on 19/10/2018 at 10h35
Boeing projects air cargo operators will need more than 2,600 freighters over the next two decades to keep up with increasing global freight traffic, which is expected to double, with 4.2% growth annually. The 980 new medium and large freighters and 1,670 converted freighters will go toward...
on 19/10/2018 at 09h34
Airbus Helicopters has announced a warranty extension for the H145’s Arriel 2E engines from two years/1,000 hours to three years/2000 hours. This extension is valid for H145s delivered from January 2018. The company has also rolled out Helionix Step 3 on the H145, an enhanced version of Airbus’...
on 18/10/2018 at 15h26
Safran Nacelles and Lufthansa Technik have signed a cooperation agreement for maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) services on A320neo nacelles for CFM International LEAP-1A engines. The agreement, signed at the MRO Europe exhibition, aims to provide operators with flexible and cost-effective...
on 18/10/2018 at 12h07
Airbus Helicopters reported a series of new orders at Helitech International 2018 in Amsterdam (16th - 18th October). • French Alps-based civil operator SAF Group ordered six helicopters for emergency medical service (EMS) operations, mountain rescue, aerial work and passenger transport. The...
on 15/10/2018 at 17h25
Announcing results following its acquisition of the Airports Worldwide portfolio in August, Vinci Airports said passenger traffic over a 12-month period had exceeded 180 million for the first time. The 51.3 million passengers in Q3 2018 took total traffic for the 12-month period to 186.4 million,...
on 15/10/2018 at 16h10
Kuwait Airways, the national carrier of the state of Kuwait, has signed a Purchase Agreement for eight Airbus A330-800s. The agreement was signed on 15th October by Yousef Al-Jassim, Kuwait Airways Chairman, and Christian Scherer, Airbus' new Chief Commercial Officer, at Airbus headquarters in...
on 15/10/2018 at 15h09
AirAsia is further expanding in China with the announcement of a new direct service between Kuala Lumpur and Tianjin, connecting the Chinese coastal city with Southeast Asia and beyond from 2nd December. The service — the only direct flight between the two cities — will be operated four times...
on 15/10/2018 at 09h20
Singapore Airlines has launched what it claims to be the world’s longest commercial flight, between Singapore and New York, using its new Airbus A350-900ULR (ultra long range). The first flight departed Changi International Airport on 11th October at 23:37 (SIN time) and arrived at Newark Liberty...
on 11/10/2018 at 16h14
PT Garuda Maintenance Facility Aero Asia Tbk (GMF) and Air France Industries KLM Engineering & Maintenance (AFI KLM E&M) have formally concluded their strategic partnership agreement, confirming their plans announced in April 2017. The letter of intent signed by the two companies in 2017,...
on 11/10/2018 at 11h03
Air transport IT provider SITA has signed a new parnership agreement with PT Angkasa Pura Supports, a subsidiary company of PT Angkasa Pura I (Persero), which operates 13 airports across Central and Eastern Indonesia. The agreement was signed at I Gusti Ngurah Rai International Airport on 11th...
on 10/10/2018 at 12h20
Air Tahiti Nui has taken delivery of its first Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner, via lease from Air Lease Corporation. The aircraft, featuring a new, Polynesia-themed livery, is due to enter service in November. This is the first Boeing airplane to join the Tahitian airline, which plans to use the...
on 08/10/2018 at 16h14
Zunum Aero — the Boeing-backed company seeking to develop a 12-seat hybrid electric regional transport aircraft — has selected Safran Helicopter Engines for the aircraft, designated ZA10, which is targeted to be available in the early 2020s. The ZA10 will feature dual power sources: batteries,...
on 08/10/2018 at 10h54
Delta Air Lines’ first Airbus A220-100 took off on its maiden flight from Mirabel airport, Quebec, at 02:02 p.m. local time on 6th October. The aircraft was crewed by A220 programme test pilots. During the successful 2 hour and 53 minutes flight, the crew checked the aircraft’s main systems and...
on 04/10/2018 at 17h54
Qatar Airways has upgraded five of its current order of Airbus A350-900s to the higher-capacity A350-1000. The airline has already taken delivery of 30 A350s (27 A350-900s and three A350-1000s) from a total order for 76 A350 XWBs. The decision comes just eight months after the airline, which was...
on 03/10/2018 at 14h29
Lufthansa Technik AG has contracted with its long-standing partner, China Aviation Supplies Co. Ltd. (CASC), to jointly provide comprehensive component support for Air China's Airbus A350 fleet. The joint 10-year Total Component Support contract by Lufthansa Technik and CASC will cover repair and...
