With its formal order for the Airbus A380 imminent, Qatar Airways stayed with the European manufacturer for its continuing fleet expansion with orders for 14 A330-200/300s, two A340-600s and two A321s at the show. In addition, Qatar said it will lease two A330-200s from GE Capital Aviation Services.
Source: Airline Business
Aer Lingus’s first Airbus A321XLR has been flown to Dublin from the airframer’s Hamburg Finkenwerder plant – one of two being transferred to the Irish capital on the same day. The airline had originally been poised to be the first operator to receive the long-range twinjet variant. But this plan ...
Israir Group is negotiating the purchase of an Airbus A320 from one of its lessors, in exchange for an extension of the lease on the twinjet. The Israeli company states that the discussions have led to a draft agreement under which Israir would pay around $16.5 million for the aircraft ...
Australian carrier Skytrans has introduced an Airbus A319, part of a fleet modernisation initiated after the company was taken over by wet-lease specialist Avia Solutions Group. Skytrans has been operating regional types including De Havilland Dash 8 turboprops. Avia had indicated earlier this year that it would expand with Airbus ...
