News from FlightGlobal – Page 860
-
NewsALTA: Avianca now expects first 787 in December
Latin American airline group Avianca now expects delivery of its first Boeing 787-8 in the first week of December, and hopes to put it in commercial service by year-end.
-
NewsALTA: Avianca plans order for 'hundreds' of new narrowbodies
Latin American airline group Avianca plans to place an order for "hundreds" of new narrowbodies, and is studying the Boeing 737 Max and Airbus A320neo families.
-
NewsALTA: Airbus bids to build on Latin American successes
Airbus executive Rafael Alonso casts an eye towards new carriers and rising demand as it battles Boeing for market share.
-
NewsALTA: Boeing bullish on prospects of unseating A320 at Avianca
Boeing is confident it can oust Airbus at Latin American airline group Avianca, despite the large incumbent fleet of A320-family aircraft and orders for A320neos.
-
NewsALTA: Flightglobal insight report shows Latin market's dynamism
As the airlines of Latin America and the Caribbean gather at this year's ALTA Airline Leaders Forum in Nassau, Flightglobal has examined the dynamics of the region's air transport markets in a special report.
-
News
Flybe acquires five Q400s for $40m
UK regional carrier Flybe acquired five 10-year old Bombardier Q400s for £25.5 million ($40 million) in the first quarter of its fiscal year, ended 30 June 2014.
-
NewsWashington airports operator plans $1bn investment in National
The operator of Ronald Reagan Washington National airport has reached an agreement with airlines to invest about $1 billion in the airport over the next decade.
-
NewsAIRSHOW CHINA: China Express evaluates CSeries
Fast-growing regional carrier China Express Airlines has confirmed its strong interest in adding the Bombardier CSeries to its fleet after giving the Canadian manufacturer’s CRJ900 programme a major boost in the run up to the Zhuhai Air Show with an order for 24 of the type.
-
NewsIAG boss spells out concerns over airport expansion costs
IAG chief executive Willie Walsh says he will not be supporting any of the three shortlisted options to expand Gatwick or Heathrow because of concerns over the potential for their construction costs, and consequently airline charges, to rise.
-
News
AIRSHOW CHINA: Loong Airlines picks P&W for APU support
Zhejiang Loong Airlines has signed an auxiliary power unit (APU) maintenance support agreement with Pratt & Whitney AeroPower (P&W).
-
News
Austrian veers toward CSeries: report
Austrian Airlines appears to be preparing an order for Bombardier’s CSeries to replace its ageing Fokker regional jet fleet.
-
NewsAIRSHOW CHINA: Comsys Leasing signs for 20 ARJ21s
Comac has won commitments from Comsys (Tianjin) Aviation Leasing Company and the Republic of Congo for 23 of its ARJ21-700 regional jets.
-
NewsBA quickens retirement of 767 fleet
British Airways is to quicken the retirement of its Boeing 767s and has advanced slightly the delivery schedule of its Airbus A380 and Boeing 787 fleets.
-
News
IAG details harmonisation efforts across A320 fleets
IAG has detailed its efforts to cut costs by harmonise aircraft configurations across the short-haul fleets of its three operators.
-
News
JetBlue plans three more international points
New York-based JetBlue Airways plans to add another three new international destinations by end-2015.
-
NewsJetBlue unveils T5i at JFK
New York-based JetBlue Airways today unveiled an extension to its terminal at New York John F Kennedy airport that will handle the airline’s international flights from 12 November.
-
NewsMH17 airframe to be reconstructed by inquiry team
Dutch investigators are to reconstruct a portion of the Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777-200ER which crashed in eastern Ukraine in July.
-
News
All of Air Canada’s 777s to get international business class
Air Canada will outfit an additional seven 777-300ERs with international business class and premium economy seats, meaning it will eventually have three-class cabins on its entire fleet of 25 777-300ERs and 777-200ERs, the airline announces.
-
NewsChinese lessor CALC signs for 100 A320-family jets
Chinese lessor CALC has tentatively signed for 100 Airbus A320-family jets including 74 of the re-engined A320neo.
-
NewsLatin America to get third Viva airline by end-2015
New airline holding company Grupo Viva plans to launch another Viva-branded low-cost carrier in Latin America by the end of 2015, and will transition VivaAerobus' major Airbus A320 order to its books.