It seems the battle for FlyBe is over, with Virgin Atlantic leading a consortium with Stobart Air and Cyprus Capital to take over the ailing airline for the sum of £2.2 Million. Flybe Dash8-Q400 - Image, Economy Class and Beyond It comes after a turbulent few months for Flybe after putting itself up for sale in October 2018, with both Virgin Group and IAG sniffing … [Read more...]
Delta orders more Airbus A220 aircraft and switches model on some orders
Delta Air Lines appear to be happy enough with the Airbus A220 family - to the point where they have ordered additional aircraft to their fleet. Delta Airbus A220 - Image, Airbus. The order will bring Delta's total commitments to the A220 to 90 aircraft in total (up from the original 75 when it was known as the Bombardier C Series). In the first instance, the airline … [Read more...]
JetBlue firms up an order for 60 Airbus A220 aircaft
JetBlue today firmed up an existing order with Airbus for 60 of its smallest aircraft - the Airbus A220 Airbus A220-300 for JetBlue - Rendering, Airbus The firming of the order is for 60 Airbus A220-300 (the larger variant of A220 aircraft - or what used to be known as the Bombardier C Series CS300). The order was completed in the last week of December 2019. … [Read more...]
The A319neo with LEAP-1A Engines gets certified.. but who is left to buy it?
Earlier this month, the Airbus A319neo with CFM Engines was formally achieved typed certification by EASA. Airbus A319neo test plane - Image, Airbus. The certification applies to the A319neo fitted with the CFM International LEAP-1A engines This marks an important point for Airbus, with all three narrow body neo (new engine option) are now certified to fly with … [Read more...]
flyadeal lands a deal with Boeing for 30 Boeing 737 MAX aircraft
flyadeal - a low-cost carrier based out of Saudi Arabia (as well as a subsidiary of Saudi Arabian Airlines) has struck a deal with Boeing for a fleet replacement - with airline opting for the Boeing 737 MAX family flyadeal Boeing 737 MAX - Renderin, The Boeing Company. The airline has signed for 30 firm orders of the Boeing 737 MAX 8, with 20 options for … [Read more...]
Embraer adds three additional orders for a busy end of year
It's been a busy few days for Embraer as they convert Letters of Intent into actual orders, with three airlines signing up for aircraft. Let's go through the latest orders Air Kirbati is first up with orders for two E190-E2 aircraft, with purchase rights for another two aircraft The order is back with the Government of Kiriba. Air Kribati Embraer E190 E2 - … [Read more...]
Avolon Leasing signs for 100 more A320neo family aircraft
Lessors sometime don't get the press they deserve in aviation terms - least of all, you'll more than likely never see a plane in their own colours - rather in the colours of a customer. However, they are some of the biggest customers of planes - with Avolon Leasing of Dublin firming up an order with Airbus for order for 75 A320neo and 25 A321neo … [Read more...]
China Eastern take delivery of their first A350… and is the paintwork remotely exciting and different?
... in a word. No. China Eastern have gone for a lovely Eurowhite with some branding on the newest of their fleet - an Airbus A350-900. China Eastern Airbus A350-900 in its exciting and different Eurowhite livery - Image, Airbus. This is China Eastern's first A350-900 - which will be split into a four-class cabin (which is rare for an A350-900). The breakdowns … [Read more...]
TAP Air Portugal takes delivery of its first A330neo
Today Airbus delivered to TAP Air Portugal the very first A330neo – an A330-900. The first TAP Air Portugal Airbus A330-900 - part of the A330neo family. Image, Airbus. This is the first out of 21 aircraft to be delivered to the airline. If you’ve been looking at the blog for some time, you know we’ve been following the progress of the A330neo … [Read more...]
EasyJet converts 17 options into Airbus A320neo aircraft
EasyJet continues to have confidence in the Airbus A320neo programme, with the airline converting 17 held options into orders. EasyJet Airbus A320neo - Image, Airbus The conversion of the options to orders will allow Airbus to continue deliveries to EasyJet through to 2023. The airline now holds orders for 147 A320neo family aircraft - 30 of which are the … [Read more...]
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