Fleets – Page 102
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Flydubai leases Smartwings 737s to offset Max problems
Czech carrier Smartwings is to wet-lease four Boeing 737-800s to the Middle Eastern operator Flydubai, to help offset a capacity loss from the 737 Max grounding.
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In depth
The flight test of Airbus’s refreshed widebody – the A330neo
Airbus is challenging the Dreamliner with updates of its best-selling A330neos, promising lower costs, a quieter and more comfortable ride – we try it for size
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El Al agrees to lease another three 737-800s
Israeli flag-carrier El Al has agreed to lease three more Boeing 737-800s, with the first to be delivered in December.
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INTERVIEW: SMBC Aviation Capital chief executive Peter Barrett
Three decades ago, Peter Barrett would be sitting in a lonely office manning the phones of Guinness Peat Aviation’s (GPA) Dublin office. As an analyst he the unenviable job of staying late to finish his work and answer the phone if it rang. This was Barrett’s initiation.
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Air France prepares to begin A380 decommissioning process
Air France will return a first Airbus A380 to its lessor in February.
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El Al seals financing for first 787-8
Israeli carrier El Al has signed for the financing of its first Boeing 787-8, which is scheduled for delivery during November.
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Silver Airways begins flying ATR 72-600
Regional carrier Silver Airways has become the first US airline to fly the ATR 72-600 aircraft as it continues to upgrade its fleet, the company says in a statement on 25 November.
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Viable electric aircraft remain decades away: DLR
Airline chief executives hoping that the development of electric aircraft will boost the industry’s environmental credentials will have to wait many years yet, an expert has warned.
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Turkish Airlines rejigs A321neo and 737 fleet plan
Turkish Airlines has again shuffled its short-haul fleet expansion, with fewer Airbus A321neos arriving in 2020 and additional Boeing 737-800s being introduced.
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New Air Tanzania Dash 8-400 seized before delivery flight
Tanzania’s foreign ministry has disclosed that Air Tanzania’s latest De Havilland Dash 8-400 has been seized in Canada before its delivery flight to the carrier’s base.
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Paint shop mishap damages BA's latest A350-1000
Airbus is undertaking repairs to a British Airways Airbus A350-1000 after the twinjet was damaged during the final stages of the production process.
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Tajikistan's Somon Air signs for E2 lease
Tajik carrier Somon Air is to lease a pair of Embraer 190-E2 re-engined regional jets, moving away from its current all-Boeing 737 fleet.
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Jetlines sues Neeleman for $27m, alleges financing interference
Airline startup Canada Jetlines has sued industry executive David Neeleman and two Neeleman-affiliated companies, alleging they unlawfully derailed Jetlines’ financing plans as they poached Jetlines former chief executive Lukas Johnson.
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Spain's Binter takes first E195-E2
Spanish regional carrier Binter has received its first Embraer 195-E2 from the Brazilian manufacturer, the first European customer to receive the largest member of the re-engined family.
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American Airlines will add 20 new routes for summer 2020
American Airlines says it will be flying at least 20 new seasonal routes starting in the summer of 2020, including to Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket, as well as additional connections from two secondary US cities to its Latin American Gateway hub, Miami.
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AirAsia receives first A321neo
AirAsia has taken delivery of its first Airbus A321neo from an order for 353.
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American's flight attendants weigh Boeing suit over Max grounding
American Airlines’ flight attendants union will determine this week if it has sufficient grounds to sue Boeing for damages resulting from the March 2019 grounding of 737 Max aircraft.
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Qantas seeks to close 'gaps' on Project Sunrise jet offers
Qantas is seeking better offers from Airbus and Boeing regarding various aspects of the aircraft proposal each airframer is submitting for the Australian carrier’s ultra-long haul Project Sunrise programme.
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Chorus Aviation to buy five A220s, for lease to Air Baltic
Canadian regional aircraft lessor Chorus Aviation Capital has signed an agreement to purchase five new Airbus A220-300s from Latvian carrier Air Baltic, which will operate the aircraft under leases.
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Analysis
Dubai air show Order Tracker
It means the show ends with 298 order commitment announcements - less than half the level of deals announced two years ago, even if the Emirates tentative deal for 40 787-10s is stripped out of the 2017 figures. The majority, 231 aircraft, are firm orders - though many represent the ...