Aerospace giant Boeing has forecasted demand for 42,600 new commercial airliners over the next 20 years to replace older aircraft and to keep up with demand for air travel. Boeing says that the demand for air travel is currently outpacing economic growth in many regions driven largely by domestic air [read more]
US aerospace giant Boeing has reported a 37% increase on first quarter deliveries compared to 2022, helped largely by the recertification of the Boeing 737 Max and resumption of 787 Dreamliner deliverties. Boeing’s commercial airplane division delivered 130 aircraft in the first quarter of 2023, compared to 95 in the [read more]
Icelandair (FI/ICE) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Airbus for 13 Airbus A321XLRs to replace its ageing Boeing 757 airliners. The MoU also includes options for a further 12 of the type making it a deal potentially worth 25 Airbus A321s. Icelandair is already in talks to lease [read more]
Irish budget airline Ryanair has announced that it plans 14 additional routes from Dublin Airport (DUB/EIDW) this summer to destinations across Europe. The new routes include Asturias and Castellon in Spain, Brindisi, Genoa and Venice in Italy, Kos and Zakynthos in Greece, Cluj and Lasi in Romania, Stockholm in Sweden, [read more]
The first month of 2023 saw 58 aircraft deliveries from manufacturers including Airbus and Boeing, a small decrease on the same period in 2022 according to data from UK trade body, ADS. January’s deliveries included 53 single-aisle airliners such as the Airbus A320 or Boeing 737 Max and 5 wide-body [read more]
![Boeing [NYSE: BA] and Air India today announced the carrier has selected Boeing’s family of fuel-efficient airplanes to expand its future fleet with plans to invest in 190 737 MAX, 20 787 Dreamliner and 10 777X airplanes. (Boeing image)](https://ukaviation.news/wp-content/uploads/Air-India-Boeing-Fleet-326x245.jpg)
Air India (AI/AIC) has ordered 290 aircraft from US Airframer Boeing in a deal that will see 540 new aircraft join the TATA Group-owned carrier from Boeing and Airbus. Just days after a 250 aircraft order was announced with Airbus, Boeing inked the deal which will see it deliver 290 [read more]
Oslo, Norway-based low-cost carrier has ceased trading after failing to secure backing for its new financial plan leaving the board with no viable alternatives. The airline was set up in 2020 by Erik G. Braathen who previously ran Braathens before its subsequent collapse in 2004. Flyr operated flights to two [read more]
Deliveries of airliners in 2022 significantly exceeded predictions with over 1,000 aircraft being delivered for the first time since 2019. The UK trade organisation representing the Aerospace, Defence, Security and Space sectors, ADS, had predicted that 997 aircraft would be delivered in 2022 but the final total was 1,144 from [read more]
US airframer Boeing has reported an operating loss of over £524 million in the 4th quarter of 2022 in its final financial report of the year. The loss is blamed on “abnormal production costs” caused by it trying to clear the backlog of Boeing 737 Max deliveries and an increase [read more]
US aerospace giant Boeing has released the figures for its commercial aircraft orders and deliveries in 2022 showing a positive recovery for the singe-aisle 737 Max product line. In total the company received orders for 561 Boeing 737 Max family aircraft including several new customers including ANA, Delta Air Lines, [read more]
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