FAA slows B777X certification is now set for 1Q 2024
The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has formally denied Boeing (BOE, Chicago O’Hare) permission to move forward in certifying its… Read More »
Singapore Airlines shifts five 787-10 orders to lessors
Singapore Airlines Group continues to adjust its B787 order book and has agreed to transfer to (an) undisclosed lessor(s) five… Read More »
Qatar Airways snubs the B737 MAX, A321(XLR), and A380
Qatar Airways (QR, Doha Hamad Int’l) has no plans to take the B737-8s which it ordered for its now quasi-defunct… Read More »
Etihad to retire B777-300ER fleet
Etihad Airways (EY, Abu Dhabi Int’l) will retire its entire fleet of B777-300(ER)s by year-end as part of a five-year… Read More »
Etihad Airways unlikely to reactivate A380s
Etihad Airways (EY, Abu Dhabi Int’l) is set to join the ranks of airlines retiring its fleet of A380-800s due… Read More »
Cathay Pacific in advanced talks over B777X deferrals
Cathay Pacific (CX, Hong Kong Int’l) has confirmed that it is in advanced talks with Boeing regarding the deferral of… Read More »
Lufthansa considers downgauging order book to smaller types
Lufthansa (LH, Frankfurt Int’l) is in talks with both Airbus and Boeing about switching some its outstanding widebody orders to… Read More »
Emirates targets 1Q24 for B777X deliveries, mulls B787 swap
Emirates (EK, Dubai Int’l) does not expect to take delivery of its first B777-9 earlier than the first quarter of… Read More »