Turkish Airlines has taken delivery of its first of 10 Airbus A330-300s and first of two A330-200 Freighters. Both aircraft are Rolls Royce-powered. Turkish has an all-Airbus freighter fleet, which also includes four A310s; the new A330-200F will serve long-haul routes between Istanbul and Shanghai and Hong Kong.
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Source: Flight International
United Aircraft has conducted a second test flight with the Russian-powered Yakovlev Superjet 100, to expand the operating envelope. The twinjet has been fitted with Aviadvigatel PD-8 engines as a replacement for the PowerJet SaM146. PD-8s will be installed as standard on the SJ-100, a newly-developed version of the Superjet ...
Korean Air will formalise its contracts for new aircraft and engine orders, in a deal worth over $32.7 billion, as the airline looks to speed up its fleet renewal plans.
US express freight firm FedEx has exercised options on a further eight Boeing 777 freighters, but pushed the retirement of Boeing MD-11Fs back by four years. The carrier says it expects to receive three of the 777Fs in 2026 with the remaining five to be delivered the following year. FedEx ...
