Orders from Cargolux and Nippon Cargo Airlines for 18 cargo aircraft have allowed Boeing to launch its long-awaited stretch of the Boeing 747-400. The 747-8 will first enter service with Cargolux in late 2009. The manufacturer hopes to win its first orders for the 450-seat passenger version of the aircraft in 2006.
Source: Airline Business
Air Canada has signed for five additional Airbus A220-300s on top of an already-sizeable order of incoming single-aisle jets.
Flight-recorder information indicates no evidence of unauthorised interference with the operation of a Swiftair Boeing 737-400 freighter before it crashed on approach to Vilnius last month. The aircraft came down north of the airport on 25 November, while attempting to land on runway 19 after arriving from Leipzig. Lithuania’s transport ...
Lufthansa Group has disclosed that it is purchasing another five Airbus A350-1000s, taking its overall commitment to 15 of the variant. The aircraft will be delivered over the course of 2028-30. They will bring overall A350 orders for the German group to 75 – including 60 of the smaller A350-900. ...
