Libyan carrier Berniq Airways has signed a firm order for six Airbus A320neos as it seeks to develop domestic and international routes. The airline already operates six A320s and the commonality with the A320neo combined with the greater efficiency, range and modern cabins make the new engined variants a sensible [read more]
British Airways (BA/BAW) has announced £21 million worth of funding for up to 200 aspiring pilots to learn to become commercial airline pilots through its Speedbird Pilot Academy. Announcing the news at the Farnborough International Airshow 2024 Sean Doyle, British Airways’ Chairman and CEO, said: “I’m incredibly proud of the [read more]
Virgin Atlantic (VS/VIR) has signed a deal to purchase seven more A330-900neo airliners directly from Airbus as it looks to complete its fleet transformation. The latest order takes the total commitment for the A330neo by Virgin to 19 and was announced onboard Virgin Atlantic’s latest A330, G-VSRB “Ruby Rebel” which [read more]
Royal Bhutan carrier Drukair has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for Airbus A320neo and A321XLR aircraft as it looks to expand its fleet and network. The MoU covers three A320neo and two A321XLR will add to Druk Air’s existing fleet of four A320 family aircraft. Druk Air operates out [read more]
The Airbus A321XLR, powered by CFM Leap 1A engines, has gained its type certification from the European Aviation and Safety Agency (EASA) paving the way for its entry into service. The milestone officially happened in Toulouse today when Florian Guillermet, Executive Director of EASA, handed over the certificate to A321XLR [read more]
Aviation Capital Group has finalised an order for 35 Boeing 737 Max airliners ahead of the Farnborough International Airshow which kicks off next Monday. The order consists of 16 737 Max8 and 19 737 Max10 variants and brings the total ordered by the leasing specialist to 82. “This firm order [read more]
Jet2 PLC, which operates under the Jet2.com and Jet2 Holiday brands, has reported a rise of 24% in revenue for the financial year ending March 2024 compared to the previous year. The latest 12 months saw the UK holiday company and airline achieve revenue of £6,225.3m compared to £5,033.5m in [read more]
Orders for airliners across all manufacturers in May were down 79% compared to the previous year with just 31 aircraft being ordered. The drop means that overall the global order book is sitting at 14% lower than this point in 2023 according to data from the UK Trade Association for [read more]
Qatar Airways has been voted World’s Best Airline in the 2024 Skytrax World Airline Awards along with best Middle-East airline, World’s Best Business Class and World’s Best Business Class Seat. The Qatari state owned airline took the top spot for its high level of service and overall performance. Singapore Airlines [read more]
Leading Middle Eastern carrier Etihad has launched flights to Jaipur, India from its hub at Abu Dhabi bringing the 11th Indian destination to the airline’s network. The new four-times-per-week service operates on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays using an Airbus A320 aircraft. Jaipur is not served by any destination from [read more]
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