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More Cargo Capacity to India, Africa and the U.S. as Virgin Atlantic Announces Summer 2020 Flying Programme

Virgin Atlantic to introduce a second daily service between Heathrow and Delhi  Coupled with its new service to Mumbai, Virgin Atlantic Cargo will operate three daily flights to India  San Francisco services to increase to twice daily for summer 2020  Johannesburg, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Lagos will debut Virgin Atlantic’s brand new A350 aircraft, […]

Ghana Signs MOU for Three 787-9 Dreamliner’s to Relaunch Airline

Boeing and the Republic of Ghana announced today that the country intends to re-launch an airline starting with the 787-9 Dreamliner. The parties signed a memorandum of understanding at the Dubai Air Show for three airplanes with a list price value of $877.5 million according to list prices. “There is a growing demand for air […]

flynas firms up 10 Airbus A321XLRs at Dubai Air Show

flynas, Saudi Arabia’s first low-cost airline, has signed a firm order for 10 A321XLRs at the 2019 Dubai Airshow. The agreement was signed by Bandar Almohanna, flynas Chief Executive Officer and Christian Scherer Airbus Chief Commercial Officer. In 2016, flynas signed an agreement for 80 A320neo family and currently operates a fleet of 27 A320ceos […]

Aurora Signs Letter of Intent to Acquire Five Dash 8-400 Aircraft from De Havilland Canada

Today, during the Dubai Airshow, De Havilland Aircraft of Canada Limited (De Havilland Canada) announced that Aurora has signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) to purchase five Dash 8-400 aircraft. Aurora, a subsidiary of Aeroflot, is based in Sakhalin, Russia. The airline currently operates eight Dash 8 aircraft, including two Dash 8-400 turboprops. “We are […]

Air Astana Announces Intent To Buy 30 Boeing 737 MAX Airplanes

Air Astana intends to order 30 Boeing 737 MAX 8 airplanes to serve as the backbone of its new low-cost airline FlyArystan, the Kazakh flag carrier and Boeing announced at the Dubai Airshow. The companies today signed a letter of intent for the 30 airplanes with a list price value of $3.6 billion. Since beginning operations […]

Air Senegal to grow its fleet with eight A220s

Air Senegal, the new national carrier of Senegal, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for eight A220-300 aircraft. The MoU was signed today in the presence of HE Alioune SARR, Minister of Tourism and Transport Senegal. The A220s’ efficiency will enable Air Senegal to reduce the airline’s operating costs while offering passengers unrivalled comfort […]

easyJet orders 12 more Airbus A320neo aircraft

easyJet has exercised purchase rights to increase its fleet of A320neos by 12 new aircraft. The agreement takes the carrier’s total order for the A320neo Family to 159 aircraft and its overall orders for Airbus single aisles to 480 A320 Family. easyJet currently operates over 1,000 routes with a fleet of 333 A320 Family aircraft […]

First New Airbus A321LR to Enter SAS fleet

The first of three new A321LRs, a narrow-bodied aircraft suited for longer distances, will enter service in the SAS fleet on September 18, 2020. The new aircraft is equipped with a service concept with three travel classes, like the rest of SAS’ long-haul fleet, and will increase SAS’ flexibility to meet Scandinavian travel patterns. The […]

Hi Fly is the main partner of Racing for the Planet

Hi Fly airline supports it’s principal sustainability partner the Mirpuri Foundation, that it will soon be ‘Racing For The Planet’, as it launches the VO65 racing yacht for the next edition of The Ocean Race, the longest and toughest professional sporting event in the world. Hi Fly is committed to contributing to a more responsible […]

Palma Holding to Acquire 20 Dash 8-400 Aircraft from De Havilland Canada

Today, during the Dubai Airshow, De Havilland Aircraft of Canada Limited (“De Havilland Canada”) announced that lessor Palma Holding Limited (“Palma”) has signed a Letter of Intent to purchase 20 Dash 8-400 aircraft. The parties are working to finalize a purchase agreement. “Palma became the first lessor worldwide to order the Dash 8-400 aircraft in […]