Category: Civil Aviation

Boeing has finalised definition of its new 737 MAX, achieving the milestone of ‘firm concept’ for an aircraft seen by the manufacturer as its “future single-aisle strategy”. Talking to Australian Aviation recently, Boeing vice president – marketing Commercial Airplanes Randy Tinseth said: “I’m amazed what we’ve been able to get out of that airplane.  The

A year after officially ending the program, Airbus has sold its last two A340s. UK-based AJW Capital has signed contracts for the A340-500s, which will enter service in 2013 with an undisclosed airline.  The aircraft were believed to have been built for India’s Kingfisher Airlines before the airline fell into financial difficulty. This content is

The first of 30 Boeing 787s bound for Qatar Airways has been delivered. An outwardly-spoken critic of the delays in receiving the 787, Qatar’s CEO Akbar Al Baker said: “We are delighted to receive our first Dreamliner, an aircraft which we expect will establish new benchmarks for reliability and comfort, when combined with Qatar Airways’

Airbus deliveries reached an all-time year-to-date record at the end of October with 462 aircraft delivered to 76 customers.  This year’s sales also saw Airbus reach the 7,500 milestone for total aircraft delivered. Orders for the A330 and A350 totalled 23 during October with 57 deliveries made during the month. Also in October five A380s