Category: Civil Aviation

Brazil’s TRIP Linhas Aéreas will acquire a total of 18 ATR 72-600s, as well as reserve options for 22 more under a split order-lease deal. While nine of the turboprops will be ordered directly from ATR, the remaining nine will be sourced from lessors ALC and GECAS, with the first 72-600 expected to enter service

Boeing has announced that it will deliver its first 747-8 Freighter to launch customer Cargolux on September 19, with a second aircraft to follow two days later on September 21. Both 747-8Fs will be delivered to Cargolux at Boeing’s Everett, Washington factory. Cargolux, which has 13 747-8Fs on order, will put the first two aircraft

Boeing Aerostructures Australia (BAA) managing director John Duddy has been appointed chairman the Australian Association of Aviation and Aerospace Industries (AAAAI), replacing former BAA managing director and AAAAI founding member Mark Ross Duddy, until recently vice president and managing director of Brisbane based Boeing Defence Australia (BDA), has been with the Boeing Company for almost

Boeing has launched development of its re-engined 737, which it has named the 737 MAX, with commitments for 496 aircraft from five customers. The 737 MAX will enter service from 2017, says Boeing, and will be powered by the CFM LEAP-1B engine. It will be available in 737 MAX 7, 737 MAX 8 and 737