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
US regulator the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will take no immediate action to address a smoke-related issue involving the CFM International Leap-1B engines that power the Boeing 737 Max.
Virgin Atlantic is marking what chief executive Shai Weiss describes as a “10-year cycle” of issues with its Rolls-Royce Trent 1000-powered Boeing 787-9
Middle Eastern carrier Emirates has taken delivery of its first Airbus A350-900, one of 65 which will be introduced by the operator. The twinjet (A6-EXA) departed Toulouse for Dubai at around 17:00 on 25 November. It headed north, passing briefly through southern UK airspace before turning east to fly over ...
