Reading Time: 2 minutes This new aircraft will not only deliver cost per seat saving when compared to easyJet’s existing 180 seat A320’s but will also support easyJet’s target to reduce its carbon emissions per passenger kilometre by 8% by 2020 compared to 2013. It includes a number of new features such as galleys with a more modern design […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute Bombardier Commercial Aircraft announced today that Calgary-based WestJet Encore Ltd. has signed a firm order for nine Q400 turboprops. The transaction is a conversion of options booked by the airline’s parent company WestJet and will increase WestJet Encore’s fleet to 45 Q400 aircraft. Based on the list price for the Q400 aircraft, the transaction is […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute Top cargo conversion company, PEMCO World Air Services (PEMCO), has redelivered its first B737-400 passenger-to-freighter (P2F) aircraft (MSN 25113) to Salam Aviation. The P2F aircraft for Salam Aviation, an aviation consultancy specializing in acquisitions, financing and logistics support, is set to be in service in the coming weeks. Performed at PEMCO’s headquarters at Tampa International […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes On 31st May 2016, the world’s best-selling single-aisle aircraft, the A320neo, received on-schedule the Type Certification from the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for the second engine option to be certified – CFM International’s LEAP-1A engine. This certification paves the way for the delivery of the first A320neo equipped with […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute Monarch Aircraft Engineering Limited (MAEL), the engineering division of Monarch Airlines, has been approved to add the Airbus A380 aircraft to its MRO portfolio. The additional aircraft type has been added to the EASA and GCAA Part 145 approvals, allowing MAEL to provide line maintenance support for Airbus A380 operators at Birmingham Airport. Derek Gibson, […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Dornier 228 OEM RUAG Aviation has received a new order from Guernsey’s flag carrier airline Aurigny Air Services Ltd. for a second Dornier 228 aircraft, following the on-schedule delivery of the first aircraft at the end of last year. Aurigny is currently in the process of replacing its Trislander fleet, which is set to be […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Moscow and Beijing are to sign a deal to produce a new wide-body passenger aircraft by end of June, reports Life News citing Russian ministerial sources. The project is part of a reported $13 billion aviation cooperation deal signed in 2014 during President Vladimir Putin’s visit to China. The long-haul plane will be developed in […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute The State Enterprise Antonov has restored the world’s first wide-body aircraft An-22 Antey, manufactured in 1964, presenting its first demo flight on Monday, May 30, according to an UNIAN correspondent. The airplane was rolled out from hangars to the company airfield in grand livery of Antonov Airlines. The plane was piloted to the nearby Hostomel […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute Boeing Co is poised to win a £2 billion ($2.9 billion; Dh10.73 billion) deal with the UK Ministry of Defence for new Apache attack helicopters, according to the Telegraph, which didn’t cite the source of its information. The Chicago-based aircraft maker may secure the 50-helicopter contract, which includes servicing, the newspaper said. Italian aerospace manufacturer […]
Reading Time: 5 minutes As we promised after the first article “Revitalizer of the Russian Aviation – Sukhoi SuperJet 100”, we are coming back to talk more about the orders, clients and routes. It is already 5 years since the first commercial flight of the Russian-made twin engine took off from Armenia. Over the past five years a lot […]