India's Air Sahara has ordered 10 new Boeing 737-800s for delivery from 2009 and says it is seeking to lease 30 more 737s over the next two to three years. The aircraft are intended in part to help the carrier rebuild market share lost to other Indian carriers in the first half of the year.
Source: Airline Business
US electric aircraft developer Beta Technologies on 13 November completed the first flight of the innaugural Alia CX300 aircraft built on its new production line in South Burlington, Vermont.
The 200-plus old turboprops operating in Canada give Deutsche Aircraft reason for excitement.
After months of flight-testing a prototype capable of taking off and landing with 46m (150ft) of runway, US aircraft developer Electra has revealed the design for its proposed production aircraft – the EL9 Ultra Short.
