Although, from an airliner perspective, Farnborough International Airshow 2024 was a subdued affair there was still plenty of flying over the 5 days. Here is our quick take on the best highlights from the flying display ahead of the full release later this month. The video features the Airbus A321XLR, [read more]
Sales of new airliners at the Farnborough International Airshow 2024 (FIA) were at their lowest in over a decade with a total of 286 aircraft receiving orders during this year’s event. By comparison the shows in 2022, 2018. 2016 and 2014 saw 441,1464, 742, and 1210 sales respectively. Airbus came [read more]
J&C Aero has completed the transformation of a Boeing 757 cabin to 737 Max standards of aesthetics and functionality. Over 9 months, J&C Aero designed, produced and installed the new single-class cabin which includes next-generation seating, dynamic cabin lighting which is LED-based, in-seat power units as well as modernising the [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]
Long-haul low-cost airline Norse Atlantic Airways UK (20/UBT) has confirmed October is the planned start date for it’s new London Gatwick (LGW/EGKK) to Cape Town service. The three times per week flight will be operated by a Boeing 787 Dreamliner and has fares started at under £500. Although the route [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]
Staff at Turkey’s Antalya airport refused to refuel an El Al flight which diverted into the airport with a medical emergency. El Al flight LY5102 was operating from Warsaw to Tel Aviv when a passenger became and a doctor on board recommended an immediate diversion to the nearest airport which [read more]
Airbus could takeover operations at two Spirit Aero sites in a deal that will see the company carved up between Airbus and Boeing. Spirt Aero systems site in Northern Ireland makes the carbon fibre wings for the Airbus A220 family of airliners whilst the site in North Carolina builds fuselage [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]
Dublin, Ireland-based leasing specialist Avolon has raised $750 million from a new credit facility with a syndicate of seven banks. Avolon which specialises in next-generation airliner leasing such as the A320neo family will extend the lessor’s lending capacity providing more opportunities in the airline sector. The latest credit line, which [read more]
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