Category: Business Aviation

Airbus will bring one of its A350 development aircraft to Australia and New Zealand in August during a round-the-world flight as part of the aircraft’s functional and reliability testing program. The aircraft is scheduled to arrive in Sydney on Monday August 4, and will fly to Auckland the following afternoon. This content is available exclusively

Airbus has used the 2014 Farnborough Airshow to formally announce the launch of a re-engined version of its best-selling A330 range. Dubbed A330-800neo and A330-900neo, the new aircraft will be significantly enhanced versions of the current A330-200 short fuselage and longer -300 models respectively. They will be powered exclusively by new Rolls-Royce Trent 7000 engines,

In the lead-up to the biennial Farnborough Airshow which starts on July 14, Boeing has released its updated 20-year current market outlook for the commercial airliner market. The company predicts 36,770 new commercial aircraft of 90 seats or larger will be required in the 20 years to 2034 valued at US$5.2 trillion at list prices,

The terms of the massive launch order for 150 Boeing 777-8X and -9X models from Emirates Airline which was announced at last year’s Dubai Airshow have been finalised. A statement from Boeing says the order is valued at US$56 billion at list prices, although it’s unlikely that, as launch customer, Emirates paid anywhere near that