Amazon Air has signed a firm agreement to lease ten A330-300P2F freighters from Altavair, taking advantage of the A330’s capacity and economics to help fulfil its one-day delivery promise to Amazon Prime customers. The aircraft will be operated for Amazon by Hawaiian Airlines, which has had A330s as a key element of its fleet since […]
Jet2.com has placed an incremental order for 35 A320neo aircraft taking its total commitment to the Family to 98 aircraft. The latest agreement comes just over a year since Jet2.com placed its first order for 36 A321neo in August 2021, followed by further commitments thereby securing its growth needs as demand continues to outpace supply […]
Air Lease Corporation (NYSE: AL) announced the delivery of a tenth Airbus A320-200 aircraft to Allegiant. Formerly on lease to Alaska Airlines, this is the tenth of ten used Alaska A320s to deliver to Allegiant Air from ALC. “ALC is pleased to announce this tenth A320 delivery to Allegiant,” said Steven Udvar-Házy, Executive Chairman of […]
First Airbus Eurostar Neo satellite successfully launched just hours before its twin arrived at KSC Second Eutelsat telecommunications satellite to join its twin in orbit within a month BelugaST fuelled with 30% Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) for Toulouse departure A special aircraft landed at the Kennedy Space Center at Cape Canaveral in Florida this weekend: […]
One of Air Astana’s Airbus A321neo LR in flight. Image: Airbus Air Astana’s ninth Airbus A321LR arrived in Almaty, Kazakhstan from Hamburg on 15 October 2022, with a tenth aircraft scheduled for delivery before the end of the year. The first Airbus A321LR was delivered to Air Astana in October 2019.The latest aircraft is on […]
Airbus has opened a new sustainable aviation chapter in China as an A320neo for China Eastern Airlines – first time powered by a five percent Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) fuel blend – took off from its Airbus Delivery Centre in Tianjin. SAF is a sustainably-produced aviation fuel made from feedstocks ranging from used fat, oil […]
Croatia’s flag carrier’s new fleet to create better and more competitive airline service in the Republic of Croatia In accordance with Croatia Airlines’ post-Covid-19 strategy, which was adopted in August last year, and with the aim of renewing its fleet, of increasing the efficiency of its business operations, and of improving the company’s competitiveness, Croatia’s […]
Turkish Airlines continues its support for the development of Sustainable Aviation Fuels which play a key role in reducing carbon emissions. Starting to actively use Sustainable Aviation Fuel during its operations as of 2022, Turkish Airlines emphasized the importance of the matter for the company by signing Global SAF Declaration. Global SAF Declaration represents collaboration […]
225 million passengers, more than 900 routes and over 400 orders in the backlog. At the end of September 2022, Airbus celebrates its 500th A350 delivery with an aircraft for Iberia. With this milestone, the A350 Family is continuing to spread its wings to all corners of the world. Check it out! A growing versatile […]
easyJet is to upgrade its A320 Family fleet with Airbus’ “Descent Profile Optimisation” (DPO) – a fuel-saving enhancement to the aircraft’s on-board Flight Management System (FMS) performance database and “Continuous Descent Approach” (CDA) to reduce noise impact on the ground. The European short-haul airline will become the biggest operator worldwide using these powerful combined solutions. […]
