Air Hong Kong has selected the General Electric CF6-80C2 engine to power its future fleet of Airbus A300-600 freighters over the rival Pratt & Whitney offering. The Cathay Pacific Airways subsidiary firmed up a deal with Airbus in March for six A300-600Fs, with options on four more. Deliveries will begin in the second half of 2004.
Source: Flight International
Scandinavia’s Norse Atlantic Airways has tentatively agreed a wet-lease for six of its aircraft to another carrier, the identity of which has yet to be disclosed. Norse Atlantic exclusively operates a fleet of Boeing 787s. It states that the wet-lease – still the subject of a letter of intent – ...
Lessor Avolon has delivered the first of 20 new Airbus A330neo widebodies to the parent of Malaysia Airlines, a key step in the renewal of the Oneworld carrier’s fleet.
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.
