Aviation engineering news

A photo posted on the popular forum Reddit shows a larger than normal temporary repair to a wing of a Boeing 787 bound for Manchester. The picture, posted 4 days ago by user grunt786 is of a flight operated from Saudi Arabia to Manchester but the airline isn’t confirmed. Although [read more]

Qatar Airways (QR/QTR) has lost its case in the UK High Court which saw it challenge Airbus’ decision to cancel an order for 50 Airbus A321neo aircraft. The court said that the order for A321 aircraft was linked to an order for A350 aircraft and as Qatar Airways had refused [read more]

Irish budget airline group Ryanair (FR/RYR) has announced a partnership with Neste Holland to provide a 40% blend of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) for flights at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport (AMS/EHAM). The partnership will see around a third of Ryanair’s Amsterdam flights use the SAF blend which the industry sees as [read more]

Irish budget airline group Ryanair has signed a 5-year deal with Jordan based Joramco Maintenance Ltd to carry out heavy maintenance on its fleet of aircraft. Ryanair will utilise up to six heavy maintenance bay slots at Joramco’s facility in Amman for Ryanair group aircraft including Ryanair, Malta Air, Lauda [read more]

European Airframer Airbus has announced that Air France-KLM has finalised an order for 4 Airbus A350F Freighter aircraft. The dedicated freighter variant of the Airbus A350 airliner has proven popular with airlines as an alternative to the US-made widebody freighters. Offering the greener option to move air freight, the A350F [read more]

Airbus has won an order for 80 Airbus A320neo family aircraft from Singapore based BOC Aviation. The order is made up of 10 Airbus A321XLR, 50 A321neo and 20 A320neo making it the single biggest order placed by the leasing specialist. Robert Martin, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, BOC [read more]

Airbus has posted its latest order and delivery figures showing that it delivered 63 airliners in March to 38 customers. The bulk of the deliveries was A320neo family aircraft with airlines including Wizz Air, Iberia, and Lufthansa receiving the type. In total, 27 Airbus A321neo and 22 Airbus A320neo were [read more]

Qatar Airways (QR/QTR) is seeking to prevent Airbus from cancelling orders for 50 A321neo airliners and multiple A350 aircraft, In a court hearing, Airbus stated that it was within its rights to cancel the order and suggested that a Boeing aircraft was a suitable alternative. The dispute arises from a [read more]