All Fleets articles – Page 3
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NewsA380 testbed starts series of flights aimed at in-service fleet improvement
Airbus is undertaking a series of flight tests with its original A380 testbed as part of an effort to improve the in-service fleet. The airframer has not specified the nature of the testing involving MSN1. But it says the aircraft has undergone “several months of preparation” and system upgrades, as ...
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NewsCathay open to Comac aircraft in future, ‘keen to see’ developments first
Cathay Pacific does not rule out acquiring Comac aircraft – including possibly the in-development C929 widebody – in the long term, but will be studying developments closely first.
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NewsEVA Air exercises options for additional Airbus jets
EVA Air has boosted its Airbus orderbook, after exercising options for six more A350-1000s and three A321neos.
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NewsDelta unveils centennial-celebrating livery
Delta Air Lines unveiled over the weekend a special aircraft livery celebrating the airline’s 100th year of operations.
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NewsDubai lessor DAE picks up 17 more aircraft in $1bn transaction
Middle Eastern lessor Dubai Aerospace Enterprise is expanding its portofolio with another 17 aircraft, acquisition of which has been agreed with multiple parties. The aircraft are on lease to 11 airlines, the company states. It says the 80% of them are Boeing models and the other 20% are manufactured by ...
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NewsAir Astana progresses with fleet simplification and aims for 84 aircraft this decade
Kazakh operator Air Astana Group is expecting to expand its fleet to 84 aircraft by the end of the decade, from 57 at the close of last year. Air Astana ended 2024 with 34 aircraft while its FlyArystan subsidiary had 23, after each carrier took delivery of five jets over ...
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NewsGreece’s Aegean discloses order for more A321neos
Greek carrier Aegean has identified itself as a customer for eight more Airbus A321neo twinjets. Aegean says the top-up agreement expands, for the third time, an original order with Airbus from 2018. It takes its overall commitment to 58 aircraft, comprising 33 A321neos, four long-range A321LRs, and 21 A320neos. Thirty-four ...
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NewsKorean Air to introduce premium-economy product with 11-aircraft retrofit
Korean Air has confirmed it will be introducing a premium economy product, as it look to configure 11 Boeing 777-300ERs with the yet-unveiled product.
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NewsEl Al explores acquisition of widebody freighter as part of fleet expansion plan
Israeli carrier El Al is considering addition of a widebody freighter to its fleet, as part of a revision of its strategic plan to the end of the decade. El Al has already introduced a Boeing 737 freighter which is addressing increased demand for cargo services since the beginning of ...
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NewsKorean Air to keep A380s, 747s flying amid new aircraft delays
Korean Air will postpone planned retirements of its Airbus A380s and Boeing 747-8s amid ongoing delays in new aircraft deliveries.
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NewsAir France-KLM Group scales back A350 freighter order
Air France-KLM Group is to reduce the number of A350 freighters it has ordered from Airbus in light of production delays and following a fleet portfolio assessment. The decision will see the company reduce its A350-1000F order from eight aircraft to six, reports FlightGlobal sister publication Air Cargo News. Three ...
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NewsCMA CGM to take 777 freighter fleet to five as it sets up Chicago hub
French logistics giant CMA CGM Group is to establish a cargo hub in Chicago were it will station Boeing 777 freighters. CMA CGM has confirmed the plan as part of a broad investment in US activity. The company created its own air freight operator, CMA CGM Air Cargo, in 2021, ...
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NewsLufthansa ponders flying missing 787s with some business seats blocked
Lufthansa is looking at a compromise by which it could this summer fly some of the Boeing 787s it is yet to receive because of delays in certification of its business-class seat
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NewsNorse Atlantic expects accounting gain as it hands back 787-8 fleet
Long-haul operator Norse Atlantic Airways has handed back all its three Boeing 787-8s to their lessors, to focus on its 787-9 fleet. The aircraft had originally been delivered to the Scandinavian carrier in 2022 and were dry-leased to Spanish operator Air Europa. Norse Atlantic adopted a revised business plan last ...
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NewsUnited starts equipping 500-strong regional fleet with Starlink connectivity
United Airlines has started connecting its regional jets to SpaceX’s Starlink network, which will eventually provide free wi-fi to customers across the US carrier’s fleet.
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NewsSmartLynx to concentrate exclusively on A320-family jets but cut back A321Fs
Charter and wet-lease carrier SmartLynx Airlines is to switch to a single-type fleet this year, focusing exclusively on the Airbus A320 family and cutting back its A321 freighter operation. It aims to achieve the simplification by the middle of this year. SmartLynx rapidly expanded to 68 aircraft by the end ...
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NewsATSG expects deliveries of first four A330P2F conversions in 2025
US lessor Air Transport Services Group expects to soon take delivery of the first of 29 Airbus A330-300 Passenger-to-Freighter jets it has on order.
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NewsSpirit Airlines compensated $150m for ongoing Pratt & Whitney engine issues
The Florida-based low-cost carrier expects further payments as geared turbofan engine removals will continue through “at least” 2026.
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NewsNorwegian aims to save costs by purchasing 10 737-800s on lease
Scandinavian budget carrier Norwegian has agreed to purchase 10 of its leased Boeing 737-800 jets. Norwegian expects to achieve a non-recurring gain of some NKr570 million ($51 million) from the transaction, which it will fund through a mix of cash and long-term financing. It says this reflects the pricing it ...
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NewsFleet-transition costs push Croatia Airlines into full-year loss
Croatia Airlines is attributing a loss-making performance for the full year to the costs of transitioning to its new Airbus A220 fleet, as well as external pressures over which is has little control. It points out that the first two A220s had been due for delivery before the summer 2024 ...
