LATAM Airlines Group has issued a request for proposals to finance six Airbus A320neo-family jets, FlightGlobal understands.
The RFP is split between three A320neos and three A321neos, says a source.
Airbus order and delivery figures for December 2017 indicate that, after taking delivery of four A320neos, Chile-based LATAM had another 32 on order, along with 19 A321neos.
Source: Cirium Dashboard
Embraer has secured an order for two C-390 tactical transport jets from an unidentified buyer, representing the 10th country to select the type.
Airbus has enhanced operational documentation to provide greater clarity on engine-relight procedures after severe hail extinguished both powerplants on a LATAM A320 two years ago. Such was the storm’s intensity that it “significantly exceeded” engine design and certification criteria, according to the airframer, with water and ice content twice the ...
Two aboard a Bombardier Challenger 300 were killed upon landing in Buenos Aires on 18 December as the aircraft left the runway and caught fire outside the airport perimeter.
