Bombardier have announced that its Q400 Series Turboprop has gained additional certification to operate in a 90 seater configuration Bombardier Q400 in house colours - Image, Bombardier The launch customer of this version of the Bombardier Q400 will be SpiceJet - who have partnered with Expliseat for the on-board seating for its 90 seat configuration. Expliseat for … [Read more...]

It's been a rather rapid march for the first Airbus A350-900URL (Ultra Long Range) for Singapore Airlines. Only a few months ago, it was flying in its base-coat. Now, the Singapore Airlines livery adorns the aircraft as it continues testing before being delivered to the airline. The first A350-900ULR painted in Singapore Airlines house livery - Image, Airbus. … [Read more...]

Yesterday, (and during Farnborough), Airbus took its newest plane to the skies - the Airbus BelugaXL. The Airbus BelugaXL in flight - Image, Airbus. The first of five BelugaXL aircraft to fly has landed at Toulouse-Blagnac,  after successfully completing its first flight lasting four hours and 11 minutes. The original Airbus Beluga on the left (based on the … [Read more...]

With Day four of the Farnborough Air show drawing to a close, and the commercial side of the show coming to an end, it's time to see who ordered big on the last day of the 2018 show. Boeing Boeing has been booking in some interesting orders towards the end of the show. Hawaiian Airlines have firmed up their Boeing 787-9 order (and almost killing the A330-800 at the same … [Read more...]

Time to dive back into the world of orders at the Farnborough Air Show - with the traditionally quiet day 3 of the show throwing up a few orders of interest. Boeing VietJet signed a Memorandum of Understanding for 100 Boeing 737 MAX aircraft, split between the double-stretch Boeing 737 MAX 10 (80 frames) and the baseline 737 MAX 8 (20 frames). VietJet Boeing 737 MAX over … [Read more...]

Day 2 of the Farnborough Air show has rolled by - so let's see what the order books are looking like today. And for once... we're going to start with Embraer Embraer In a marathon press conference, the Brazilian airframer clocked up 300 orders/Letters of Intent. So, lets dive in. Wataniya Airways of Kuwait will become the Middle East first E2 operator with a firm order for … [Read more...]

It's time for the aviation jamboree that is known as Farnborough 2018. And like previous years, Economy Class and Beyond is here to guide you through the big announcements... and not so big ones as airframes and airlines/lessors get their pens out to sign orders, memorandums of understanding and letters of intent. So onto the orders. Boeing We'll kick off with Boeing since … [Read more...]

Vistara is preparing for international services, with more orders going in - this time for Airbus A320neo family aircraft and Boeing 787-9 aircraft. First A320neo for Vistara - Image, Airbus The Airbus side of the order is complex, with a Letter of Intent signed pre-Farnborough. It calls for: 13 new A320neo family aircraft (Both A320neo and A321neo) 7 further … [Read more...]

It seems the Airbus A220 party is being set off with a big bang, with JetBlue and Airbus agreeing a Memorandum of Understanding for the "new" type. Airbus A220-300 for JetBlue - Rendering, Airbus The MoU for 60 firm orders will be for larger A220-300 (nee CS300) model - with options for a further 60. In addition, JetBlue converted 25 of its current A320neo orders into … [Read more...]

With Airbus taking the lead of the C Series Partnership, the airframer has decided the first thing the plane needs... is a new name. Introducing the Airbus A220 The A220 family will be split into two sub-types: The A220-100 (Currently the C Series CS100) The A220-300 (Currently the C Series CS300) The formal unveiling was carried out at Airbus Toulouse at … [Read more...]