The Luxembourg-based cargo carrier Cargolux has reported an operating profit of $36.2 million for 2000, up from $10 million in 1999, on a turnover of $739 million, up by 15%. The carrier takes delivery of its 11th Boeing 747-400 in August this year, and will have a 12th delivered in September 2002.
Source: Airline Business
Airbus is expecting to deliver its first Pratt & Whitney-powered A321XLR shortly, to budget carrier Wizz Air, which has 47 on order. Speaking during a briefing on 9 January, commercial aircraft chief Christian Scherer referred to the initial delivery to Iberia in late October and the subsequent handovers to Aer ...
Turboprop leasing firm Abelo is to convert its order for short take-off ATR 42s to conventional models, following the manufacturer’s decision to abandon the modification. ATR had disclosed in November last year that it would drop the development of a short take-off and landing variant, after failing to secure sufficient ...
Airbus ended last year with 826 net orders, having delivered a total of 766 aircraft – just shy of the 770 target it had set. The airframer took orders for four long-haul jets in December – three A330-900s for Air Algerie plus a single A350-900 for an undisclosed customer. Air ...
