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Boeing 737-10 (Image: UK Aviation Media)

Boeing 737-10: Up close and personal in pictures

22/07/2022 4 minute read
Written by: Nick Harding

The 2022 Farnborough International Airshow was the place Boeing chose to debut its latest single-aisle airliner, the Boeing 737-10. or Max 10 and we were invited to come along and take a closer look. The 230-seat Boeing 737-10 is the largest of the Max family and this shows in the [read more]

Cargolux Selects 777-8 Freighter as Preferred Replacement for 747-400 Fleet

FIA22: Cargolux selects 777-8F to replace 747s

22/07/2022 < 1 minute read
Written by: Nick Harding

Luxembourg-based freight specialist Cargolux has selected the Boeing 777-8F to replace its Boeing 747-400 freighters in an announcement at the Farnborough International Airshow. The company is the world’s largest operator of Boeing widebody freighters with 30 Boeing 747-400 and 747-8F aircraft in its fleet and replacing the older -400s with [read more]

Easyjet A320neo (Image: UK Aviation Media)

FIA22: easyJet firms up A320neo order

22/07/2022 < 1 minute read
Written by: Nick Harding

easyJet has firmed up an order for 56 Airbus A320neo family aircraft in a deal announced at the Farnborough International Airshow. The package of 56 aircraft includes the conversion of 18 A320neo aircraft to the larger A321neo. Kenton Jarvis, CFO for easyJet, said: “We believe this order will support positive [read more]

FIA22: Qatar Airways confirms order for 25 737 Max aircraft

21/07/2022 < 1 minute read
Written by: Nick Harding

Boeing and Qatar Airways (QR/QTR) have today finalised an order for 25 Boeing 737 Max 10 aircraft at the Farnborough International Airshow. The order comes from an airline which has traditionally used Airbus single-aisle airliners but a recent public rift between Airbus and Qatar Airways, and the subsequent cancellation of [read more]

Virgin Atlantic Boeing 787-9 G-VOWS (Image: Max Thrust Digital)

FIA22: Virgin Atlantic selects Boeing Jeppsen FlightDeck Advisor to reduce fuel costs

20/07/2022 2 minute read
Written by: Nick Harding

Boeing has announced that Virgin Atlantic (VS/VIR), along with two other airlines, has selected the Boeing Jeppsen FlightDeck Advisor digital solution to help optimize efficiency and reduce full consumption on its Boeing 787 aircraft. During recent tests, Virgin Atlantic found that the system reduced in-cruise fuel consumption by 1.7%, which [read more]

CAE’s electrified Piper Archer® training aircraft (CNW Group/CAE INC.)

Safran and CAE sign deal to develop an electric Piper Archer

20/07/2022 2 minute read
Written by: UK Aviation News

French aviation engine specialist Safran has signed an agreement with Canadian CAE and Piper to develop an electric version of the popular general aviation aircraft, the Piper Archer. Safran Electrical & Power is a world leader in aircraft electrical systems and together with CAEs technological expertise, they will equip a [read more]

The Boeing 777-9 lines up on Runway 24 at Farnborough (Image: UK Aviation Media)

Boeing 777X: Up close and personal in pictures

20/07/2022 5 minute read
Written by: Nick Harding

One of the star attractions of this year’s Farnborough International Airshow is the Boeing 777X, or to give it its proper name, Boeing 777-9 and we got the chance to get on board and check out Boeing’s latest giant for ourselves. As soon as you step on board the 777-9 [read more]

FIA22: Aviation Capital Group show faith in the 737 Max

19/07/2022 < 1 minute read
Written by: Nick Harding

California-based Aviation Capital Group (AVG) signed an order with Boeing today for 12 Boeing 737 Max 8 airliners to boost its fleet portfolio of single-aisle airliners. Signing the deal, Mahoko Hara, ACG Executive Chair said “This latest incremental 737 MAX order allows ACG to offer highly fuel-efficient airplanes to our [read more]

Boeing demonstrated the 787-8 with a near vertical take-off (Image: UK Aviation Media)

FIA22: AerCap commits to more Boeing 787 aircraft

19/07/2022 < 1 minute read
Written by: Nick Harding

Leasing specialist AerCap has committed to a further five Boeing 787 aircraft to add its global fleet. All of the aircraft are Boeing 787-9 variants and comes as AerCap says it “believes in the aircraft.“ “AerCap is the world’s largest 787 customer and we are very pleased to strengthen that [read more]

LEAP engines on a Boeing 737 Max (Image: Nick Harding/TransportMedia UK)

FIA22: 777 Partners order 66 Boeing 737 Max aircraft

19/07/2022 < 1 minute read
Written by: Nick Harding

Miami based airline investment company 777 Partners has placed an order for up 66 Boeing 737 Max aircraft in a deal announced at the Farnborough Airshow today. The deal includes a firm order for 30 737-8-200 aircraft and a commitment for a further 36. “This new order marks another milestone [read more]