Delta Expands A220 Order Book by 5 Aircraft to 95 total
Delta and Airbus announced Tuesday that Delta has agreed to expand its Airbus A220 order book by five aircraft to a total of 95. Delta now expects to take delivery of 45 A220-100s and 50…
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Air Lease Places 4 New Airbus A320 Family Aircraft with Peach
PARIS, France, June 18, 2019 – Air Lease Corporation (NYSE: AL; “ALC”) announced today long-term lease placements for two new Airbus A320neo and two new Airbus A321neo LR aircraft with Peach Aviation Limited (Japan). The…
Air Lease Places 3 New Airbus A321-200neo’s with Sky Airline
PARIS, France, June 18, 2019 – Today Air Lease Corporation (NYSE: AL; “ALC”) announced long-term lease placements with Sky Airline (Chile) for three new Airbus A321-200neo aircraft. Scheduled to deliver to Sky starting in 2020…
Air Lease Places 10 New Boeing 787-10’s with Korean Air
PARIS, France, June 18, 2019 – Today Air Lease Corporation (NYSE: AL; “ALC”) announced the long-term lease placement with Korean Air for ten new Boeing 787-10 aircraft. Scheduled to deliver to the airline starting in…
Boeing Says No Plans to Change Name of 737 Max
PARIS, June 17 (Reuters) - Boeing Co said on Monday it had no plans to change the name of the 737 MAX after news reports that it would be prepared to do so to improve…
FAA Moves to Support Civil Supersonic Air Industry
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said on Monday it is moving to rewrite testing rules to allow for the eventual return of civil supersonic air travel. At an event in Paris…
American Airlines in Talks for up to 50 Airbus A321XLR Jets
PARIS (Reuters) - American Airlines is edging towards a deal with Airbus to buy up to 50 newly launched A321XLR extended-range narrow-body aircraft including some converted from existing orders of other models, people familiar with…
Cebu Air to Buy Over Two Dozen Airbus Jets
PARIS, June 17 (Reuters) - Airbus is set to win a deal to sell jets worth around $4.5 billion at list price to Philippines airline Cebu Air after a face-off with rival Boeing, industry sources…
Virgin Atlantic Orders 14 Airbus A330neo’s
PARIS, June 17 (Reuters) - Europe's Airbus agreed on a deal to sell 14 A330neo wide-body passenger jets to Virgin Atlantic on Monday valued at $4.1 billion, the companies announced at the Paris Airshow on…
Airbus Faces Cabin Comfort Dilemma in A321XLR Jet Launch
PARIS (Reuters) - Airbus has broken records by launching the longest-range narrow-body jetliner at the Paris Airshow, but planemakers are having to rethink their mantra on comfort as they squeeze ever more miles out of…