The first Airbus aircraft for Indonesia’s Lion Group has emerged from the paint hangar in Toulouse.
The A320 is in the livery of Batik Air, the Lion Group’s full service unit in Indonesia.
The aircraft will be delivered in the third quarter of 2014, says Airbus. It is the first aircraft from Lion’s March 2013 order for 234 A320 family aircraft, which includes 109 A320neos, 65 A321neos, and 60 A320s.
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French logistics specialist CMA CGM is adding two more Boeing 777-200 freighters in summer as it begins transpacific routes this year, part of growth plans which include taking delivery of four additional Airbus A350 freighters.
Boeing has completed expansion work at its Tianjin composites joint venture, allowing it to increase its production capacity of commercial aviation composite parts.
An air quality event aboard a QantasLink Boeing 717-200 saw the aircraft land in Hobart with both flight crew affected by hypoxia-like symptoms.
Taiwan’s Starlux Airlines has ordered five Airbus A350 freighters as well three more A330neo passenger aircraft at the Singapore air show today.
Royal Brunei Airlines has ordered four more Boeing 787-9s as part of a widebody fleet renewal.
After strong order activity at the Paris and Dubai air shows in the past year, a bullish Asia-Pacific airline sector in the thick of recovery, coupled with ongoing fleet renewal campaigns, could yield some significant announcements at the upcoming Singapore Airshow.
