Category: Civil Aviation

Boeing has delivered the 7,500th 737, marking another major milestone in the world’s best-selling twin-jet’s 46-year history. With more than 3,100 737s yet to be delivered, Boeing has so far received some 10,500 orders for the 737. The 7,500th jet – a 737-900ER – was delivered to Malaysia’s Malindo Air, a joint-venture Indonesia’s Lion Air

Budget airline Ryanair has confirmed a US$15.6 billion order for 175 current-generation 737-800s in what is the largest order received by Boeing from a European operator The new aircraft will allow Ryanair to continue its network expansion, boosting its fleet from 300 737-800s to 400 and see the retirement of 75 older aircraft in the

Indonesian budget carrier Lion Air has made another massive aircraft purchase, ordering 234 A320 Family aircraft from Airbus. The deal, valued at A$23.1 billion at list prices, comes a little more than a year after Lion Air ordered 230 Boeing 737s. The carrier currently operates a fleet of 92 aircraft, almost all from Boeing. This

Lufthansa has been re-confirmed as Airbus’s largest customer following the airline’s order for 100 A320-family aircraft and two more A380s. Worth an estimated US$11.2 billion, the order comprises 35 A320neo and 35 A321neo aircraft, and 30 A320 current model aircraft fitted with sharklets.  The two additional A380s will join 10 A380s already in service with