Aer Lingus has selected the Airbus A320 to meet its European requirements and plans to switch to an all-Airbus fleet by placing 17 firm orders and 10 options. Seven of the A320s will come direct from Airbus with the remaining 10 firm orders to be taken on seven-year operating leases from ILFC. All will be powered by the CFM International CFM56 engine.
Source: Airline Business
Scandinavia’s Norse Atlantic Airways has tentatively agreed a wet-lease for six of its aircraft to another carrier, the identity of which has yet to be disclosed. Norse Atlantic exclusively operates a fleet of Boeing 787s. It states that the wet-lease – still the subject of a letter of intent – ...
Lessor Avolon has delivered the first of 20 new Airbus A330neo widebodies to the parent of Malaysia Airlines, a key step in the renewal of the Oneworld carrier’s fleet.
US regulator the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will take no immediate action to address a smoke-related issue involving the CFM International Leap-1B engines that power the Boeing 737 Max.
