Category: Civil Aviation

Air Lease Corporation (ALC) has signed contracts with Airbus for 25 A350 aircraft, comprising 20 A350-900 variants and five A350-1000s.  ALC has also purchased options for an additional five A350-1000s and placed an order for 14 A320neo jets. Los Angeles-based ALC becomes the 35th customer for the A350 and brings total orders for the type

The Boeing Company has announced a reduced net profit of US$3.9 billion in 2012 compared with the previous year’s US$4.02 billion, despite an 18.9 per cent rise in revenue to US$81.7 billion. The reduced margin was attributable to increased tax liabilities. Boeing Commercial received net orders worth US$70 billion during 2012, bringing to US$319 billion

Qatar has postponed plans to inaugurate 787 services to Perth on February 1. (Mehdi Nazarinia) As the global fleet of 50 787s remains grounded while investigations into a series of onboard incidents continue, the US National Transportation Safety Bureau (NTSB) is digging deeper into investigations that it says may be prolonged. “This is an unprecedented

French-Italian regional aircraft manufacturer ATR has recorded its highest annual turnover – US$1.44 billion – while delivering 64 aircraft during 2012. The deliveries were 18 per cent up on the previous year. A total of 115 aircraft sales were achieved during the year comprising 74 firm orders and 41 options, confirming its leading position in