SpiceJet of India has ordered 15 Bombardier Q400s, and optioned 15. “As India’s most preferred low fare airline, we are focused on catering to these markets which require an aircraft that could increase the reach to over 60 airports that could not be served by the larger jets and establishing our footprint in these markets,”
Lufthansa has signed an order for eight additional Embraer E-195s, to supplement the 30 E-190s and E-195s ordered in June 2007. Lufthansa Regional carriers Augsburg Airways, Air Dolomiti and CityLine all operate E-Jets on Lufthansa’s behalf. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login Become a Member To continue reading the rest of this article,
Checks ordered by the ATSB to look for the fault suspected of causing the QF32 uncontained engine failure have discovered a further three affected Trent 900 engines, one of which was fitted to a yet to be delivered Qantas A380. “Three engines failed the inspection and were removed from service for further examination,” the ATSB
Airbus has begun fabricating the first carbon fibre rear fuselage barrel for the A350 XWB at its Illescas, Spain, plant. The barrel, known as section 19, measures 5.5m in length and is 56sq m in area. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login Become a Member To continue reading the rest of
Boeing has confirmed it has halted the delivery of structural parts for its 787 line in Seattle for the fourth time this year in the wake of an onboard fire in test aircraft ZA002 and the test fleet’s subsequent grounding. The delivery pause, believed to be about three weeks long, is a consequence of a
Airbus has launched its A320neo (New Engine Option) re-engining of its A320 Family, promising fuel savings of up to 15 per cent when the updated narrowbody airliner range enters service in the northern spring of 2016. The A320neo engine options comprise both Pratt & Whitney’s PurePower PW1100G geared turbofan and CFM’s Leap-X engine, which will