Category: Civil Aviation

Delta Air Lines has placed a firm order with Airbus for 30 A321s and 10 A330-300s. Delta’s A321s will seat 190 people in two classes. Many of the aircraft are expected to be assembled at the new Airbus assembly line in Mobile, Alabama, currently under construction and scheduled to deliver its first aircraft in 2016.

Airbus CEO Fabrice Brégier has enjoyed his first experience on board the A350 during a routine test flight that lasted nearly three hours over south-western France. “I was particularly impressed by the maturity of the aircraft at such an early stage in its life. The new cockpit layout with the large screens and head-up display

Boeing projects the commercial aviation industry will need more than one million new pilots and technicians to support demand created by new aircraft deliveries over the next two decades. Boeing’s 2013 Pilot and Technician Outlook indicates that by 2032 the world will require need 498,000 new commercial airline pilots and 556,000 additional commercial airline maintenance

Canada’s second largest carrier WestJet has signed a letter of intent with Boeing to purchase 65 737 MAXs. The deal, worth around US$6.3 billion at list prices, comprises 40 737-8s and 25 737-7s. The Boeing 737 has been Westjet’s staple aircraft since it began operations in 1996. It now has nearly 100 of the type