Boeing and BOC Aviation Limited have finalized a deal for 10 737 MAX 10 airplanes. The announcement, first made at the 2017 Paris Air Show, is valued at approximately $1.25 billion at list prices. “We are pleased to be adding the Boeing 737 MAX10 aircraft to our future delivery pipeline, which offers airlines greater capacity […]
On August 1, Silver signed a letter of intent to renew and expand its fleet with up to 50 new ATR-600 series aircraft, with the transaction valuing up to $1.1 billion. The initial order is for 20 ATR-42-600 aircraft and the agreement also provides Silver the ability to up-gauge to the larger series ATR-72-600s. The […]
Russian airlines are looking for ways to stop the pilots from leaving to China and South Korea, writes Kommersant. Rossiya Airlines, a member of the Aeroflot group, intends to send a letter to the Bermudan aviation authorities with a request to stop validating flight certificates of Russian pilots. As the general director of Bermudan civil […]
Delta Air Lines is deepening its longstanding and industry-leading partnership with Air France-KLM Group with a €375 million investment to acquire ten per cent equity in the joint venture partner and a seat on the Air France-KLM board. Additionally, Delta, Air France-KLM and Virgin Atlantic will launch a combined long-term joint venture, supported by a […]
On July 26, Boeing held its earnings call, announcing Q2 2017 results and updating their outlook for the year. The time period, during which the company won 183 commercial aircraft orders and introduced a new model – 737 MAX 10 – with 361 orders/commitments to date, can be described as a “perfect home run,” despite […]
Boeing has been reducing staff at the fastest pace in more than a decade, the Wall Street Journal reports. During the first half of the year, the aerospace giant has parted with about 4% of its employees, most of whom have worked at large enterprises in the state of Washington. Boeing says it must increase […]
The second-largest European low-cost carrier easyJet, based in the UK, has been issued with an Austrian air operator’s certificate (AOC). Such a move will allow the airline that operates multiple routes in Europe to protect itself from the possible legal consequences of Brexit – Britain’s seemingly inevitable withdrawal from the EU. easyJet Europe, a newly […]
SIA Group airlines’ passenger load factor (PLF) improved 4.6 percentage points to 82.7%. Passenger carriage (measured in revenue passenger kilometres) increased 8.6% compared to last year, outpacing capacity (measured in available seat kilometres) expansion of 2.7%. Singapore Airlines’ passenger carriage increased 5.4% compared to the previous year, against a capacity contraction of 0.9%. PLF improved […]
US ends the laptop ban with Saudi Arabia becoming the last airline whose customers are now – again – allowed to carry their laptops and other electronic devices on board US-bound flights. In June, the US issued the new revised security measures directive for all airlines that operate US-bound flights. The laptop ban was lifted […]
Emirates and low-cost sister carrier flydubai entered an extensive partnership agreement to leverage each company’s network to scale up their operations and accelerate growth, without merging the management. The partnership goes beyond code-sharing and includes integrated network collaboration with coordinated scheduling. The new model will give flydubai customers connectivity to Emirates’ worldwide destinations and for […]
