iscoverAirbus has announced that A330-300 orders have now surpassed 500, following an order for 15 from Cathay Pacific in March. Cathay Pacific is Airbus’s largest A330 customer and operator, with 46 in service and a further 21 to be delivered. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login Become a Member To continue
Boeing has announced its commercial and defence aircraft deliveries for the first quarter of 2011. It delivered a total of 84 737s in the quarter, as well as 13 777s and four 767s. On the military side, the F/A-18E/F and EA-18G led the way with 13 deliveries, while seven new build Chinook helicopters, four F-15s,
Russian carrier UTair has signed a contract for the purchase of 20 ATR 72-500s, in a deal worth US$426 million. UTair, which will fly the aircraft throughout regional Russia and Ukraine, currently operates 14 ATR 42-300s and three ATR 72-200s. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login Become a Member To continue
Fiji’s Air Pacific has cancelled its order for eight Boeing 787s. “Air Pacific and Boeing confirmed that the airline has cancelled its order for eight 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft which had been scheduled for delivery in 2015,” the two companies said in a joint statement. “Both companies noted that they were continuing to work with each
Qatar Airways has announced orders for three Boeing 777 Freighters and two 777-300ERs, in a deal worth US$1.4 billion at list prices. The airline’s 777 Freighter order, which was formally announced on April 6 at the Business & Investment in Qatar Forum in New York, was previously listed as ‘unidentified’ on Boeing’s Orders and Deliveries website
Airbus has announced the entry into service (EIS) of its re-engined A320neo (for New Engine Option) will be in October 2015, nearly 12 months earlier than planned. Speaking to media in Toulouse on April 5, Airbus’s COO – customers, John Leahy, said demand for the neo had been so strong that the company had decided
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