Primera Air increases Max9 order to 10
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Primera Air increases Max9 order to 10

Danish low-fares carrier Primera Air has increased its Boeing 737 Max9 order to 10 further enhance the carrier’s growth potential with possibilities of adding, even more, new routes to its already extensive network. Primera Air will be the first airline to operate the Boeing 737 Max9 with Extended Range. Andri [read more]

Boeing 737-10 (Image: UK Aviation Media)
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Boeing appoints new chief aerospace safety officer

Seattle, Washington-based OEM Boeing has appointed Don Ruhman as the company’s new chief aerospace safety officer. The role will see Mr Ruhman strengthen Boeing’s safety culture and safety practices as well as accelerating and maturing Boeing’s Safety Management System (SMS). Mike Delaney has held the role since its creation in [read more]

Avolon Liveried A321neo
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Avolon reports 79% income increase for full year results

Dublin-headquartered leasing specialist Avolon reported a 79% increase in income for the last financial year, with a total income of $608 million. The company, which specialises in fuel-efficient modern airliner leasing, also recorded a record operating cash flow of $2 billion, up 15% from the previous year. Avolon has seen [read more]

Boeing 737 Max 7 (Image: Max Thrust Digital)
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2024 – Who won the battle of the OEMs?

2024 was a year of recovery for aircraft OEMs who all continued their post-pandemic recovery but for Boeing in particular there was also the recovery from several years of very high-profile production problems with their 737 Max and 787 range. The 2024 Farnborough Airshow threw up some decent orders which [read more]