Category: Civil Aviation

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

The Qantas Group has signed an order for 21 more Airbus A320neos to take its A320neo Family backlog to 99, but has deferred other orders until after 2016 and to as late as 2022. The 21 aircraft order was placed in June and is on top of an order for 78 neos the airline placed

A Gippsaero GA8 Airvan will embark on a sales and demonstration tour of Asia, the Pacific and the Middle East from July. The tour is the second tour of the region to be conducted by Airvan distributor Hawker Pacific, and will start in the Philippines. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login

Airbus has completed assembly of its first A320neo after the aircraft was painted in Airbus corporate colours and its Pratt & Whitney PW1100G engines were fitted. Airbus says flight testing of the A320neo will commence in September, ahead of entry into service planned for the fourth quarter of 2015. This content is available exclusively to