Trinidad and Tobago based Caribbean Airlines has ordered nine ATR 72-600s which will be delivered from late 2011. The aircraft, which will be the first to feature the Armonia cabins, will replace five Bombardier Dash 8-300s in its fleet. Want to see more stories from trusted news sources? Make Australian Aviation a preferred news source
Airbus and CAE have signed a contract to design and build the first A350 full-flight simulators (FFSs) and procedural trainers which will be used to train initial pilots for the forthcoming widebody aircraft. Under the terms of the contract, CAE will to design and manufacture two CAE 7000 Series FFSs for the Airbus A350 and
The Lufthansa Group’s board has approved the acquisition of 40 Airbus aircraft worth US$4.3bn (A$4.5bn), with the aircraft to be flown by its Lufthansa, Swiss and Germanwings operations. The order, which has yet to be firmed, is for 32 A320 Family aircraft (including eight A319s for Germanwings) and eight A330-300s. Five of the A330s will
Cathay Pacific has signed an agreement with Boeing to exercise six options for 777-300ERs which will be delivered between 2013 and 2014. The six new aircraft have an estimated value of US$1.6bn (A$1.7bn) at list prices, and will take Cathay Pacific’s future 777-300ER fleet from 30 to 36. This content is available exclusively to Australian
Malaysia Airlines has ordered two additional Airbus A330-200 Freighters, taking its firm orders for the type to four. The aircraft will be operated by its MASkargo subsidiary and will be powered by Pratt & Whitney PW4000 engines. Want to see more stories from trusted news sources? Make Australian Aviation a preferred news source on Google.
Airbus has announced that China’s CAC Commercial Aircraft Company (CCAC) will be the sole manufacturer of spoilers and droop panels for the A350 XWB. “With this work package, we have accomplished our commitment to manufacture five per cent of the A350 XWB airframe in China,” said Klaus Richter, Airbus’s executive vice president, procurement. “Besides, this