All Orders & deliveries articles – Page 157
-
NewsQantas to receive A$100m compensation for Airbus A380 delays, will add more A330s
Australia’s Qantas Airways is to receive more than A$100 million in damages from Airbus for delays in deliveries of its 12 firm-ordered A380-800s. It has meanwhile confirmed orders for four more Airbus A330 twinjets, two of which will be leased.
-
News
Russia completes next generation Tu-204-120CE certification tests
Tupolev design bureau has completed the certification programme for the Westernised version of the Tupolev Tu-204-120CE aircraft, a batch of which are bound for delivery to Chinese carriers.
-
News'EasyJet Saudi Arabia' franchise mooted as NAS makes brand-extension bid to UK carrier for kingdom's budget airline
Saudi Arabian premium operator National Air Services has approached UK budget carrier EasyJet with a view to using the airline’s brand under a franchise agreement in the Middle East.
-
NewsBoeing 737 Next Generation family receives US FAA approval for short-field modification package
A package of design enhancements that increase the short-field performance of Boeing’s 737 Next Generation family has received US Federal Aviation Administration certification, and is expected to be soon certified by the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA).
-
News
Farnborough: Cautious welcome for new A350
Airlines like the sound of redesigned twinjet - but questions remain over their willingness to pay more for it
-
News
Final Stretch
Can Embraer's E-195, arguably the company's first true 'trunk' airliner, successfully open the door to the elusive 100-seat market?
-
NewsDelays to 'improved' Dassault Falcon 7X programme as range upgrades incorporated, but customers remain ‘happy’
Delays to 7X programme as range upgrades are incorporated into aircraft, although customers remain ‘happy’
-
News
Final approach
Airbus may be battling to cope with delays to its A380 programme, but at least flight tests appear to be on course for certification by the end of the year
-
NewsAirbus begins installation of A380 wing reinforcements as interim fix after test rupture
Airbus has begun to install a strengthening package on to the wing of a completed A380 as an interim solution after the static-test specimen suffered a premature rupture during its ultimate load test.
-
News
Japan calls for design improvements to Bombardier Q400 as reliability issues hamper ANA, JAC and Air Central
Japan’s Civil Aviation Bureau (JCAB) has asked Bombardier to improve the reliability of Dash 8 Q400s and also called on the Canadian civil aviation authority to assist.