TAM finalizes order for 32 A320 Family aircraft, including 22 A320neo
Biggest Airbus operator in Southern Hemisphere adds most eco-efficient aircraft to its fleet 20 October 2011 TAM Airlines, Brazil’s largest airline has finalized a purchase…
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ICBC Leasing orders 45 C919 passenger jets
ICBC Leasing on Wednesday signed a deal with Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China Ltd (COMAC) to buy 45 of the nation’s homegrown C919 large passenger…
Chinese Eastern Airlines canceled a mammoth order for 24 Boeing 787 Dreamliners
Chinese Eastern Airlines canceled a mammoth order for 24 Boeing 787 Dreamliners this week in favor of the much smaller 737 aircraft, the company said….
58,000 Air Traffic Movements in UAE during September
The UAE General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) announced that air traffic movements in the UAE grew 9.7 percent during September against same period last year….
United Airlines’ First Boeing 787 Dreamliner Rolls Out of Factory
United Airlines today announced that Boeing completed the final assembly of the airline’s first 787 Dreamliner Wednesday evening, finishing the first major step in the…
Air New Zealand orders up to 12 ATR 72-600s
The airline is the largest ATR operator in the Pacific region Air New Zealand and European regional aircraft manufacturer ATR today announced the order of…
Boeing 737 Program Begins Production at Higher Rate
Boeing began building the first Next-Generation 737 at the program’s new production rate of 35 airplanes a month. The rate is increasing from 31.5 airplanes a…
A350 XWB’s Trent engine rolls-out for initial flight tests
Airbus has completed installation of the first Rolls-Royce Trent XWB flight-test engine on the A380 “flying-testbed” aircraft (MSN 001). The aircraft is depicted here at…
Bombardier and Korean Air to Showcase CSeries Aircraft Cabin Demonstrator at Seoul Air Show
Bombardier Commercial Aircraft, demonstrating its commitment to Korean Air and the broader Asia-Pacific marketplace, will team with the airline to showcase a full-scale cabin demonstrator…
Boeing Forecasts $200 Billion Market for 1,250 New Airplanes in Northeast Asia
Boeing projects 1,250 new airplanes will be delivered to Northeast Asian carriers valued at approximately US $200 billion over the next 20 years. “The combined…
Etihad eyes bmi, Virgin Atlantic, A.Lingus stakes – sources
Abu Dhabi’s Etihad Airways is in talks with Britain’s Virgin Atlantic to join the UK carrier in its bid for bmi, the loss-making unit of…
Virgin Australia inaugurates ATR 72-500 services
A new era of air transport commenced today in Australia when Virgin Australia launched commercial services with the first of its new ATR 72-500 turboprop…
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