Reading Time: 2 minutes Saudi Arabian Airlines, the national carrier of Saudi Arabia, has taken delivery of its first A330-300 Regional, making it the launch customer for this new member of the versatile and successful A330 family. The aircraft is the first of the 20 A330-300 Regional aircraft ordered at the 2015 Paris Airshow, and joins Saudi Arabian Airlines’ […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes FL Technics, a global provider of integrated aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul services, continues the diversification of its base maintenance client portfolio by signing a new deal with an airline from the MENA region – Express Air Cargo. Under the agreement, FL Technics shall provide redelivery checks on two of the carrier’s Boeing 737s. Both […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute Virgin Atlantic Cargo says its new $4.4 billion order for 12 Airbus A350-1000 aircraft will boost its cargo capacity and in turn provide added benefits to customers. The airline says the investment demonstrates the strength of its commitment to customer experience as it continues to focus on delivering sustained profit in the long term. It […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute The U.S. Air Force awarded Boeing $2.8 billion on Aug. 18 for KC-46A tanker low-rate initial production. The award includes the first two “production lots” of 7 and 12 planes respectively, as well as spare parts. Including future options, Boeing plans to build a total of 179 of the 767-based refueling aircraft for the Air […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute A Qatar Airways passenger plane en route from Istanbul to Doha had to make an emergency landing at Istanbul’s Ataturk Airport on Thursday. Qatar Airways Flight 240 was forced to make the emergency landing shortly after take-off due to a technical fault in its left engine, an airport official speaking anonymously told Anadolu Agency. After […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Pegasus Airlines has announced its financial results for the first half of 2016 and its traffic results for January to July 2016. In the first six months of this year Pegasus’ sales revenue has risen by 5% year-on-year to reach 1.489 billion; whilst the airline has recorded an EBITDAR (profit before tax, interest, amortization and […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes Comparable operating result for Q2 showed a year-on-year improvement for the seventh consecutive quarter and was positive at 3.2 million euros . January–June 2016 Revenue grew by 3.8% year-on-year to 1,106.0 million euros (1,065.2). Comparable operating result was -12.2 million euros (-41.3). Operating result was -17.4 million euros (-13.9). Comparable EBITDAR was 92.7 million euros (56.5). […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute The UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) has ordered a third Zephyr-S Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV), as part of a £13-million contract with Airbus. Zephyr-S is the latest version of a series of ultra-lightweight UAVs, capable of flying up to 70,000ft – twice the altitude of a commercial airliner – for up to 45 days at […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute Lockheed Martin officially opened its Advanced Pilot Training facility in Greenville, South Carolina with a celebration and traditional ribbon cutting event. The newly refurbished building will house the Ground Based Training System, as well as the tooling and manufacturing equipment to complete final assembly and flight operations for the T-50A trainer aircraft. “I want all […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Boeing and ANA celebrated the delivery of the airline’s 50th 787 Dreamliner during a ceremony today at Boeing’s Everett Delivery Center. The milestone marks yet another record for ANA as it becomes the world’s first airline to operate 50 787 Dreamliners. “The 787 Dreamliner has played a significant role in opening up new routes into […]