China Airlines (CAL) has finalised its expected firm order for 12 Airbus A330-300s. Completion of the contract will allow Airbus to add the widebody twins to its order tally for 2002. CAL also placed an order with Boeing on 28 November for six passenger 747-400s and four -400 freighters. The Taiwanese carrier has not yet selected an engine for the A330s or 747s. The A330s will replace A300-600Rs on short- and medium-haul routes.
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 ...
