Bahrain’s Texel Air takes first 737-700(FC)
Texel Air (XLR, Bahrain Int’l) has taken delivery of its first B737-700(FC), a combi passenger/freighter it can configure into seven… Read More »
Bahrain’s Gulf Air adds maiden A321neo
Gulf Air (GF, Bahrain Int’l) took delivery of its first A321-200NX on August 21, 2020, and is planning to debut… Read More »
Virgin Australia’s unsecured creditors to get 9%-13% return under Bain deal
Virgin Australia Holdings Ltd’s (VAH.AX) unsecured creditors will receive an average return of 9%-13% of their funds as part of… Read More »
Recaro Aircraft Seating and Airbus meet to exchange ideas
Recaro Aircraft Seating and Airbus leadership met to collaborate on ideas to effectively manage the crisis. The meeting took place… Read More »
MTU Teams with DLR to develop hydrogen fuel cell propulsion
A report on ainonline.com reveals that MTU Aero Engines has joined forces with the DLR German Aerospace Center to jointly… Read More »
Global Crossing Airlines signs for first Airbus A321
Global Crossing Airlines Inc. has announced the signing of a letter of intent for its first A321-200, under an operating… Read More »
airBaltic adjusts deliveries of remaining Airbus A220s
Airbus and airBaltic have approved an agreement that will reschedule deliveries of the 28 remaining jets that the airline has… Read More »
Boeing 737 MAX gains first order for 2020 from Enter Air
Boeing and Enter Air have announced the Polish airline is expanding its commitment to the 737 family with a new… Read More »
Lessor BOC Aviation says airline clients repaying delayed rentals
Most of BOC Aviation’s (BOCA) (2588.HK) airline clients have resumed rental payments, a sign of cautious optimism, after deferring payments… Read More »
Transport Canada to conduct flight test for Boeing 737 MAX next week
Transport Canada plans to conduct flight test activities for the validation of Boeing Co’s (BA.N) grounded 737 MAX next week,… Read More »
Qantas says Australian state border closures hampering recovery, posts $1.4 billion loss
Australia’s Qantas Airways said state border closures were severely hampering a recovery in the domestic aviation market, which, alongside its… Read More »
Biman Bangladesh suspends freighter plans; delays Dash 8s
Biman Bangladesh Airlines (BG, Dhaka) has suspended its plan to add two dedicated freighters as the financial impact of the… Read More »
UK’s Virgin Atlantic defers deliveries
Virgin Atlantic (VS, London Heathrow) has deferred deliveries of its forthcoming widebody aircraft and currently plans to take leased aircraft… Read More »
Boeing scores year’s first 737 MAX order with Polish airline Enter Air
Boeing Co (BA.N) won its first order for the grounded 737 MAX aircraft this year, after Poland’s Enter Air SA… Read More »
Kuwaiti lessor Alafco delays Airbus orders
Kuwaiti aircraft leasing company Alafco said on Wednesday it has reached an agreement with Airbus (AIR.PA) to delay the delivery… Read More »
Russia’s AirBridgeCargo adds Boeing 777 freighter
AirBridgeCargo (RU, Ulyanovsk Vostochny) took delivery of its maiden Boeing 777-F on August 17, 2020. The aircraft joined the carrier’s… Read More »
LOT Polish Airlines retires only B737-700
LOT Polish Airlines (LO, Warsaw Chopin) retired its sole B737-700 on August 12, 2020, following a near five-month-long grounding at… Read More »
Boeing to offer second layoff plan, CEO Calhoun sees smaller market ahead
Boeing said on Monday it would offer employees a voluntary layoff package with pay and benefits for the second time… Read More »
Canada’s Flair Airlines ends B737 Classic ops
Flair Airlines (F8, Kelowna) has transitioned to an all-B737-800 fleet following the retirement and subsequent sale of its last four… Read More »
Airbus announces modest improvement to deliveries
Airbus announced that it has delivered 36 commercial aircraft in June, which is a small improvement compared with May and… Read More »
BA jumbo heads to scrapheap as 747 fleet retirement starts
British Airways said the retirement of its jumbo jet fleet will start on Tuesday when the first of its 31… Read More »
Frontier Airlines receives its 100th A320 from Airbus
Frontier Airlines received its 100th A320 on 29 July complete in a distinctive ‘Chinook the Gray Wolf’ livery on the… Read More »