AirAsia Received its First Airbus A330neo
AirAsia has taken delivery of its first A330neo aircraft, to be operated by its long-haul affiliate AirAsia X Thailand. The aircraft was delivered via lessor Avolon and is the first of two A330neos set to…
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Embraer and SkyWest Sign Contract for Seven E175 Jet’s
São José dos Campos, Brazil, August 7th, 2019 – Embraer announced today that it has signed a contract with SkyWest, Inc. (NASDAQ: SKYW) for a firm order of seven E175 jets in a 70-seat configuration.…
American Airlines Makes First Entrance Into Africa
Airline expands global network with flights to Casablanca, Tel Aviv and Krakow beginning next summer FORT WORTH, Texas — American Airlines has the cure for the end-of-summer blues: new routes for next summer. Today, American…
Delta to Become Largest U.S. Carrier Serving Tokyo-Haneda
Delta to become largest U.S. carrier serving Haneda in 2020, with full transfer of U.S.-Tokyo services from Narita airport to HanedaAirline will offer industry leading product, with unparalleled operational reliability and service on seven daily…
Airbus Begins U.S. Production of A220 Aircraft
Airbus has today officially begun manufacturing the A220 in the U.S. The first team of A220 production workers began work at Airbus’ Mobile, Alabama-based production facility following their recent return from on-the-job training in Mirabel,…
American Airlines Donates $150,000 to El Paso and Dayton Communities
FORT WORTH, Texas — American Airlines is donating $75,000 to the El Paso Community Foundation and $75,000 to the Dayton Oregon District Tragedy Fund at the Dayton Foundation to support the communities in the wake…
Evolution of the Air France-KLM fleet
The Air France-KLM Board of Directors approved several strategic decisions concerning the development of the Air France fleet, following a meeting on July 30, 2019. These decisions reflect the Group's focus on simplification. Making the…
Embraer Delivers 51 Total Jets in Second Quarter of 2019
Embraer delivers 26 Commercial and 25 Executive Jets in 2Q19 São José dos Campos, Brazil, July 30, 2019 – Embraer (NYSE: ERJ) delivered a total of 51 jets in the second quarter of 2019 (2Q19), of…
British Airways Takes Delivery of its First A350-1000
British Airways (BA) has taken delivery of its first A350-1000 at Airbus headquarters in Toulouse, France, making it the first operator of the larger A350-1000 in International Airlines Group (IAG). In total, BA has ordered…
BOC Aviation Expects Delivery Delay of up to 30 Jets
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Aircraft lessor BOC Aviation Ltd said on Tuesday it expected up to 30 Boeing Co <BA> and Airbus SE <EADSY> jets that had been scheduled to arrive this year could be delayed,…