News from FlightGlobal – Page 1164
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FARNBOROUGH: Air Austral orders two 777-200LRs
Reunion-based Air Austral has ordered two additional Boeing 777-200LRs for delivery in mid-2011 and 2012.
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Asian carriers post 19% rise in RPKs in June
Airlines in Asia have been experiencing a strong recovery in passenger and cargo traffic.
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FARNBOROUGH: Orient Thai Airlines signs tentative order for 12 Superjets
Bangkok-based Orient Thai Airlines has signed a tentative order for 12 Sukhoi Superjets, with options for an additional 12.
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FARNBOROUGH: Hainan and ANA to equip Boeing aircraft with winglets
Two Asian airlines have chosen to equip their new Boeing aircraft with blended winglets.
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TRIP to lease three GECAS E-175s, eyes more E-Jets
Brazilian regional carrier TRIP has agreed to lease three Embraer E-175s from GECAS and is seeking to acquire at least two more E-Jets in 2011 in addition...
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FARNBOROUGH: Aeroflot firms A330-300 order
Russian flag carrier Aeroflot has firmed its order for 11 Airbus A330-300s, having recently disclosed that its board had approved the plan.
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FARNBOROUGH: Boeing seeks Southwest’s input on narrowbody plans
Boeing Commercial Airplanes chief Jim Albaugh is stressing that whatever direction the airframer takes in future narrowbody developments, its key customer...
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FARNBOROUGH: Gazprom arm agrees deal for 10 Superjets
Russia's gas giant Gazprom has signed an agreement of intent for 10 Sukhoi Superjet 100 aircraft. The company's procurement arm, GazpromKomplektatsiya,...
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Market outlook: Digging a little deeper
Chris Tarry looks beneath the surface of the industry's headline numbers. Analysis by Flightglobal Insight
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2009 World Airline Rankings: Lessons learned
The Airline Business financial rankings underline how bad things got for the industry in 2009. But while things are on the up, is there reason to hope for a more profitable future?
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FARNBOROUGH: Towering over the show
NATS, the air traffic control provider at Farnborough, is trying to confirm the identity of an intruder into the restricted airspace set up for the show.
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FARNBOROUGH: Goodrich extends flight hour agreement with Hawaiian
Goodrich and Hawaiian Airlines are signing an extension agreement for nacelle system support. The flight-hour agreement provides maintenance, repair and...
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FARNBOROUGH: Virgin America wants sharklets on new A320s
Virgin America is expecting to fit Airbus' new 'sharklet' wingtips to all of the aircraft contained in its tentative order for up to 60 A320-family jets. The...
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FARNBOROUGH: Germania firms A319 order
Berlin-based Germania's holding company has firmed its order for five Airbus A319 aircraft, having disclosed a tentative agreement earlier this year.
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FARNBOROUGH: Thales to step up data transfer at the gate
Thales has unveiled details of a new GateSync solution that aims to enable airlines to wirelessly load and offload content and data to and from the aircraft on the ground at airports
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NewsFARNBOROUGH: Virgin America signs MoU for up to 60 A320s
Virgin America has signed a memorandum of understanding for up to 60 Airbus A320s.
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FARNBOROUGH: Belgium's Asco to provide wing flap support systems for CSeries
Belgium-based Asco Industries has won a contract to manufacture the flap support system for the wings of Bombardier's CSeries airliner.
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FARNBOROUGH: Esterline CMC Electronics provides SwiftBroadband antenna to Air France
Esterline CMC Electronics is to provide Air France with multi-channel SwiftBroadband-compliant satellite communications high-gain antenna systems to equip the airline's future Boeing 777-300.
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FARNBOROUGH: Azerbaijan swaps 737 order for three 767s
Azerbaijan Airlines has ditched an order for a pair of Boeing 737s, in favour of taking three Boeing 767s including a pair of freighters.