787 and A320neo fleets
Azerbaijan Airlines is to introduce more Boeing 787s and Airbus A320neos as part of a continuing fleet modernisation.
-
News
KLM to take A350 freighters while Air France reinforces A350-900 fleet
Air France-KLM Group has agreed to order four Airbus A350 freighters which its Martinair division will operate for KLM Cargo. The group will also order another three A350-900s for the Air France fleet.