Category: Civil Aviation

An A320 delivered on June 1 was British Airways’s 100th single-aisle Airbus aircraft. BA has taken delivery of two A318s, 33 A319s, 48 A320s and 16 A321s since it first became an Airbus operator (via predecessor airline British Caledonian) in 1988. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login Become a Member To

Swedish firm Braathens Leasing has placed a firm order for five Bombardier CS100 and five CS300 jetliners, plus options for a further 10 CSeries. The CSeries will be operated by Braathens Aviation subsidiary Malmö Aviation from its base at Bromma-Stockholm City Airport. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login Become a Member

ATR has announced that its new 72-600 turboprop has received EASA certification, clearing the way for service later this year. Delivery of the first ATR 72-600, to Royal Air Maroc, is expected to take place this northern summer. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login Become a Member To continue reading the

Airbus has released a statement supporting the French Bureau d’Enquêtes et d’Analyses (BEA’s) preliminary findings into the crash of Air France Flight 447, which killed all 228 passengers and crew onboard in 2009. “The preliminary information released by the BEA today is consistent with facts published in the BEA preliminary and interim reports,” the statement read.