Saudi Arabian low-cost carrier Flynas has signed an agreement with Airbus covering firm orders and purchase rights for 120 A320neo-family aircraft.
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The Airbus A350-1000 Flies for the First Time
Aircraft November 24, 2016
MSN059, the first of three Airbus A350-1000 development aircraft to fly in the flight-test program for the new A350 XWB version, landed at Toulouse Blagnac Airport in southwestern France at 3:00 p.m. local time on November 24 after successfully completing a first flight of four hours and 18 minutes.
Read moreThe contract firms up a memorandum of understanding PAL signed with Airbus for the A350-900s on February 17, during the Singapore Airshow.
Read moreAirbus and the carrier waited a day to announce China Eastern’s A350-900 publicly because on April 28 the airline announced an order for 15 Boeing 787-9s which it had placed at the same time as its Airbus order.
Read moreA330neo Family to Boast New ‘Airspace by Airbus’ Cabin Design Brand
AircraftTravel Technology March 23, 2016
Airbus has launched a new ‘Airspace by Airbus’ cabin interior-design brand, which will make its first appearance in the cabin for the forthcoming A330neo airliner.
Read moreFlown by Test Pilots Mark McCullins and Bruce Macdonald, the A321 (which is destined for JetBlue Airways) took off from the Mobile Aeroplex at Brookley in Mobile, Alabama at 9:36 a.m. local time on March 21.
Read moreThe delivery makes IndiGo, which is India’s largest airline in terms of passenger numbers, the first A320neo operator in India and in Asia. It also makes IndiGo the second customer, after Lufthansa, to take delivery of an A320neo.
Read moreThe first aircraft off the Airbus A320-family final assembly line in Mobile, Alabama has emerged fully painted from the paint shop.
Read morePhilippine Airlines has signed a memorandum of understanding with Airbus to order six A350-900s and take purchase options on six more.
Read moreThe Airbus A321neo Performs Its Maiden Flight
Aircraft February 9, 2016
The A321neo’s maiden flight lasted five hours and 29 minutes, during which tests were performed on both high and low engine speed variation and on systems behavior. Tests were also performed during the first flight to validate the aircraft’s flight envelope.
Read moreThe Japanese company will take delivery of the A380s from 2019. ANA Group has selected Rolls-Royce Trent 900 engines to power its new A380 fleet.
Read moreIran Air’s Airbus order was was signed by Farhad Parvaresh, the carrier’s chairman and CEO. It includes 73 Airbus widebody jets and 45 single-aisle aircraft.
Read moreGulf Air’s new order, which forms a major part of its fleet-renewal strategy, includes 17 A321neos and two additional A320neos as well reconfirming the 10 A320neos the carrier ordered in 2012.
Read moreLufthansa, the namesake flagship airline of the Lufthansa Group, has taken delivery of the first customer A320neo. The occasion also represents the first delivery of Pratt & Whitney PurePower PW1000G-family geared-turbofan engines to any operator.
Read moreTurkish Airlines has firmed a commitment to order 20 additional Airbus A321neo aircraft, to add to 72 it already had on order.
Read moreA320neo with PW Engines Wins Joint EASA and FAA Type Certification
Aircraft November 24, 2015
Airbus has received joint type certification from the European Aviation Safety Agency and the Federal Aviation Administration for the version of the A320neo single-aisle jet powered by Pratt & Whitney PW1100G-JM geared-turbofan engines.
Read moreUK-based low cost carrier easyJet has signed a firm order for 36 more Airbus A320-family aircraft, taking its cumulative order for A320-family aircraft to 451.
Read moreThe A350-900 replacement deal forms part of a larger fleet-renewal order placed with Airbus by TAP Portugal. The order also includes 15 A320neos and 24 A321neos.
Read moreThe order was signed at the Dubai Airshow 2015 on November 10 by Nguyen Thi Phuong Thao, Vietjet’s president and CEO; and John Leahy, Airbus’ chief operating officer, customers.
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