Category: Civil Aviation

Cathay Pacific Airways has received the first of its Boeing 747-8 Freighters, becoming the second airline to begin receiving the delayed jumbo cargo jet, with B-LJE arriving in Hong Kong on November 1. Cathay has ordered 10 of the new jets and will use them to gradually replace its 747-400BCFs. The 747-8F boasts 16 per

All Nippon Airlines (ANA) has completed the first commercial service by a Boeing 787, operating a charter from Tokyo Narita to Hong Kong on October 26. The flight – appropriately designated flight 7871 – was conducted by JA801A (ZA101), the eighth 787 built and the first delivered to ANA about a month ago. The aircraft

The Australian Association of Aviation and Aerospace Industries (AAAAI) has celebrated its first year by announcing a new name and a new agenda. Now called Aviation Aerospace Australia, the organisation says it “will provide a more succinct brand for the national peak body, which now boasts almost 50 members.” This content is available exclusively to

Brazilian airline Azul Linhas Aéreas Brasileiras (Air Azul) has ordered 11 Embraer E-195 for delivery from 2013. The order takes Air Azul’s E-Jet fleet to 52 aircraft, including 23 E-195s and 10 E-190s already in service. The E-195s will be delivered in a 118-set single class configuration. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation