Taiwan's China Airlines (CAL) plans to order 12 Airbus A330-300s, six Boeing 747-400s and four 747-400F freighters as part of a plan to increase capacity and simplify its fleet. The A330s are due between 2004 and 2007 and will replace 12 A300-600Rs. CAL's 747-400 passenger fleet will grow to 19 when the additional six are delivered later this decade, while the 747-400Fs will replace four -200Fs.
Source: Airline Business
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 ...
