Boeing 737-900ER launch-customer Lion Air has taken delivery of its first aircraft, painted in a special dual colour scheme combining the airline's lion on the vertical stabiliser and the airframer's livery on the fuselage. Jakarta-based Lion Air launched the -900ER with an initial order for 30 aircraft and the airline has since doubled its purchase to 60.
Source: Flight International
UK aircraft manufacturer Britten-Norman has gained new owners alongside fresh investment in the business, analysis of company records reveals.
Saudi Arabian start-up carrier Riyadh Air’s order for 60 Airbus A321neo’s dominated the airframer’s October activity figures. Private and undisclosed customers ordered a total of 16 A320neos during the month, while Bhutan’s Druk Air firmed an agreement for three A320neos and two A321neos. Airbus also listed American Airlines as taking ...
The NASA team developing the X-59 supersonic demonstrator jet have fired up the aircraft’s GE Aviation F414-GE-100 powerplant for the first time, having started engine-run tests on 30 October.
