Qatar Airways freighter fleet is getting bigger: Boeing [NYSE: BA] and Qatar Airways have finalized an order for four 777 Freighters, valued at $1.24 billion at current list prices. The airline also has purchase rights for four additional airplanes, which when exercised will bring the combined value to $2.46 billion. Qatar Airways first announced … Dowiedz się więcej
Boeing [NYSE: BA] and BOC Aviation have finalized an order for two additional 737-800s, valued at $186 million at current list prices. The order is a part of the Singapore-based leasing company’s effort to grow its portfolio of fuel-efficient airplanes. „Building on our order of 80 737 aircraft earlier this year, these two additional Next-Generation … Dowiedz się więcej
10 years ago, on December 17, the AN−148−100 regional jet performed its maiden flight. It was given a status of a new generation aircraft, because embodied the most innovative aviation technologies. Within the postsoviet period, the AN−148 program became the first large−scale market−oriented project. From the very beginning of its realization ANTONOV has been working … Dowiedz się więcej
The first A350-900 for Finnair is taking shape in the Roger Béteille Final Assembly Line (FAL) in Toulouse, France. Finnair will be the first European airline to fly the A350 XWB and the third operator in the world. Scheduled for delivery in autumn 2015 the aircraft is now in the fuselage section joining phase. Following … Dowiedz się więcej
AirAsia X, the long haul affiliate of Asia’s largest low cost airline, has placed a firm order with Airbus for 55 A330neo aircraft. This is the largest single order to date for the best-selling A330 Family and reaffirms AirAsia X’s position as the biggest A330 airline customer worldwide, having now ordered a total of 91 … Dowiedz się więcej
Azul Brazilian Airlines has signed a purchase agreement for 35 A320neo Family aircraft. The airline, which is also leasing another 28 A320neo aircraft, has chosen the A320neo Family to carry out domestic long haul flights and high density routes, including Campinas – Salvador and Campinas – Recife. For Azul, an important driver for selecting the … Dowiedz się więcej