El Al is taking delivery of a Boeing 787 featuring a retro livery of the Israeli flag-carrier.
The colour scheme reflects that previously carried on the airline’s Boeing 707s, and has been recreated to commemorate the carrier’s 70th anniversary.
El Al adopted the livery on 707s, the carrier’s first jets, from 1961.
This colour scheme is being carried on its latest 787-9 (4X-EDF), a Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 TEN-powered twinjet.
Source: Cirium Dashboard
Air China has entered into an agreement with Comac for the purchase of 100 C919 aircraft, becoming the latest high-profile customer for the narrowbody programme.
AirAsia Group advisor Tony Fernandes is not ruling out Comac aircraft from future fleet planning, becoming the latest in a growing number of airline leaders to comment on the Chinese airframer.
Belgian air navigation service Skeyes has shown off a prototype digital control tower which will serve as a test centre for an operational facility at Namur.
Rick Leach, chief executive of GoJet Airlines, sees a rare opportunity in front of the St Louis-based regional carrier created by slackening demand for pilots among its major US counterparts.
American Airlines chief executive Robert Isom has reiterated his message that Boeing must fix its nagging production and quality problems, saying the airline remains committed to the airframer but will protect itself should Boeing continue to flounder.
Norwegian is sticking to its expectations of increasing capacity around 12% this year despite operating three fewer aircraft than originally planned this summer.
