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Baku based Azerbaijan Airlines has placed an order with Airbus for 12 A320neo aircraft including my the A320neo and A321neo. The airline currently operates a 15 strong fleet of Airbus aircraft including 2 x A340s, 4 x A319ceo, 6 x A320ceo and 2 x A320neo. The plan is to further [read more]

British holiday airline Jet2.com has taken delivery of its first Airbus A321neo airliner as it starts to expand and renew its fleet. Registered as G-SUNB, the Airbus A321neo arrived into the UK this morning ahead of its entry into service with the Leeds Bradford-based airline from Manchester. The delivery is [read more]

European airframer ATR says it is set for growth for the first time in several years in 2023 as the effects of the COVID pandemic and subsequent tough economic climate ease off. The global ATR fleet is now back close to pre-COVID numbers at around 1,200 ATR aircraft in operation [read more]

The state-of-the-art Newton Flight Academy (NFA )at Glasgow’s Science Centre celebrates its first anniversary today having opened on the 29th March 2022. The centre has welcomed thousands of visitors over the past year including RAF and Naval cadets, 2386 members of the public and 1565 S2 and S3 school pupils [read more]

The popularity of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) seems to be rising rapidly with airlines looking to it as a low-carbon alternative to conventional fuel and this has been backed up today by Finnair, who have made their biggest purchase to date. The 750-tonne order from SAF producer Neste will be [read more]

US airframer Boeing has signed a deal with Saudia for the purchase of 39 Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft, with an option for a further 10. The Saudi Arabian national carrier is purchasing a mixture of Boeing 787-9 and 787-10 Dreamliners as it looks to grow its long-haul network and build [read more]

European aerospace giant Airbus has had a positive February with 46 aircraft delivered to 34 customers during the shortest month of the year. The Toulouse, France-headquartered company saw 42 single-aisle airliners delivered including three Airbus A220, 13 A320neo and 26 A321neos variants. Wide-body airliner deliveries included one Airbus A330-200ceo, one [read more]

Two airlines have given Boeing an early boost this month with orders for Boeing 737 single-aisle airliner family aircraft. Hong-kong based Greater Bay airlines was the first with a firm order for 17 Boeing 737 Max 9 aircraft to operate its short to medium-haul network with an enhanced capacity and [read more]