Category: Civil Aviation

Kuwait based leasing company ALAFCO has ordered 35 additional Airbus A320neo aircraft on top of an order of 50 announced late last year at the Dubai Airshow. In a statement, ALAFCO said it had upped its order in response to strong demand for the aircraft. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login

Boeing is reportedly considering development of an update for its ultra long range 777-200LR, tentatively dubbed the 777-8LX, which could potentially operate between Sydney and London nonstop. The -8LX would join a troika of aircraft in the conceptual 777X family. It would feature a roughly 15 per cent improvement in fuel efficiency over the current

Rising demand for more fuel efficient jet engines pushed Rolls-Royce profits up 21 per cent last year amid expectations for continued strong growth. The British enginemaker reported 2011 pretax profits of £1.16bn (AS$1.7bn) on revenues of £11.3bn. The result slightly exceeded forecasted profits of £1.15bn. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login

Europe’s air safety regulator EASA has ordered inspections of the entire Airbus A380 fleet after an initial round of checks found wing cracks in nearly every one of the superjumbo jets inspected so far. In a safety directive issued on Wednesday, EASA said the cracks “may lead to a reduction of the structural integrity of