BOC Aviation Orders 50 More A320-Family Jets, Including 25 Neos
Aircraft January 15, 2013
BOC Aviation’s order includes A320 and A321 versions of both neo (new engine option) and ceo (current engine option) versions.
Read moreEuropean Certification Awarded for CFM56-Powered A320 Family with Sharklets
Aircraft December 3, 2012
According to the manufacturer, EASA European certification for CFM56-powered Airbus A320-family jets with Sharkets will be followed very soon by certification from the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration.
Read moreEVA Air of Taiwan has become a new operator of Airbus single-aisle aircraft following the delivery on October 31 of the first of 12 leased A321s.
Read moreAbu Dhabi-based Etihad Airways has signed a firm order for two additional Airbus A330-200 passenger aircraft as part of the carrier’s continued growth plans. The airline has also converted previous orders for seven A320s to the larger A321 model.
Read moreHong Kong-based Dragonair plans to launch a new four-times weekly service to Yangon, the largest city and main economic hub of Myanmar, on January 9, subject to government approval.
Read morePhilippine Airlines has placed a firm order with Airbus covering 34 A321s, 10 A321neo jets and 10 A330-300 widebodies. Philippine Airlines is purchasing the aircraft under a major fleet modernization program and deliveries of its new Airbus aircraft are due to start in 2013.
Read moreAmerican will dedicate some of its new Airbus A321s to operating transcontinental flights linking New York JFK with San Francisco International Airport and Los Angeles International Airport. These aircraft will feature three-class cabins with First and Business Class lie-flat beds.
Read moreRussian carrier UTair has signed a firm order with Airbus for 20 A321s, during the Farnborough International Airshow 2012. This is the largest order for the type received from a carrier in the region and the first time that UTair, one of Russia’s largest carriers, has ordered Airbus aircraft.
Read moreHong Kong-based China Aircraft Leasing Company signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on July 11, 2012 at the Farnborough International Airshow 2012 for 36 Airbus A320-family aircraft. The commitment includes eight A321s and all 36 aircraft can potentially be fitted with Sharklets.
Read moreAlready rated by the Carbon Disclosure Project as the world’s top airline for sustainability practices and open-disclosure reporting, Finnair is intensifying its sustainability efforts. The intensified focus comes as Finnair increasingly brands itself an “ecosmart” airline.
Read moreUS Airways to Install Gogo Wi-Fi Internet Service on A319s, A320s and E-Jets
AircraftAirlinesTravel Technology March 22, 2012
With the expansion of in-flight Internet across its Airbus A320-family and Embraer 190 fleets, US Airways will have 90 per cent of its mainline domestic fleet equipped with Wi-Fi Internet access. The service will also be expanded to US Airways Express Embraer 170 and 175 jets operated by Republic Airlines.
Read moreAirbus has delivered its 7,000th aircraft, an A321-200, to US Airways – which operates the largest fleet of Airbus aircraft in the world.
Read moreAmerican Airlines has selected the Airbus A319 and A321 as the variants it will receive under its 130-aircraft A320-family fleet order, which the carrier announced in July. American is not confirming yet the exact breakdown of the two types by numbers of aircraft.
Read moreJetBlue Airways has finalized a firm order for 40 Airbus A320neo (new engine option) aircraft previously announced at the Paris Air Show in June. It has also finalized conversion of pre-existing orders for 30 Airbus A320s to the larger Airbus A321 model, with Sharklet wing-tip devices.
Read moreThe deals represent the largest commercial-aircraft order in history and the firm orders include 130 Airbus A320-family aircraft, 130 A320neo-family jets, 100 Boeing 737NGs and 100 of a new re-engined version of the 737. American is the first airline to commit to Boeing’s expected new 737-family offering.
Read moreAt the Paris Airshow, JetBlue Airways has signed a memorandum of understanding to order 40 Airbus A320neo-family aircraft and to convert existing orders for 30 A320s to A321s, which will feature ‘Sharklet’ drag-reducing wingtip devices.
Read moreLos Angeles based aircraft leasing company Air Lease Corporation has grabbed headlines on the first day of the 2011 Paris Airshow by revealing orders and commitments for up to 110 commercial jets, including up to 50 Airbus A320neo-family aircraft, 12 other Airbus airliners, up to 33 Boeing jetliners and 15 Embraer E-Jets.
Read moreAegean Airlines has announced a three-tier growth strategy for 2011 that will see it add new foreign destinations, offer more frequent flights to major existing destinations to bolster the airline’s competitive position, and operate new direct international services from Greek regional destinations to support tourism.
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