The Boeing 777-9 (also known as the 777X) is having its entry into service delayed by another two years as Boeing pushes back delivery of the first aircraft. Boeing says the delay reflects its latest estimate for the time needed to certify the new aircraft which was due to enter [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]
As the ongoing dispute between Airbus and Qatar Airways deepens, the Toulouse based airframer has cancelled another two aircraft that the airline had ordered. This time the revoked order is for two A350-1000 aircraft which Airbus says Qatar Airways failed to take delivery of so the orders were cancelled as [read more]
Qatar Airways (GR/QTR) has provisionally placed an order with Boeing for 50 737 Max 10 aircraft to replace the order for 50 A321neos that was cancelled by Airbus as part of the dispute between the airline and the airframer. Akbar Al Baker, Qatar Airways CEO said: “Qatar Airways very much [read more]
Qatar Airways is set to spurn European airframer Airbus by awarding an order for up to 50 Boeing 777X Freighter aircraft. According to industry sources the Qatari carrier, a long-time Airbus customer, had been eyeing the A350F for its freighter role but an ever-deepening row between the two companies means [read more]
Romanian carrier Blue Air is adding a third daily flight between Bucharest Otopeni and London Heathrow from 14th April 2022. The new rotation will be an evening flight arriving at London Heathrow at 19:35 and departing for Bucharest at 20:25. Like the current rotations, it will be operated by a [read more]
US budget carrier Allegiant Air (G4/AAY) has bucked the recent single-aisle trend by placing an order for 50 Boeing 737 Max aircraft, despite being an all-airbus fleet operator currently. The order will come as welcome news to Boeing and it is likely that Allegient Air received significant incentives from the [read more]
European airframer Airbus has reported 40 aircraft deliveries to 25 customers in the month of September 2021. The number brings the year to date to 424 aircraft to 74 customers. Some of the recent deliveries include the first Airbus A220 to French national carrier Air France. Airbus has also recently [read more]
Ryanair’s aircraft delivery programme will create job for 2,000 pilots across Europe as it recovers from the Coronavirus pandemic. The airline has already taken delivery of its first Boeing 737 Max, The 737-8200 and will receive over 200 one of the type in the coming years. Ryanair says that most [read more]
Several airlines that ordered the Boeing 777-9 (777X) have voiced concerns over the promised performance of Boeing’s latest twin jet. The most vocal of these has been Emirates (EK/UAE) who warned Boeing last week that it will reject the aircraft if it doesn’t match the expected specification 100%. The issues [read more]
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