United Airlines to debut B737 MAX 8 ops in early 3Q21
United Airlines (UA, Chicago O’Hare) has scheduled its B737-8 commercial debut for July 15, 2021, although it has yet to… Read More »
American to deploy A321neo(XLR)s on transatlantic routes
American Airlines (AA, Dallas/Fort Worth) intends to deploy incoming A321-200NX(XLR)s on transatlantic routes from Philadelphia Int’l, and possibly also from… Read More »
Qatar Airways halts A350 deliveries after jet surface paint problem
Qatar Airways said the surface below the paint on some of its Airbus A350s was deteriorating faster than expected and… Read More »
Boeing delivers 10 737 MAXs and two 787s in May
Boeing said it delivered 10 737 MAX jets in May compared with four a month earlier, as the U.S. planemaker… Read More »
Garuda Indonesia to halt debt payments, delays sukuk outlays
Garuda Indonesia (GA, Jakarta Soekarno-Hatta) will attempt to suspend debt repayments in order to try to avoid bankruptcy, the country’s… Read More »
Boeing offers new 777X freighter as Qatar eyes order
Qatar Airways is weighing a multibillion-dollar investment with a potential order for 30 or more freighters, attracting interest from Boeing… Read More »
India’s Vistara plans 70 aircraft by 2023, wins DOT approval
Vistara (UK, Delhi Int’l) aims to have 70 aircraft in its fleet by 2023 and has been exploring new avenues… Read More »
SmartLynx Airlines Malta adds first widebody, an A330
SmartLynx Airlines Malta (LYX, Malta Int’l) took delivery of its first widebody aircraft, an A330-300, on May 31, 2021, Skyliner… Read More »