Southwest becomes launch customer for MAX 7
US low-cost airline Southwest has become the launch customer the third member of the 737 MAX family – the MAX 7 – with an order for 30 of the type. The MAX 7 is based on the current 737-700. The aircraft will incorporate the CFM International LEAP-1B... [Continue reading]
Turkish Airlines trumps Airbus with order for up to 95 737s
Turkish Airlines has taken a bipartisan approach to big aircraft orders, last month having placed its largest ever order with Airbus for 82 A320s, continues its aggressive expansion plans with an order for 40 737 MAX 8s, 10 737 MAX 9s and 20 current model... [Continue reading]
A350 emerges from the paintshop
Airbus has eschewed the traditional lavish ‘rollout’ ceremony for its new A350 XWB twin. Instead, Airbus employees in Toulouse “welcomed” MSN001 after it emerged from the paint shop on Monday. The aircraft was painted in under seven days after... [Continue reading]
RMIT team shortlisted for Airbus’s Fly Your Ideas challenge final
A student team from Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) is one of the five selected by Airbus to compete in the finals of the 2013 Fly Your Ideas global university challenge. Joining teams from from Brazil, India, Italy and Malaysia for the... [Continue reading]
Milestones for Airbus in April
April marked a number of milestones for Airbus’s order and delivery activities, bringing it to a new industry record backlog of 4,973 aircraft that corresponds to more than seven years of production. During the month new orders for 83 aircraft were... [Continue reading]
First 787-9 takes shape
The first 787-9 is approaching final assembly in Seatlle, with components for the Air New Zealand aircraft being prepared for installation. Air New Zealand is the launch customer for the 787-9, with 10 of the aircraft being introduced into between 2014... [Continue reading]
Boeing opens new R&D centre
Boeing has officially opened a new aerospace research and development facility in Melbourne. Research & Technology Australia (BR&T-Australia), celebrating its fifth anniversary in Australia, is Boeing’s largest R&D laboratory outside the... [Continue reading]
New 777 models closer to formal launch
Reports are increasingly surfacing about Boeing’s new 777 developments, with airlines said to have strongly influenced the manufacturer’s move towards a replacement for the smaller capacity but longer range 777-200LR. Boeing had been focused on a... [Continue reading]
United Airlines’ order for 30 E-Jets boosts lagging Embraer performance
Embraer has announced an order from United Airlines for 30 E170s with options for an additional 40 of the same model, taking the firm order and options to a total of up to 70 aircraft. The order comes as the Brazilian manufacturer released its first quarter... [Continue reading]
FAA approval of ATR -600 series a boost for sales
The US FAA has certified ATR’s -600 series turboprops, opening greater sales opportunities for the popular regional aircraft. “Obtaining this new certification will allow us to expand the commercial and operational scope of our family of aircraft,”... [Continue reading]
Relief as 787s return to flight
Ethopian Airlines and All Nippon Airlines (ANA) have conducted their first 787 flights since the aircraft type was grounded more three months ago. On April 27 Ethopian operated the world’s first 787 commercial flight since the US FAA approved design... [Continue reading]
