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
Spirit Airlines became the latest airline on 1 August to say it had deferred deliveries of new Airbus A320neo-family jets, a move coming amid competitive pressure and operational upheavals caused by Pratt & Whitney (P&W) engine problems
There is a sense among people who study Boeing that the company’s board of directors made a very good decision in picking longtime aerospace executive Kelly Ortberg to succeed David Calhoun as chief executive.
Boeing chief executive David Calhoun thinks the company could have its 737 Max 7 and Max 10 certificated by the Federal Aviation Administration in the first half of 2025, while cautioning that the regulator will determine ultimate timing.
