JetBlue Airways A $21 million profit in the second quarter of 2007 turned into a $7 million loss this year, leading the New York Kennedy-based carrier to defer to 2016 10 Embraer 190 deliveries scheduled for delivery in 2009 until 2011 and discontinue operations at Ontario, California. Chief executive Dave Barger expects capacity to fall 10% year-on-year in September, once the summer travel period ends: "We currently do not plan to grow in 2009."
Source: Flight International
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) is considering launching a conversion programme for the Boeing 787 as it weighs up future projects. Speaking to FlightGlobal sister publication Air Cargo News at the Farnborough International Airshow, IAI executive vice president and general manager, aviation group, Shmuel Kuzi explained that the business is always ...
Germany’s Deutsche Aircraft has started construction of its first D328eco test aircraft, with cutting work to extend a D328 fuselage. The D328eco is an upgraded version of the turboprop, intended to accommodate 40 passengers. It will feature more efficient engines – the Pratt & Whitney PW127XT-S – and modernised avionics, ...
Airbus is looking to obtain higher-weight certifications for its A321XLR over the next three months, as it works on the individual enhancements required by early operators of the long-range twinjet. The airframer secured European Union Aviation Safety Agency approval for the basic version – with a 97t maximum take-off weight ...
