Whilst a lot of eyes yesterday were on the first delivery to Aeroflot of an Airbus A350, an interesting bit of news was released about the A330neo - with a new variant of the A330-900neo making its first flight Airbus A330-900neo (with higher Maximum Take-Off Weight) taking off for the first time - Image, Airbus  This variant of the Airbus A330-900neo has an increased … [Read more...]

All Nippon Airways (ANA) have announced with Boeing that they are to order up to 20 additional Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft. ANA Boeing 787 aircraft over Mount Fuji - Image The Boeing Company The order is broken down as follows: 11 Boeing 787-10 Four Boeing 787-9 Five options to be defined (if taken) In addition to the order, ANA also plans to acquire … [Read more...]

SWISS International Air Lines are the latest airline to join the club of Airbus A320neo operators - with their first aircraft delivered today. Welcoming the first SWISS Neo - From left to right: Bruce Hall, Director Pratt & Whitney Airbus Operations, Peter Wojahn, SWISS Chief Technical Officer, and Carlos Alcántara, Head of Acceptance & Delivery A320 Family Final … [Read more...]

TAROM - the Romanian flag carrier - is adding o its fleet today, with the first delivery of an brand new ATR72-600. TAROM ATR72-600 being delivered - Image, ATR Aircraft  The aircraft is the first of nine ATR72-600 that are being delivered to the airline, via the lessor Norwegian Air Capital. The remaining aircraft will be delivered through to the end of … [Read more...]

It's all go at Airbus, who announced that the range optimised version of the A330neo - the A330-800neo gained type certification on the 13th February. Airbus A330-800neo in flight - Image, Airbus The type certification was a joint type certificate - awarded from the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The certification … [Read more...]

Batik Air becomes the latest airline to add the Airbus A320neo to its fleet, with the first one delivered on earlier this week. The first A320neo for Batik - Image, Airbus.  The aircraft was delivered to Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Jakarta and was welcomed as you can see. Batik Air is the "Full-Service" carrier within the Lion Group (owners of Lion Air). As … [Read more...]

It seems that the planned entry into service of the Boeing 737 MAX with Ryanair is taking further steps back, with additional delays announced in the airlines latest earnings news. . Ryanair Boeing 737 MAX 8 200 – Image, The Boeing Company The airline noted in its results that the first Boeing 737 MAX-200 will not be delivered until  September or October 2020. In … [Read more...]

US Regional operator Skywest has signed a firm order with Embraer for additional aircraft. The airline has signed for 20 Embraer E175 aircraft which will be delivered in a 76 configuration. These aircraft will be operated by for American Airlines under the American Eagle brand on US Regional routes. Embraer states the order is valued at US$ 972 million (although we … [Read more...]

The third and final Airbus A380 for All Nippon Airlines has exited the paint shop. And it's very orange. The Sunset Flying Honu departing the Airbus paint shop in Hamburg - Image, Airbus. This is the third A380 rolled out out from the Airbus paint shop in Hamburg, Germany with its special orange livery depicting the Hawaiian Green Sea Turtle. As per the other Flying … [Read more...]

After a delay due to weather, the first Boeing 777X - a Boeing 777-9 took off on its maiden flight today. Boeing 777X - 777-9 Landing at Boeing Field - Image, via The Boeing Company Live Stream The aircraft - WH001 - completed its maiden flight of 3 hours and 51 minutes - leaving Paine Field in Everett at 10:09PST, with the aircraft completing its flight at Boeing Field … [Read more...]