Hapag-Lloyd's deal last week for 10 more Boeing 737-800s is part of a plan to phase out its Airbus A310s and switch to a 40-strong, all-737 operation. Deliveries are to begin next year. The TUI-owned airline says its six 271-seat General Electric CF6-powered A310s will be withdrawn as the 189-seat 737s arrive.
Source: Flight International
Airbus is looking to obtain higher-weight certifications for its A321XLR over the next three months, as it works on the individual enhancements required by early operators of the long-range twinjet. The airframer secured European Union Aviation Safety Agency approval for the basic version – with a 97t maximum take-off weight ...
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Delta Air Lines is expecting a return to normal operations following a multi-day struggle related to the global IT outage caused by CrowdStrike.
