Swiss VIP operator Comlux has taken delivery of the first Airbus A318 Elite. The CFM International CFM56-5B-powered aircraft, the first of five on order, was outfitted at Lufthansa Technik in Hamburg, Germany with a VIP cabin seating up to 18 passengers. The Elite was launched in November 2005 as the smallest member of the A320-based Airbus Corporate Jetliner family. Over 30 orders and commitments have been placed for the aircraft.
Source: Flight International
Turkish Airlines has struck a compensation agreement covering engine availability issues impacting the Pratt & Whitney PW1100G geared turbofans powering its Airbus A320neo-family aircraft.
French investigators have disclosed that a De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter crew resorted to aerodynamic manoeuvring and ground effect to land the aircraft after its engines failed to respond to power commands during approach. The aircraft – operated by New Caledonian carrier Aircalin – had been carrying out a visual ...
Panama City-based Copa Airlines has taken delivery of its first Boeing 737 Max 8.
