Lufthansa’s Airbus A350 fleet in Munich is growing once again – with the third A350-900 landing on at its new home base. Captains Andreas Jasper and Pol Uffer transferred the aircraft from Airbus in Toulouse to Munich. With the addition of this third member to the fleet, Lufthansa will also be adding Mumbai to the […]
BOC Aviation has ordered two additional Airbus A320ceos that will be delivered by the end of 2017. The Singapore-based lessor says in a statement that the two aircraft have already been placed with an Asian carrier. No engine selection has been disclosed, with the choice of either the CFM International CFM56 or International Aero Engines […]
Would you book a hotel room without seeing pictures of one? It’s unlikely. In an age where consumers have more information than ever before to make the smartest purchasing decisions, airline passengers still have little visibility into their inflight experience before booking a flight. Leading aircraft manufacturer Airbus has teamed up with Routehappy, the merchandising […]
Air Caraïbes has taken delivery of its first A350-900, opening up a new era in air transport in the French Caribbean. With this latest delivery, Air Caraïbes becomes the first French airline to operate the A350 XWB. The aircraft, leased from AerCap, was delivered during a ceremony held at the Airbus Delivery Centre in Toulouse. […]
Air France has recently changed its remaining orders for two new Airbus A380 superjumbos to the three of the lighter twinjet A350s, according to Reuters. Air France originally ordered twelve A380 aircraft and the cancellation had been expected after the change was flagged in March 2016. The remaining ten aircraft are already in operation. Lately, […]
Airbus’ industrial partnerships with Indian companies under the ‘Make in India’ programme will set the tone of its participation at the 11th edition of Aero India to be held at the Air Force Station Yelahanka, Bengaluru, India from 14th -18th of February 2017. Pierre de Bausset, President and Managing Director at Airbus India, said: “The […]
Airbus’ next-generation oversize cargo airlifter is transitioning from concept to reality as the first Beluga XL core airframe starts its 18-month integration process at the company’s production facilities in Toulouse, France. The core airframe is an extract of an Airbus A330-200 freighter that already has been structurally reinforced, providing the platform on which the Beluga […]
GoAir has penned a firm contract for 72 A320neo aircraft following its memorandum of understanding signed during the Farnborough International Airshow. The agreement doubles GoAir’s firm order book for the aircraft type to 144. GoAir took delivery of its first A320neo in June 2016 and now operates a fleet of twenty three aircraft. With the […]
The Islamic Republic of Iran and European plane manufacturer ATR are on the brink of signing a purchase deal for 20 short-haul passenger planes, according to an Iranian official quoted by Reuters. The agreement would continue the chain of contracts signed with Boeing and Airbus earlier in December. ATR, whose ownership is shared between Leonardo […]
On the 16th of December, Cathay Dragon, subsidiary of Hong Kong-based Cathay Pacific, announced replacing more than half of its fleet, namely the 15 A320 and eight A321 planes it currently flies. The company expects the first batch of replacement planes to be delivered by 2019. The company did not disclose whether it was eyeing […]
