Delta Air Lines chairman Ron Allen says that the carrier is "looking at" the Airbus A330 and Boeing 777 twinjets as potential replacements for its 56 Lockheed L-1011 tri-jets. He admits that Delta is experiencing reliability problems with the L-1011, introduced in 1972.
Source: Flight International
Former Boeing executive Marc Allen thinks start-up Electra’s concept for a hybrid-electric, short take-off aircraft has far more commercial viability than other novel aircraft within the burgeoning advanced air mobility space.
Former Boeing chief strategy officer Marc Allen has succeeded John Langford as chief executive of Electra, a Virginia start-up developing a nine-passenger hybrid-electric passenger aircraft.
Nigerian carriers are seeking to ease the process of fleet modernisation as part of an agreement reached between Boeing and the Nigerian aviation ministry. The agreement – in the form of a memorandum of understanding – was signed in Seattle on 28 August. Nigerian aviation minister Festus Keyamo says the ...
