Lufthansa has begun the world’s first scheduled commercial passenger services using biofuel, with the launch on Friday of four return daily flights between Hamburg and Frankfurt operated by an Airbus A321 powered by a 50 per cent Hydro-processed Esters and Fatty Acids (HEFA) biofuel blend. The flights will operate for an initial six month period
Airbus has delivered its 800th customer A330, with the handover of an A330-200 Freighter to Aircastle Advisor Ltd on July 13. The aircraft, which will be operated by HNA group, is the third A330-200F to be added to the company’s fleet. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login Become a Member To
Boeing and All Nippon Airways (ANA) have announced the completion of service ready operational validation (SROV) for the 787 Dreamliner in Japan. Boeing and ANA pilots flew Dreamliner ZA002 to four major airports across Japan as part of SROV, including Osaka (Itami and Kansai), Okayama and Hiroshima. Together with Boeing, ANA ground crews were also
Embraer has released its commercial and executive aircraft delivery figures for the second quarter of 2011. A total of 25 commercial and 23 executive jet deliveries were made in Q2, with the Embraer 190 and Phenom series of aircraft leading their respective categories. For the company’s commercial division, a total of 17 E-190s, five E-195s,
Boeing has forecast a $130 billion market for 970 aircraft for the Oceania region – Australia, New Zealand and the South Pacific – over the next 20 years, its latest Current Market Outlook 2011 released at last month’s Paris Airshow shows. Single aisle aircraft will account for 69 per cent of the 970 aircraft expected
Boeing has announced its commercial and defence aircraft deliveries for the second quarter of 2011. The company’s commercial division delivered a total of 94 737s during Q2, as well as 19 777s and five 767s. On the military side, the F/A-18E/F and EA-18G led the way with another 12 deliveries, while nine new build Chinook