Kenya Airways has taken delivery of the first of three Rolls-Royce Trent 800-powered Boeing 777-200ERs that will be operated on long-haul services from its Nairobi hub. The other two 777s on order are scheduled for delivery next year. The airline operates an all-Boeing fleet of 737-200s, -300s and -700s, and 767-300ERs.
Source: Flight International
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.
Airbus intends to finalise readiness of jigs and tools on its A350 final assembly line over the next six months in order to handle the manufacture of the freighter variant of the twinjet type. Designated the A350-1000F, the freighter is sized between the -900 and -1000 passenger versions and this, ...
